Missed me by THAT much...

Tarantula

     Thanks to Agent Maxwell Smart for the title...great news (finally).  After preparing for torrential rains and flash flooding last night, Hurricane (or tropical storm or whatever they are on land) Odile did an "ole!" and moved south and east of the valley and pounded the Tucson area instead, leaving us with one of the most beautiful nights this summer...low 80's, cool breeze, cloudless skies and billions of stars.  I guess Mother Nature was tired of my whining and threw me a bone...(truth be told, I wasn't too pleased with my whining either).  It was a night to remind me how beautiful the desert truly is at night, but you can't spend too much time admiring the night outside because where I work there are critters afoot and slithering...I thought it would be cool to show you some pics I took with the new iphone I have...(yes, I finally upgraded from a rotary phone)...

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Bullsnake

     The native snake population seems to have increased this summer because I am seeing more and more on the roads at night absorbing some heat.  I only relocate them if they get into the member's property or pools or garages...my partners aren't too fond of snake calls, but I like them.  Nothing breaks up the routine or wakes you up like handling a rattlesnake...(really gets the adrenaline flowing...even better than coffee!).  But snake season will end around in October or November when the little buggers go into hibernation.  Then we have to watch to see if the mountain lion that lived on the property some years back returns...I would much rather deal with snakes, thank you very much...