P K Hawk Stories, Poems, and Mental Meandering: July 2012

If you look around on my blog, you will find another article with the similar title. I just traded in my 2008 Scion xB for a 2012 Honda Accord.

To the right, you will see the Scion xB I just traded in on a new Honda Accord. I really have a hard time trying to decide which one I really like better, the Scion xB, or the Honda Accord.

"Pugsly," my Scion is for sale on the used car lot at Honda of Temecula, along with other good cars they have taken in trade. Be assured, they don't keep just any trade in for that lot. Most go to the auction. They only keep the cream of the crop for resale on their lots. She has just over 50K miles, and only under 6,000 miles on her in the past 16 months, too.

Here's my new car. They are both really good vehicles, with good reports on both.

If I had anything to do with who buys my Scion, I would make sure that "Pugsly" (the Scion) gets a good, loving home. It a vehicle with lots of get up and go, and it can easily pass anything that is trying to hog the road, or holding up traffic, too.

If you are interested in my sweet little Scion, go to Honda of Temecula, and ask for Brandon. He's the salesman who made my deal. Tell him you want to see "Puglsy the Scion." Honda of Temecula and also known as DCH Honda, and DCH Honda of Temecula, as well. They made a good deal for me, and I'm sure you will also get treated well by Brandon, too.

Rattle Snake Killed by This Writer Yesterday at the Home of a Friend

Paint Stud Horse
Paint Racing Breed

This year summer has come about two months earlier than normal in southern California. Yesterday, I killed my first Rattler. Though it was out of necessity, I still feel bad that this poor creature had to die. But, it was near the home of a friend, and residents of apartments on her property. There are cats, dogs, horses and goats in the area, and even though this Rattler was only about two feet long, it is actually more venomous than that of a larger Rattler's venom.

Coyote

I will be eating the meat, and nothing will go to waste. Such a pretty pattern, and the poor thing had nothing in it's stomach, either.

Yellow Banded California King Snake
Though many people confuse these
snakes with Rattlers, these snakes are
immune to the toxicity of Rattlesnake
venom. These snakes actually kill
and eat Rattlesnakes.

Many Rattlesnakes are found on residential property in this area every year, as it is near the Cleveland National Forest, which also has Mountain Lions, Bob Cats, Coyotes, and many Rattlesnakes were also out much earlier this Spring, instead of waiting for July as usual, since we have been getting summer weather two months ahead of normal this year. We have actually had temperatures of 109 degrees (F) on more than one occasion the year already.

I previously wrote about a friend who also has killed two Rattlesnakes on her property already this Spring (several weeks ago).

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Southwestern Pacific
Rattlesnake

Wherever you live, stay alert and informed, so you can identify poisonous snakes that may live in your area of the country. When the first come out of their dens in the warm weather, they are hungry, and will bite anyone or anything which makes them feel threatened. Avoid them, and they will leave you alone. You are too big to eat, and they are certainly frightened if anything that may approach is large. Snakes have poor eyesight, and depend on the heat sensors around the mouth area, which tells them some warm-blooded creature is nearby. They smell by flicking their split tongue, which allows them to recognize the scent of whatever is approaching, or that they may be tracking.