Cold Blooded Snakes!

Fall is a time for cooler weather - which is always a nice break from the scorching summers we have here in the South.  With the cooler weather, I always personally look forward all of the bugs, mosquitoes, and snakes heading south or underground or dying - whatever they do in the winter, good riddance. 

With the changing of the weather, the leaves were beautiful this year - but resulted in about million dead leaves to clean up.  I can't complain really, I love the fact that I have trees (even though I think many of the leaves come from my neighbors - but I am sure my trees are just as friendly and share back).

So this weekend, I headed out to do another round of cleanup - before the rain was suppose to come in.  The first rake-ful of leaves I pull back - what happens?  Oh, that is right, a snake jets out from the leaves.  At this point, I really believe I have a snake infestation on my property somewhere.

I kept raking the snake back into the street until Tim was able to find a stone and drop it on the snake's head to kill it.  So it wasn't big - but it was a snake - and it is now dead.  Whatever happened to snakes avoiding the cooler weather?  It makes you think twice before picking up leaves with your hands.

Beware snakes - I am Suzy Homemaker!

PS - The rake in the picture - is amazing - it cuts your raking time down.  I can do my entire back yard in under 30 minutes.  Now bagging leaves - I will have to get back to you on a time saver once I find a good one!