Green Alert

*THIS POST IS NOT FOR MOM*

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Well, there's a snake on the lose in our front hedge.

Just thought you'd like to know.

see that wee head?

how about now?

green.green.green.

While someone ran off to find a snake slayer, this little guy disappeared into the hedge again.

But, not for long.

He (or his cousin-?! yeeps) reappeared on the other side of the hedge a couple minutes later. 

see that long neck?

closer

closer

yep. that's him.

do you still see him?

how does that go-- Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick-???

I wanted to tell you that the snake is dead and all is right with the world...

but that would be a lie.

He escaped.

eeewww.

That's why I figured I better send out an alert.

PS- If they weren't so poisonous and, well, sneakily slithery and rather gross-- I might find snakes more interesting. I mean, this little guy is a pretty color...

And, actually, based on my quick googling just now and comparing photos of this guy and other snakes, I think he's just a bush snake and not poisonous.

.whew.

At least-- that sounds like a good thing to believe, right? :)