Day trip today! Gorgeous day out! Lisa, her sister Joyce and I traveled north of Winnipeg through Toulon and Inwood and Narcisse to the snake dens.
The limestone rock underneath the soil in the Narcisse area is loaded with caves and tunnels perfect for snake hibernation dens. The snakes congregate there from about a 20 km radius to hibernate for the winter. In the spring they emerge by the tens of thousands to mate in writhing balls of scaled energy. I have to admit I was rather glad we visited when there are only a few snakes in the area!
The limestone rock underneath the soil in the Narcisse area is loaded with caves and tunnels perfect for snake hibernation dens. The snakes congregate there from about a 20 km radius to hibernate for the winter. In the spring they emerge by the tens of thousands to mate in writhing balls of scaled energy. I have to admit I was rather glad we visited when there are only a few snakes in the area!
Lisa and I in front of Inwood's snake statue.
Riding the horse drawn grader.
Entrance to the snake dens.
Lisa and Joyce checking out the berries in the trees.
One small snake slithering towards the dens.
A group of snakes in the den area.
Wildfowers - goldenrod and purple asters.
Hawthorn berries.
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