It's a harmless garter snake.

Harmless.

Thank you. I'll try very hard to keep in mind that it is harmless.

Sue

they eat lizards, frogs. fish, small rodents ... and other snakes.

They will rear up and strike at you if you corner them, but their most fearsome weapon is that they STINK. They release a stinky, sticky musk to repel predators. Get it on your hands and you have to wash really, really well.

And they are well-known for getting into the interior of cars.

JUST KIDDING! ;-)

But they DO climb trees.

Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) - completely harmless but can have a bad attitude...

Amazing. I seldom dream about gardening, but last night had a dream that I was gardening and was startled by a snake.

they eat lizards, frogs. fish, small rodents ... and other snakes.
That explains the decrease in toads and lizards in the bed near the carport. On a brighter note, there are probably a lot fewer mice near the carport bed, and the carport and vehicles too.

With the two yellow stripes, I believe it is the Eastern Garter Snake. When warm, they are fairly active and will try to speed away from you unless cornered. The rare Butler snake appears very similar, but has a much different personality. It is not as fast as the Eastern, and its may thrash around more when trying to escape as opposed to the Eaastern's smoooth, fast get-away, and if touched, may roll over feiging death and release a stink. The Butler is known in only a very limited areas and is on the protected list.

Eastern Garter Snake

Eastern Gartersnake

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