The Milk Snake

Attention:  The comments below are only the views and beliefs of this writer.  I will not be responsible for any errors or untruths printed in my articles.  It is the reader's responsibility to come to his or her own conclusions and take precautions as needed.  For instance, I have the belief that no poisonous snakes of the world have round pupils.  If anyone knows this to be untrue please respond to:  sawebmistress@yahoo.com  The views of this writer are not necessarily the views of Sun Aura Resort.

Yes, like any other location that is in or near the woods, Sun Aura has snakes.  But the good news is, we very rarely will ever find a  poisonous snake here. In fact I've never seen one my whole life here in Indiana or where I grew up in Illinois. Did you know that the non- poisonous snakes of Northwest Indiana don't even have teeth per say?  They do have little hair like protrusions in their mouth that can cause you to bleed a little if you get bitten but you can barely even feel it.  The mark they leave is in the shape of a horse shoe instead of two fang holes like the poisonous snakes leave in your flesh.  When you get penetrated by a mosquito, the mosquito saliva has a numbing agent that can and does hurt or itch after you are bitten.  Some people are allergic to this mosquito saliva and a red bump raises on your skin.  Some people are hyper-allergic and all kinds of nasty infections can occur just from a mosquito bite.  On the other hand, the snakes of Sun Aura will never even cause a reaction when you are bitten.  Snakes, whether poisonous or not are very beneficial reptiles.  They eat rodents, and rodents cause lots of damage and disease to man.  Marty, (the owner of the camp) and most of you I'm sure, never want to see a snake killed out here. Marty is a very devout nature lover and if you are bothered by a snake near your campsite please contact Cactus Dave or another member who are handlers of snakes.  We will catch the snake and take it to the woods to turn loose for it's own protection.  If you see one in the woods just watch it if you want, out of curiosity or leave it alone, never kill a snake out here!  Did you know that all of our snakes have round pupils like us?  Only the poisonous variety of snakes have pupils shaped like that of a cat.  No snakes with round pupils are poisonous anywhere in the world.   Did you know that snakes don't feel slimy to the touch--they are dry and smooth and that their forked tongue will not hurt you?  Did you know that the snakes of Sun Aura are afraid of humans and will never try to come after you?  The following is a list of the snakes you might  have a possibility of seeing here at the camp.  Usually though, you may only see one or two snakes through the whole season.  I have put a couple of X's in the boxes of the snakes I have personally seen either here at camp or in Illinois.  I used to drive my mother crazy with all my pet
 snakes :)

NONPOISONOUS SNAKES