Jeremy, the tree man, met Kacey and David as he went around the property with me to see what needed to be cut or trimmed. Near the old oak tree, Kacey almost stepped on a black snake (a good kind). We all saw the snake, commented on it, and walked away. When Jeremy looked back, he saw the snake climbing the tree! I took a photo of him as he made a video of the snake.
I didn’t think to make a video, but I have two shots that show the snake at the hole and slithering further in. I looked back after a minute or so, and the snake had totally disappeared into the hole. I hope it was empty, because in previous years we have watched birds entering there to feed their babies. We’ll be eating outside more often now that the weather is warmer, so I’ll see if birds take up residence there again.
Mehrling Muse 
Wow! I just hope the snake didn’t eat any bird’s eggs.
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I hope so, too.
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Amazing photos! I would have fainted on the spot.
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I’m glad I wasn’t watching a big spider. *shudder*
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Chris’s art studio in our old place had snakes in the walls. They were quite friendly garter snakes, but it always unnerved me a bit to walk in and have one there at shoulder level.
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That is a bit too close for comfort.
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I didn’t know that snakes would live in holes in trees but we have found them in our stacks of firewood in the past. I don’t care for them but since we don’t have dangerous snakes in our area I tolerate them.
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I thought the snake was after bird eggs, although I haven’t been aware of birds there this year.
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Nice you shoot the snake. I hope he eat bird’s eggs. He is denger black snake. You can’t SCARED for snake!
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Black snakes eat rats and mice, so I’m glad to have it in our yard.
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Thank you so much.
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I too hope there were no Baby birds there! That tree is so beautiful!
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I’m afraid of snakes of any kind.
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Many people are afraid of snakes. I wish Kacey was afraid of them. She would have touched this one if David hadn’t stopped her.
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That’s a big snake! We have garters all over the place right now. Looks as though Pierre and Genevieve (the names the girls gave the two snakes living under the front steps when we moved here 20 years ago) have made sure we will have few bugs!
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I love your snake story.
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I had never thought of, much less seen, a snake enter a tree. Amazing photos.
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We like that snake and will be watching for it through the summer.
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I would love to find out if it did find any food there.
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I haven’t been eating outside very much and was not aware of any bird activity in the hollow. I hope there were no eggs or little birds there.
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I am relieved if they didn’t.
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Hope there were no birds or bird eggs in the hole and the snake helped itself. I hope you get to watch the baby birds if they remain unscathed . I am checking out Mrs. Cardinal in my barberry bush every day – she is embedded in there, so it’s difficult to see her in the nest. I looked up what color the babies will be … brownish/rust, so they will had to see until they get older.
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I think cardinals have a nest in my back yard, but I’m not sure where.
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I’m surprised for such a large bird, there is such a small nest … looks like a small bowl. Hope you can fine them. I opened the gate to check on Mama today and a cat scurried away … I don’t think it would climb the barberry … too prickly for its tender feet.
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Let’s hope so.
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