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.