I was throwing out feed one morning when there was a BIG commotion. The guineas were going berserk! I noticed a bunch all rushing to one place, and I saw something I’d heard about but never seen before – guineas chasing a snake.
This was a good sized snake, and it was moving FAST! I couldn’t focus the camera quick enough before it had moved out of the picture again.
The guineas were in hot pursuit. . .
But the snake was in survival mode and had a destination in mind.
This snake obviously knew there was a hole in the tree, and was looking to escape there and get away from the guineas.
The guineas looked and screeched, but the snake got away from them.
He disappeared without a trace into this hole. This tree has a big hollowed out section, so he (she?) no doubt has a nice little home in there.
It was pretty cool to see all those guineas chasing after that snake though!
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That is neat to see them all chasing the snake. I could imagine how loud they must have been.
That is something that I always heard about and never really got to see. I’m getting ready to purchase some guineas and maybe I will eventually see it. Have a great day.
Leslie, they were VERY loud!
They can be noisy at the best of times, but they were really having a fit then.
Guineas have their good and bad points Darrell. Being noisy is probably the bad point. . . but they sure are good at eating up those nasty ticks.
LOL! Guard Guineas! I wouldn’t mind getting some guineas, I have heard they were loud but the ones we used to have where I worked never made a sound (unless they were frightened). So you find yours noisy?
Actually, I don’t notice them unless they are giving an alarm because something strange is around – hawk in the air, snake on the ground, strange dog… HOWEVER, I have noticed when I am listening/looking at little videos I have made to put up on the blog that you can ALWAYS hear guineas in the background. So I guess they’re always making some noise, but not overly loud, and I’m used to it.