NYLON – A startled Facebook user turned to social media for answers when a snake suddenly fell from the rafter of a home they were demolishing near Letchworth State Park. Facebook profile Debora Anucik Paccione posted a photo of the snake on social media, asking, 'Did anyone know what type snake this is?? ASAP!!' "We're doing demo of a house in Portageville along the Genesee River bordering the Letchworth State Park property. So we know we … [Read more...]
Predators on the Move in Letchworth
Watch video below of Ken Wallace's brief, peaceful encounter with a black bear in the park. CASTILE – Bobcats and eagles and bears, oh my! Letchworth's hunters have been on the move and getting their pictures taken more than usual over the past month. Park goers Mark Van Norman and Ken Wallace have been posting great photographs and videos of predators to social media. Van Norman posted pictures of bears, an eagle nest with grown eaglets, a … [Read more...]
POLL: Mystery Snake Stumps Letchworth Hikers
UPDATE: Experts Break Dead Tie, I.D. Letchworth Northern Water Snake CASTILE – This photograph of a snake near Lee's Landing in Letchworth State Park is splitting park enthusiasts on social media. The photo was originally posted to Facebook by Amy Appleby on July 5. So far five in the comment section believe that this is a northern water snake, but four are sure that it is a milk snake. "It's a milk snake 100%," posted Nick … [Read more...]
Nature Paparazzi Love Letchworth’s Celebrity Snake
CASTILE – Visitors to Letchworth State Park have been snapping pictures of this black rat snake, who appears to have taken up residence in a tree along the Lee's Landing Trail. Park goers have posted multiple photos of the non-venomous, harmless snake going in and out of the tree along the trail. "Found this awesome rat snake yesterday while walking down to Lees Landing, a first for me," Christy Librock Hibsch. "I think he may have come out … [Read more...]
WATCH: Leicester Milk Snake Does Amazing Rattlesnake Impression
LEICESTER – In the video below, a harmless snake's best rattlesnake impression had one local family not only fooled but worried for a second. They were convinced that it was in fact a rattler and decided to let it go because they knew rattlesnakes are a protected species. Wildlife educators with Southern Tier Exotics immediately recognized that the snake in the video is not a rattlesnake but an eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis Triangulum), and … [Read more...]