Re: Gardening at night
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Gardening at night
- From: "* <d*@ados.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 13:50:34 -0700
Hi Betty,
That is really good advice.
However, in this part of Oregon,
the only snakes I have to worry about
walk on two legs. My dogs and the
Sheriff take care of them.
Rachel - NW, Oregon
>Betty Moorman@ZEON
>07/08/98 04:04 PM
>
>You all may think I'm an awful old worry wart but I think it's chancy to
>garden after dark. I have read that the pit vipers (which include
>copperheads and rattlesnakes, I believe) prefer to hunt after dark because
>the sensory devices in the pits on each side of their heads (hence the name
>'pit vipers') can detect prey more easily than in the daytime. Something
>to do with the ambient temperature being cooler in the night and this makes
>it easier to find warm-blooded prey at night. I guess you could say if
>you're using a light to garden by that makes it possible to see where
>you're putting your hand but I wouldn't do it for anything.
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