New house update will be tomorrow, I didn't get my photos uploaded in time...but trust us, it will be an exciting one!
This weekend, I was scoping out the yard ahead of mowing, looking for rocks, pieces of wood, etc. Oh and looking out for that electrical line, when I saw this:
See it there in the grass? Maybe? Let me get a close up for you:
There it is!
In fact, here, check this out:
I captured it (ON VIDEO, ha). I believe it's a rat snake, common and non-venomous...and bonus points, they take care of rodent control. It was headed toward the house and I walked around it and guided it back to the grass and the shady are of a tree and the pasture behind us.
Still, not something you want to just randomly run into but we will be getting used to sharing our property with the native wildlife.
'Tis the season for #farmshark! You never know where it might show up.
I’m glad you and Mr. Rat Snake have agreed to live and let live. With boundaries. Any thing that helps control the population of rats and mice is a good friend.
ReplyDeleteAs for FarmSharks, gotta keep on your guard for them. They are sneaky!
If you ran over that snake with the Zen machine, it could get messy!
ReplyDeleteShark in a mud puddle ... LOL