Red Alert: Tortoise in Danger!

One time my family and I were going down the road when we saw a shape in front of us as we approached it we noticed it was a gopher tortoise! My dad stopped the car and we all went out to make sure it was one. It was! My dad and I carried it to the woods and let it go. I thought being able to see one that close was cool because there are so many interesting things about these animals for example; they can grow to 16 inches long. So this one wasn't exactly "record size" he was still awesome to see! Hopefully he didn't walk back across the road considering we took him to the side he was going to! :)

Adventures of the Reptilian Kind

The other day when I was in my backyard I heard my two dogs begin to bark, so I went to see what all the "drama" was about. It was a corn snake also known as a red rat snake. After letting my dogs inside I began to observe the snake. I noticed it was friendly and began to lift it with a long stick (to see its reaction) after noticing its friendliness I called for my father. When he arrived he said I could pick it up, so I did. After holding it for a few minutes I let it go into the woods behind my house. This was a safe spot for the snake and made my mother happy as well. I hope I get to see many more corn snakes as I grow up! :^)