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Hello from your Safety Committee
Whoa!! Life is really exploding all over Saw Creek. Along the creek, mommy ducks and geese guard their nests. Baby chipmunks and squirrels are everywhere. Fish and tadpoles are in our creek and lakes. Little red salamanders are in every yard.
The sad part is that some of these little guys don't make it across our roads. Of course, our dogs will want to smell and try to lick or eat the remains. Small bones from a squirrel or chipmunk could get lodged in your pet's intestines.
Whether alive or dead, a toad could cause health concerns for your dogs or cats. The toxins in a toad can make your pet very sick. A dog or a cat eating a toad could experience foaming at the mouth, diarrhea, convulsions, or even death. The same could occur if bitten by a poisonous snake, or even by eating its poison glands.
Most snakes are very beneficial to the local ecology. Only two local types are poisonous, the copperhead snake and the rattlesnake. The copperhead has a triangular head shape and copper-colored stripes running down its back. The rattlesnake also has a triangular head. Of course, it has its distinctive rattle on the tail. The old saying, "Hear a rattle, time to skedaddle" is time-proven.
So, keep that puppy on a leash and keep your pets out of harm's way!
The Safety Committee invites you to join us on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at our 6:00 pm meeting at the DCC or Zoom in. Your ideas and observations are always appreciated.
Safety Day is almost here. April 27th from 1 to 3 pm. Let the kids meet police, firefighters and other first responders. See the inside of a firetruck, a police car, and an ambulance. Watch a rescue helicopter land in the area. Hope to see you then.
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