I named it Twiggy

[weldingisfun]

20 feet from the pond. The carcass is now in the pond as fish food.

 

[acme97]

First let me say I grew up in southeast Louisiana and have a health respect for snakes. Ok, they scare the bejebbers out of me. I don't mess with them and give them a wide berth if possible. So, weekend before last we were clearing to plant 200 Christmas trees in a field that we use to have mules in. There was a plastic saltblock holder on the ground next to a small popular just off the pumphouse. My wife was in the pumphouse getting something, when she hears me give a girly scream and sees me run past the door. She comes out all concerned and I told her when I reached down to pickup the plastic salt stand there was a 5ft black snake under it. I know they aren't poisonous but still made me jump and run! Luckly, the snake took off for the brush. Wife couldn't stop laughing all day.

 

[Sigarms]

OK, I'll admit it, I almost jumped out of my shoes when I went to take the dogs out and found this guy sitting on the front porch.

Nice to know I'm not the only one who can get a surprise:laughing:

 

[Bird]

I almost stepped on one of Twiggy's relatives this morning in my backyard. I had mowed (it's a wonder the mower hadn't chopped him up) and was spreading just a little Scotts Turf Builder in some areas and that rascal was hurrying through the St. Augustine grass. He was probably a foot long and bigger diameter than a pencil. So I just let him go on his way.

 

[jinman]

Bird, my guess is that Twiggy is about the same size by now. . . if the cat's haven't found him.