I can't help it.....every time I see a snake.....I instinctively belt out a healthy scream....especially when it's slithering on my property.
I opened my garden gate in the back yard...looked down....screamed....then stepped back to allow my rational mind to return.
A King snake. A good snake. A desirable snake if you're going to have one.
Welcome snake.
After my heart beat returned to normal, I decided to name him Sammy ( I sort of name all our snakes Sammy) and tried to take a pic of him but he had enough of screaming mammals and slithered into a leaf pile next to my fence.
King snakes are good...they eat Copperheads ( a venomous snake down here in the south)...they eat rodents. They're pretty, usually pleasant and don't look menacing.
I hate to sound prejudice but King snakes do look alike....so I'm wondering if this Sammy was the same Sammy that lived in my front yard last year and now has moved from front to back yard.
He's a long one...over two feet and looking a bit skinny. I've let all the men folks know about his existence so they don't go shoo-ing or surprising Sammy. Sammy probably has sex and food on his mind and may be a bit sluggish. It seems a little early for snakes to come out but hey if Wolf Spiders are crawling up my office wall ....I suppose the snakes are waking up too.
So welcome Sammy..... and I'll try not to scream too loud the next time we meet.
