The word snake gets such a wide variety of reactions from most people just by mentioning even the word. “Snakes are so cool” is the one that I like. Another common one: “The only good snake is a dead snake.
” I have a hard time biting my tongue when I hear that one. I understand that they can be a little creepy, but they really are unique and beneficial creatures. This is the time of year we start encountering more snakes.
They are breeding and moving around a good bit. It isn’t too hot for them, so there is a good chance you might have one lurking nearby. The resent cicada invasion was a good food source for all animals including snakes, so the populations should be on the rise this year.
I had a group of teenage boys up to the cabin in Lincoln County this past weekend and the first thing I told them not to do when we got up there was kill a snake. And then I seconded that by asking them to be careful on the golf cart and not to drown. The reason I mentioned to them not to kill a snake is because every time some ding dong kills one of the rat snakes or king snakes around the cabin, the mice move in.
And I hate mice. They are disgusting little vermin. So, I do whatever I can to make sure I stay out of a snake’s way around the lake.
I was in the backyard piddling around the other evening and saw a couple of mockingbirds making a big stink near a brush pile I leave in the back part of my yard to give some extra habitat for birds and other critters. I knew exactly wha.
