Let me set the stage for you. Bat bag is packed, water bottle is full and we are headed out the back gate. As soon as we get out the back gate, we are greeted with THIS:
Yes, my friends, that is a giant snake. His head (left side) is coiled so you can't quite see the hugeness of this snake. My estimation is that he was about 5 feet long.
Normally, I am not one to freak out about snakes, BUT...Joe was the first to see him and he came tearing back across the yard screaming "SNAKE!!!"
That was about the time I realized I was wearing shorts and flip-flops, leaving plenty of exposed flesh for this guy to snack on....so inevitably, I started screaming for Jason to "KILL IT!!!"
Well, Jason didn't kill it and needless to say, we wound up driving to the game.
From my guess, he is a harmless king snake. I sure hope so since he is currently still slithering around somewhere behind my house.
OH my word girl, I would have wet my britches!!! My husband killed one in the back yard a while back, but he was tiny and I only found out about it when he left his FB page open! Hopefully he is long gone!!
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