Last Thursday, I found this dead snake along shore
at River Park. I'm guessing it had died a day or two earlier.
It had gotten caught in the plastic mesh that runs
for a good part of the shore line.
Although it got about half of his body through,
it got stuck and was unable to undulate any further
and died. (Yes, it's just a snake, but it's part of the
ecosystem, too.)
Apparently, the mesh was originally placed along the shore
to aid in growing grass and maybe to slow erosion,
but it's now become a nuisance.
but it's now become a nuisance.
Although grass is growing in many areas of the park,
almost no grass is growing under the mesh itself - only weeds, if anything.
A lot of the mesh is now lying in bunches along shore
and even in the water, creating a tripping hazard for people
and a danger to wildlife. It might be time to re-examine
the need for it.
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