Finally a visitor other than frogs, skinks, and anoles!

[NeedMoreSun]

New pool enclosure visitor:



I "think" it's a rat snake, and since we are currently fighting some moles it needs to get to work and stop lounging around!

 

[northrn]

Florida


Sigh.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Florida


Sigh.

LOL, I know, right?

 

[zombiejeep]

My wife would never go in or near the pool again.

 

[NeedMoreSun]

LOL, my wife is ok but my Mom and a couple friends have said they aren't coming to visit anymore and maybe they don't want to move to Florida afterall.

 

[bkfamily1]

...skinks and anoles...

The first time I read that, I had to seriously wonder what kind of crowd you hang with. Then I read it again.

 

[kevin11]

My wife would die! She can't even look at a snake on TV.

 

[jaduck]

 

[Nighthawk224]

Beautiful snake!!

 

[NeedMoreSun]

Yeah, it was. I keep watching for it but haven't seen it again. Hopefully it's still somewhere in my yard. I don't want it in my enclosure, but I'll take a docile, harmless, rodent eating machine over the moles messing with my lawn. While we haven't seen it, the mole activity has dropped considerably so it's likely still around somewhere.

Went to a home owners association meeting last night though and it was mentioned that over the last month there has been an unusual increase in sightings of rattle snakes and copper heads though and I don't want those!!! Out of the corner of my eye when initially seeing the rat snake my mind yelled "Copper" and I jumped, lol.

 

[zombiejeep]

...skinks and anoles...

The first time I read that, I had to seriously wonder what kind of crowd you hang with. Then I read it again.

*spits Pepsi on monitor at work* :handshake:

 

[kimkats]

That is a pretty Corn snake aka red rat snake. Wonderful to have around.

Copper heads are a lighter color with bigger "diamonds" on their back. They are also very pretty but..........need to leave before I see them.

Kim

 

[northrn]

Kim. Sing it with me.

"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things is just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song?"

That is a pretty Corn snake aka red rat snake. Wonderful to have around.

 

[kimkats]

LOL I know.............I am the one that the neighbors call to ID the snakes around here.

I will tell you that I do "jump" if one startles me. I was weed eating the pond as well as trimming the larger brush. I had just cut a small tree when what should appear but a lunging snake! He was NOT a happy snake that I had found his hidey hole and was going to get rid of me! I shirked, jumped, turned and RAN! LOL

Kim

 

[C3Cl3N3O3]

I got a live snake in my skimmer once. He was just a little guy, though. But that was enough to keep me from ever cleaning out the skimmer basket in the dark.