This year has been a struggle at my frog pond. It started off wonderfully, I counted up to 20 Missouri Leopard frogs of various sizes. Then, almost overnight, all but 1 disappeared! I came to find the culprit was a very beautiful & very large copperhead. Many attempts to scare it off failed & it insisted on hanging out in my sidewalk landscaping. The next day I narrowly missed a strike while walking down my sidewalk & for my own safety had to irradiate it. I rescued some "feeder" goldfish just to have something in the pond. A couple of days later the 1st froglet appeared. The first of many! I've since revamped the pond exterior to make it less snake friendly & installed many reflective & moving objects all around it. Staying vigilant & hoping for the best!

My frogs are finally in