10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULL SNAKE»
Discover the use of
bull snake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bull snake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Introduces bull snakes including what they look like, where they live and how they hunt and feed.
Using its forked tongue, the bull snake searches for the scent of potential prey.
Slithering through the grass, it may pick up the smell of a prairie shrew that has
recently been by or that is on its way to its nest. The bull snake slithers stealthily
up ...
3
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
The fact that the bull snake is blotched adds to the fancied resemblance to the
venomous one of the mythical parents. But there is not the slightest indication that
such a hybrid has ever been produced or is possible." 11 It is unfortunate that a ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1972
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Mr. Yowder and the Giant
Bull Snake
A sign painter and a giant bull snake cause a commotion when they replace Buffalo Bill as official buffalo hunters for the United States Army.
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Meeting the Medicine Men: An Englishman's Travels Among the ...
It's a bull snake. The bull snake copies the rattlesnake and has the same
markings. Its bite isn't poisonous, but it's a lot more deadly. A man bitten by a bull
snake is more likely to die than a man bitten by a rattler, because the bull snake
will ...
6
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
WNNCD: O.E. The bull snake is so called because of its large size — like that of a
bull compared with other bovines — not because of its speed or power or threat
to others of its kind. The harmless reptile feeds primarily on rodents and is also ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
A bull snake is believed to kill rattlesnakes. A bull snake will kill a rattlesnake but
will die itself of the poison. A bull snake will tease a rattler until the rattler strikes
at him. The bull snake dodges. The rattler misses him and on the return will hit ...
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Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History
FEEDING The gopher snake's diet is similar to that of the bull snake, consisting
mostly of mice, rats, gophers, rabbits, and ground squirrels, along with birds and
their eggs. Lizards are also eaten, but mostly by the smaller snakes. It often traps
...
John E. Werler, James R. Dixon, 2010
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
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Bullennattern; Kiefernnattern Pituophis catenifer Squamata - Colubridae e Bull
Snake; Gopher Snake; Pacific Gopher Snake; Coast Gopher Snake d
Kettenbullennattern ...
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Memoirs of an American Cowboy: A Collection of Real Life ...
Then there was one less bull snake on the ranch, also two less eggs. The second
bull snake climbed a tree. This was a tree that was leaning at quite an angle. We
heard a robin making a great fuss. We knew that something was wrong.
Sherman Hand, Steven A. Hand, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULL SNAKE»
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bull snake is used in the context of the following news items.
Riding along former timber routes
DAIRY — Pastoral fields and, whoops, a slithery bull snake, almost as long as the trail was wide. Brilliantly colored thistles, and skittery ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
Mountain bikers ride trail once used for moving timber
(AP) - Pastoral fields and, whoops, a slithery bull snake, almost as long as the trail was wide. Brilliantly colored thistles, and skittery marmots, ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
News-Shield snake story left out the bull
The “creepy crawler” that was snared by Barron police last week was not a fox or pine snake, but is known as a bull snake, according to local ... «News-shield, Jul 15»
100 years ago...Big snakes and tall hay Cottonwood
When he entered his cabin he found it in possession of a big bull snake that lay coiled up in the middle of the floor, and when he went out of the ... «Red Bluff Daily News, Jul 15»
Reptile enthusiast shows off scaly creatures at the Greeley …
“It was like holding a bull snake,” he said. “It was fun.” Join the Conversation View and add comments ». A Facebook account is required ... «Greeley Tribune, Jun 15»
Animal Program at Butterfield Library Launches Summer Reading …
... red-eyed tree frogs, an African bullfrog, a bull snake, chinchillas, a Chilean rose hair tarantula and, perhaps, an eclectus parrot or a peahen. «Philipstown.info, Jun 15»
The road from Nowhere is magical
“Do not pick up a snake to see if it's a rattler or a bull snake.” Marathoners have their pick from race courses that are hilly or flat, selective or ... «Norfolk Daily News, Jun 15»
My town: Prospect Ridge students pitch in at arsenal
Insects and a bull snake also were spotted, as well as many fallen antlers and animal bones. The opportunity allowed Prospect Ridge Academy ... «Broomfield Enterprise, Jun 15»
What is it? Bull Snake
Hello everyone, my name is Dean Simmons. I am a local handyman who loves snakes – yes, deadly and non deadly. I write about and help ... «Prescott eNews, Jun 15»
Navajo beliefs on snakes lead tribal zoo to abandon exhibit
A bull snake at the Navajo Nation Zoo in 2009. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge. Sand paintings in Navajo ceremonies depict snakes, but the ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
