Look at my new squiggly friend! I met him in the garden this afternoon.
I would like the record to show that I was a very good girl and did not try to pick up my slithery new friend or pet him, even though I really, really wanted to.
I showed my pictures to people at work today, but nobody there likes snakes. I don’t know why. I think he’s cute. I like his racing stripes and his pretty brown eyes and his flickery little tongue. I was pretty excited to find him in the garden, partly because I’ve never seen a snake in my yard before and partly because cold-blooded animals are a sure sign of spring.
Emily
They’re closing Snake Road in LaRue Pine Hills on the 15th. Given the warm weather we’ve had, I’m surprised they haven’t done it already.
I was probably unduly excited about this critter, considering garter snakes are extremely common, but the only other time I’ve ever seen a snake in the wild was when we came across a gopher snake sunning itself on La Bajada Hill in New Mexico, so this was pretty cool.