Pretty sure is a non venomous Eastern Brown snake. Ok Lazy gardener...im moving to where your at..lol. I guess next you will tell me you dont have fire ants either..Regardless, keep your eyes peeled fellow gardeners..
Um. we don't have fire ants yet. But, we have: black flies, midges, mosquitoes, deer flies, horse flies, moose flies, lots of ticks that carry lyme disease.
I love to see a snake in my yard. As a matter of fact, I'm apt to stop what I'm doing, and catch him, or chase him away from the lawn so the chickens or dog don't kill him, or the lawn mower chop him up. I remember one year that the garter snakes were so plentiful that I'd be working around the house, and get that sense that some one was watching me. I'd turn around and see several small garters that had crawled up inside the corner trim of the vinyl siding, and were peering out and watching me! Nosy little critters! They would also lie on top of my shrubby flowers in the flower garden. One time I counted 5 of them tangled up like spaghetti. I've been told that I was interrupting a romantic encounter. Since getting chickens, I miss my snakes. They are not as plentiful. I also relocate any toads or frogs to a safe place. My Dad used to take a box out and collect toads before mowing the lawn. One day he showed me his collection, and there were about 10 of various sizes in his box.
You're welcome to come live here in Maine. Only the tough survive! (blizzards and ice storms that have been known to take out power for days on end. Our personal record was 13 days! Insects galore, Weather this spring has been super cold and rainy.) We have 4 seasons: Mud, bug, tourist, and snow. If summer happens on a Saturday, we go on a picnic. Maine: Where all the men are good looking, all the women are strong, and all of the children are above average!
