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
Red Fork Hippie 
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.