Not only are the birds flocking together and moving through, (these are not the Swallows but another bird)
And the sky loudly proclaiming CHANGE
Even the snakes are restless….moving here and there, eating as much as possible, not shedding (the growing time is over), they are starting to gather to ‘den up’.
Here is a quote from good ole trusty Google: “Unlike many warm-blooded animals, snakes don’t actually hibernate in the winter. Instead, snakes go into a state known as brumation where snakes become less active and their metabolism slows down tremendously. Brumation is similar to hibernation in that snakes will sleep for long periods of time.”
They seem to be everywhere right now, heading to wherever they want to call home.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
That’s a western garter snake, I believe. I live at 7400 feet and we have a healthy population of them. Unfortunately, we also have a healthy population of western prairie rattlesnakes. Worst of all, they don’t rattle a warning. Years ago, one bit our husky. She survived but it was touch and go.
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Oh that is scary. I’m glad she made it
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I’ve been wondering when the northern bird will start heading south, so far not many. I’ve only seen one snake this month and he was going the wrong direction. I imagine we’ll see more of both species head for warm places after it cools off this week.
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We are gradually cooling down. (which is nice)
Not overly fast, but just enough to wear a jacket when I do morning chores.
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Fortunately I haven’t seen any snakes slithering in our yard — yet. I just keep my eye out for other signs of the changing seasons.
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And a wee cool down always helps
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Oh I dislike snakes…any kind…,saw one on the road last night…lifted my legs and screamed in the Ranger:)
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We had masses of water snakes in the hay stacks this year. Odd. But then we didn’t have any mice which is wonderful
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