But, Pete! What KIND of snake?????

Jeri

I'd go wue, wue, wue too, too, too. Jung, in his discourses on archetypes, would certainly have something to say about our collective, innate reaction to snakes (regardless of how benign they might be).

About a 14 or 15 inch harmless black snake but the few seconds to register that is rather upsetting,to say the least.
About four years ago I jumped on my bike and started riding.Felt something tickling my left hand.Snake about the same size and type.
This is paradise.Saw a small road kill coral this morning,on our walk.

I guess I would've been startled, but shrieking wue wue wue? I dunno.... Altho I have to say, the other day I was out taking photos, and brushed a long arching cane away that was sticking out into the walkway. As I took a shot of a nearby rose, I felt this "tickling" along my neck and I'm sure I must've screamed like a banshee as I flicked off this poor innocent (but rather large) female preying mantis. She's been staying on the same bush she landed on since then, but she flinches when I come by! Wish I had some nice big snakes in my garden! All I ever come across are those little tiny 8" long baby red racers (or whatever my husband calls them).

Pete I would have went more than wuewuewue! Id have probably jumped out of my skin. Im not afraid of snakes per say but the few seconds that it takes to register type and if its poisonous ...well now

An exciting evening for you! Glad it was a "good" snake. At least it wasn't a black widow spider.
Thanks for the info about what men say when they're scared out of their wits. :) Brandy

Man, I was scared to open this. I thought for sure it was a picture of you without your shirt on :>)

Last year when I worked part time at a nursery, we heard a scream outside from the shady color section. A female customer came upon a big yellow and brown snake right on the table basking among the 4 inch plants. It was about 4 ft. long. Two of our employees picked it up carefully and took it back out to the field where it came from. I'm so relieved it was not yours truly out there.
Mary

I've got black racers, garder, glass and a mess of ring neck snakes around here all the time. I have one black racer that is almost like a pet. Half of the time when I'm working in the garden he is right there with me. I've had him climb up my arm, over my shoulder and into a bush while I was sitting on the ground cleaning up around the bottom of a bush. He knows I'm not going to hurt him and I know he's not going to hurt me. But then, I've been playing with snakes, turtles, frogs and stuff my entire life. So for me it's just part of my life that I enjoy and restect.

Well I bet your heart beat and extra beat or two, hey. A few years ago our friends from Canada were here visiting. We were walking around Loxahatchee wildlife area. Near the water the grass was kind of long. George is standing there looking out and I noticed an alligator (maybe 3' long) was laying within inches of his foot. I quietly touched his arm and pointed down. He just took a few steps back like it happens every day. But at least it didn't crawl across his foot.
Nancy

Spiders got too many legs and snakes don't have enough. I would have screamed like a girl in a horror movie.

Ooooo hooooo hoooo!!! Nancy, I'd be freakin' if I was that close to a gator!! Yeeeeeeeikes!
Ken, I think that's sooo cool that you have a snake buddy! I'd love that!

I don't mind snakes as much as spiders- at least a snake is more easily seen. There are a lot of brown recluses in this neck of the woods and their bite causes quite a problem. I've seen some black widows around my garden (usually when I'm moving stonework or something) but they're pretty shy and disappear very quickly. The only snakes around that I've seen are harmless, so I don't mind them- as long as they stay away from my resident frog!

Pete, I don't have to worry about screaming cause I would be passed out cold, probably the snake would be crawling on me while I lay in shock.

Carla

I would have passed out too and hit my head on a rock.

A few months back, we'd just had the first good rain after a long drought and upon returning home, I saw a black snake about 3' long sitting in my flowerbed by the front steps. I'll admit, we tried to kill it with a shovel, but fortunately it got away. I say fortunately because, upon researching it online, we found out it was a Black King Snake - non poisonous and eats other snakes. A definite plus, in my opinion.

Had one slithered across my foot? I would've freaked! And to think, I wear flip flops out in the garden every day. Eek!