Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Arbor Hills Nature Center in Plano, Texas

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I was driving about aimlessly when I stumbled on the Arbor Hills Nature Center in Plano. Plano is an affluent suburb of Dallas and the nature was very nice. There were lots of wide concrete paths and there were a lot of families there going for a walk

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The city of Plano had done a great job of planting and restoring the black land prairie grasses and plants.

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There were also quite a few places where they had planted native flowering plants that were quite beautiful.


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The real treat for me was finding this beautiful fellow on the path. I believe it is a rat snake which is a harmless and as it's name implies it eats rats and other small animals. It is a very rare thing to see snakes or any other wild life in heavily used parks so I felt very fortunate. I also stayed long enough to be sure the snake made it off of the path without someone stepping on him.
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2 comments:

  1. gardenia0September 29, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    It looks still hot out there.
    I can't say I like snakes. I can't go near a snake. You must have a tender heart.

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  2. milton bradySeptember 30, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    It really wasn't that hot, about 33 to 35, the weather is finally beginning to cool down and feel a little bit like fall. I am not a big fan of snakes but in a natural park like this it is very uncommon to see any kind of wild life so seeing the snake was unexpected. I was more concerned for the snakes safety than mine. The people pose far more danger to the snake than the snake did to the people.

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