HOW BIG WAS IT?

Grandmas Yard HOW BIG WAS IT?A TRUE STORY, BY: JoarlineAs we drove through the slash-pine forests of the deep south, we were beginning to enjoy the interesting scenery we  encountered on this family road...

My Experiences With Snakes, Episode III

This is episode three of a four episode series that chronicles my experiences with snakes that were of any real consequence from the time I was a small child up until the completion of my long career as a land surveyor. WW II

Rattler

 Rattler - by David Olert  Sitting on the hilltop having ascended from the tree shrouded valley below, I thought about the cacophony of crickets I had just walked through.  What a concept!  There could...

Shovel Man: How To Fight Fire, Dig Wells, Dig Outhouses, And More

My handle on hubpages.com is Ghost32, but my wife knows me better as Shovel Man. When we began homesteading a twenty acre parcel in the mountains near Craig, Montana, in 1999, there was much to do. Highest...

Early Memories In Montana

It occurred to me to write a Hub about, um, not just "early" memories, but some of my earliest memories. There are stories in print about individuals who remember the moment of their own birth, but please...

spring planting '2'

Spring Planting ‘2’…this story is about one day in the life of a preschool boy on a southern cotton farm…part 2 of 2 previously in part 1 the boy and his elders have made the creek crossing...

Snake Oil

You may think i am but all of the facts presented here about snake oil are verifiable. The Chinese are most recognized for their use of this healing snake oil. It has been used in that country for centuries...

Why is Daddy Always Right?

I remember the first time that I realized that my Dad was not perfect. We were standing in the kitchen and debating the dangers of snakes. I had expressed to him that a bite from a rattlesnake could kill a...

TO THE PARENTS OF A YOUNG HERPETOLOGIST

Rattlesnake Wranglers

The California rattlesnake wranglers are a hot commodity as the golden state is the selected habitat of some or the worlds most venomous snakes. Be it the Red Diamond, the Western, or Western Diamondback, the...