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Yikes! More Garden Visitors

Ewww, look at this! Doyle said "Dont freak out when you see a snake in the new garden. Its just a big water snake, it wont hurt you." So I diligently looked for it and this morning Doyle saw it again.

Now that I know he is there, I wont pass out when I see him (or her). But I definitely walk with a little more caution when I go down to the new garden. The new garden is just a few feet away from the edge of a parking area outside Doyles shop. It is based with shale and then coved and compressed in road base gravel. I knew there was potential for snakes, I just hadnt seen any yet.

My husband swears it is just a water snake and that they are good to have in the garden. I hope he is right. I am not a fan of venomous snake bites. In fact the thought makes me downright sick to my stomach. But wait it gets better..........

He or she has friends. This one was laying a few feet away, tied in a knot and catching some sprinkles from the sprinkler. It must have been napping because it didnt leave as fast as the other one did. A brave snake is way worse to me than a scaredy cat snake. These snakes are not tiny either. Both were at least 2.5 feet long and as big around as a garden hose. Maybe that means they can eat voles whole. One can dream. We watched which holes they went into in the rocks and now I know what to avoid. Maybe they will eat whatever is eating my beans. Do snakes eat grass hoppers? Boy, I hope so!

Yikes! More Garden Visitors