Rattlesnake, to Rat Snake, to Milk Snake, Oh My!
By Glen Wunderlich
I goofed up! A recent posting about a black rat snake, which was originally thought to be a Massasauga rattlesnake, was not a rat snake, as I have learned. It was an Eastern milk snake.
- Eastern milk snake
An internet adviser alerted me of my mistake, and because of the education, I apologize for any confusion. And, that brings me to the point of this piece: the internet provides instant access to information, but it’s up to the web surfer to separate facts from falsehoods.
In my seventh decade on this planet, no advancements in technology compare to having myriad sources of information at our fingertips. We now have virtual hand-held libraries at our disposal. But, like any tool, the key is how it is used that makes the difference between fact and fiction. Read more
