Well, I may be pushing 50 but I moved like my 17 year old son yesterday afternoon.
I am sitting observing a local Bald Eagle nest in an area pretty heavily covered in brush. Suddenly I notice movement right behind me and as I turn, not six inches away, is a good sized snake moving right at me.
It hisses, I said some adult-only words, and leapt to my feet, jumping away. In the process I stumble, fall forward to the ground and again, utter a few choice words. I’m a sailor so I am allowed to cuss, besides, I think I injured my ribs.
Anyway, on the plus side, I did get some good pics of the bullsnake. Good sized one too. Bet it would have been 6+ feet long stretched out. I can laugh now but the danged thing scared the you-know-what out of me. 😉
My camera survived fine as I don’t think it hit the ground, or if it did, it didn’t hit hard. My ribs, well, those will take a while to heal. It was definitely uncomfortable sleeping last night.
As for the eagle nest, I am happy to report there is at least one little one in there – click here to see.
![Close up of a bullsnake near the South Platte River in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ahKHykOiUIw/WPIKVjAsF9I/AAAAAAAAe9g/fo-y_Se1iqEbX2JFviNjtvniRRh85CbeACJoC/s710/2017-04-14%2B12-43-23%2B-%2B0221.jpg)
![A bullsnake near the South Platte River in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tOHXp3fMURY/WPIKVoH0iiI/AAAAAAAAe9g/sOTW8ezyzs4ZFWst_hn74FQZr0VM_rrrACJoC/s710/2017-04-14%2B12-40-50%2B-%2B0125.jpg)
![Closeup of a bullsnake near the South Platte River in Adams County, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X-xI9OZaLfM/WPIKVv5TUiI/AAAAAAAAe9g/3ASvXahYTtEYZVVC79cjnKw81tKZxqZ1wCJoC/s710/2017-04-14%2B12-43-03%2B-%2B0209.jpg)