A Snake Tail

Yep, the other day we had a little excitement at the Landes house. As I was walking out the front door with Julia in my arms, I noticed an unusual item down low to the right. As I started to walk out through the screen door I realized it was a snake. Not just any little grass snake. Not just a glimpse of the tail of a snake from a distance. This was a close encounter with a large snake stuck to the side of the house inside the front doorway area ... right where I was walking. Before we go any further, I want it on the record that, although I did scream, it was a manly scream and it bore no resemblance to the scream of a little girl! I also jumped back inside - post haste!

Rather humorously, my first reaction was to get a camera! (We do have some video, too!). Isaac came running and thought the whole thing was cool. I did, too, except for the walking up on it part!

If you don't know this about me yet, I don't like to kill things for no good reason. (Hunting is a good reason, and so is my disdain for coachroaches, mosquitos and ants - no qualms killing those on sight!) So, I called for animal control. The police showed up instead because Animal Control doesn't work on the weekends. What did they do. Kill it. Well, heck! I could've done that. And, I dare say I wouldn't have broken my hoe doing it (yes, they een asked to borrow my tools to do it ... and broke the hoe.) Ah, well. Enough fun for one day!