Roark found a really big rat snake near the concrete pond in town yesterday. Well colored, about three feet long and maybe 3 inches in diameter - big fat female.
He promptly named her "Sybil", and left instructions that she was a protected and beloved pet.
So today, I was working in the lily pond, up to my knees in the water, clearing out hydrilla, and something slithers past my ankle.
You know, I'm kewl about snakes. I'd rather have a fat garter snake than a thousand baby toads squishing beneath my feet... but when something hidden slithers past - your first reaction is
LOCH NESS MONSTER.