I banged on the door and yelled "Let me in!" to my guy inside, at the same time frantically searching for my key. Luckily, the snake was going toward the outside instead of toward me because my guy didn't show up till I had unlocked the door.
"Something wrong?" he asks in that smug way men meet women's panic.
I rushed in and slammed the door. "Snake!"
His amusement vanished. "What!"
"Yes! Snake! Snake! Snake in the garage!"
It took him a minute but then he cautiously opened the door and peered out, more cautiously looked around.
"It's gone," I told him, coming to my senses. "And I think it was a black snake. Maybe the one that menaced our neighbor the other month."
After going into its length -- three to five feet; it's hard to say since the bicycles hid it and I only saw part of it -- and whether it was indeed a black snake -- I'm pretty sure that was its color -- we decided we were safe.
I've been told that black snakes not only eat insects and spiders but that they also scare off other snakes. I hope that part's true, because a friend ran across a big rattler not too long ago. It was on the other end of the island but still...
Here a pic of Allison's rattler:
It goes without saying that now we knock on the back door before we go into the carport. Just to make sure any snakes there understand we are coming their way!
I'm sure the snake went back to its den and shrieked "Human! Human in the garage!"
ReplyDeleteHa ha! He didn't shriek as loud as me!!!
DeleteThe experts say the snakes are as afraid of us as we are of them. I find that really hard to believe.
ReplyDeleteShe stopped to take a picture of it????
She was in her car. She did NOT get out!
Delete"Snake" means the same thing as "Fire"
ReplyDeleteBlack snakes look a lot like cobras when they turn toward you.
Thank goodness I saw only its backside!
DeleteI had a huge black snake here that I named Oscar. He was beautiful and ate the Pack Rats ! He lived in my west side yard for years. Then one day him saw him in my east yard.
ReplyDeleteA few months later I saw a hawk caring off a big black snake but it was so fast. Then my neighbor said she drove over a snake Why ? they take care of so many critters.
I haven't seen him since. I am so sad
cheers, parsnip
What a sad ending! I'm told they are very helpful but the first glimpse of a snake throws me into a panic. It's only later I can stop and realize what color it is!
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