Not the absolute best picture but imagine my surprise when I looked up from the computer this mornign to see this pretty head peeking in the screen.
This is probably Queenie or one of the second year black snakes that roam the property. I went out the back door and around to the front deck to check her out. She had come down off the screen and was just hangin' out on the deck railing. I encouraged her to go elsewhere.
This is my second snake sighting in the 'yard' in the past couple of weeks. King, my 8'+ monster who's lived on this property probably longer than we have, was stretched out in the wood trailer last week when I went to check the live trap. We've had a real timber rat problem of late. Bob didn't tell me how bad the trailer was until I went out to get something one day. Ugh! I won't say how many rats we've trapped but I will tell you I'm just glad they've stayed out there and not ventured into the house. I haven't caught any in a couple weeks. Maybe between the live trap and King, we are finally rid of them.
Next task is to totally clean out that wood trailer, pressure wash everything then start from scratch. with Bob's breathing issues, I'll be the one on the inside handing him the lengths of timber through the window to the outside. Fun times!
How's your summer kicking off?
My Grandpa and Grandma down in the country had a big black snake that had lived for years in their attic. It took care of any mice that came in their attic and never bothered Grandma or Grandpa or anyone else until..
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One summer my Aunt and Uncle and cousin went down to visit my Grandma and Grandpa. Grandpa was telling my Uncle about the big old black snake that lived up in the attic. Well, unfortunately for the poor old snake, my Aunt and their daughter, my cousin, overheard the snake conversation and ran out the front door and told my Uncle and Grandpa that they wouldn't set foot again in that house with a snake in the attic. They threw an absolute fit about it.
My Uncle went up in the attic and killed the black snake for my Aunt and Cousin. Grandma and Grandpa were aggravated about it for the rest of the weekend. They liked their big old black snake right where it was. I don't know if they ever had another black snake in their attic again, but if they did, I bet they never said a word about it.
Black snakes and King snakes are perfectly harmless and better rodent preventives than any experienced barn cat!
DeleteThis little one was a King snake. (I got a closer look at her later) King snakes will also keep copperheads away so they can hang around my house any time. Thanks for stopping by (Under my other screen name hehe)