Friday critter blogging

Just look at that little face. Mmmwah!

My amateur powers of herpetology indicate that this cutie-pie is an Eastern hognose snake. It lives beneath a stone under one of the downspouts out back. This is by far the most adorable snake I've found in the yard, the rest being dirt and rat snakes.

Woodstock is even shorter than me.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, I did a quick manicure on Woodstock, our newest second-hand dwarf rabbit. I adopted Woodstock from a friend as part of my plan to find a friend for Easter Beagle, but Rocketboy took me to task for adopting another female. Rabbits supposedly bond best in male-female dyads. Not to worry. When I flipped Woodstock over for claw-trimming it was obvious that she's a boy.

I'm not sure what breed Woodstock is. His coat is insanely soft and silvery so I'm guessing Chinchilla or something close to it. I think he's going to be a great addition to both the victory garden and Easter Beagle's life -- once we get them both fixed.