So I was doing a small project in my yard today. Taking out a messy pile of small, weed-prone rocks to replace it with a nice slate patchwork area. I was pulling up a few bricks that lined the back of this spot and discovered a small snake nest. Oooooo kay, Georgia has all sorts of things to offer! I didn't think either was venomous, since both types (three baby snakes total) had blunt noses. One was really pretty, had a striking yellow belly.
The slate pieces for my project were piled by the side of my house. Upon picking up the first piece I discovered that I had not successfully merged my climbing knowledge with my gardening know-how: I forgot that snakes like to live in loose piles of rock in the sun. Here's what I found:
One ring-neck, four baby brown snakes. There's another in out of the frame you can't see. That would be a sum total, with the others that slithered by before I could get the camera, of eleven. I think I know why Indiana Jones didn't live in Georgia!!
Here's a website that shows pix of grownup ringneck and brown snakes: http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/snakes
And I really thought my neighbor Kim was being paranoid when she said that she was afraid to tend to her yard herself because there were snakes. I guess not...
Well hell, if Billy won't hunt the grounds, at least someone does!!
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