Neighbor Joyce came over to porch sit, since we hadn’t had a chance to chat for ages. As we sat there, she realized birds were making a fuss in the garden. The non-poisonous black snake was there, with three different kinds of birds on the ground near it. They were squawking and jumping. Evidently they were not afraid of the snake. I wondered if they had nests nearby and were ready to pounce if he began to climb. Snake climbed into a low bush at our feet, his body looking like one of the lateral limbs. I took a photo of Kacey and Joyce watching him, only a few inches away. Joyce thinks it might be the same snake that has hung about her house, catching rodents.
A bit later the snake slithered close to the house, and Joyce exclaimed that he was going into the generator. The day was a bit cool, so he might have enjoyed being in that enclosure that was warmed by the sun. Before Joyce left, Snake was back in the garden, perhaps heading to her house.
Neighbor Shawn has seen a snake like this, too, so perhaps he makes the rounds of all our homes. No one will bother him, because he is our free pest control agent.
Mehrling Muse 
Even though we back up to a wooded area, I haven’t seen a snake…yet.
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Did you have snakes at the previous house?
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No until the very last year and they were garter snakes, equally harmless. When I cleaned the pond there was one in a submerged flower pot. Yikes! Not a fan of snakes and they will eat my frogs and fish.
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I did not think of snakes eating frogs and fish.
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They do in ponds. I rehomed one but another slithered away before I could catch him. Then I moved. Not my problem anymore! 🙂
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Did the new owners keep your pond? Maybe you have no way of knowing.
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They still had it as of the 1 year mark but I don’t have anyone in the hood anymore. Originally they were going to take it out so I was surprised they kept it for a while.
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I’ve seen him coming out of the generator and headed to the garden… I think it was when I came for a couple of months during the pandemic, 2 years ago.
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I don’t remember your commenting on the snake coming out of the generator.
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It is a gre
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At least it is a good one..do be careful.
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Anne,
A SNAKE for pest control? 🥵 I’d rather have a KITTY CAT any day. 😼
Betty
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I don’t have to buy food for the snake or take it to the vet.
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Don’t know how to recognize a poisonous one from this kind.
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I should learn the poisonous ones. There isn’t any other snake here that is all black.
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We had a large snake around here this week, too. It was in a bush by our front door. While I’m not thrilled with them I appreciate their ability to keep the mice and chipmunks away from the house.
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You have a great attitude toward snakes.
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you can bet those birds are upset because they are nesting right now Anne.
Snakes are vital for a healthy ecosystem.
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I’m a friend of nonpoisonous snakes.
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I’m glad you know which ones are
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I should learn which poisonous snakes are in this region. For 50 years I lived where there were no dangerous snakes — Long Island, NY.
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where are you?
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I’m in the mountains of North Carolina. The state is on the Atlantic coast, but I’m in the western part.
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It appears you have 6 poisonous snakes.
How many species of venomous snakes live in North Carolina?
Six: copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake. There are also 31 nonvenomous species in North Carolina, for a total of 37 species.
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You did the research. Thank you.
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I was surprised you had so many Anne! I don’t think we have a single one…….on the island.
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I’ll not offer to share.
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We have garter snakes everywhere this summer. Bandit spends half the day in the garden “hunting.”
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Does Bandit catch the snakes? Does he ever get bitten?
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I don’t think he’s caught one yet, but he is always one the look out! Max used to catch them and throw them in the air. The snakes would play dead until he lost interest and then slither away to hide!
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That’s great choreography.
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We have black snakes and ringnecks. Both are welcome to keep the rodents out of our home!! You are right, no feeding or vet visits, LOL!! But they will eat bird eggs and baby birds, so certainly understandable that the birds were defending their territory.
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I do feel sorry for the birds, but I’m taking a hands-off position. An aside from the tree man — black snakes STINK. If you handle one, you’ll find it very difficult to get the smell off your hands.
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Oh heavens, no! I’d never pick one up!!
Carole
FromMyCarolinaHome.com http://FromMyCarolinaHome.com
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Oh wow – I’d be nervous with the snake happenings. As to bugs, my mom always gave me the line “bugs are more afraid of you, than you are of them.” Um … not sure of that. She never said that line as to snakes as we’d seen no snakes. Kacey looks mesmerized by the snake.
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I hope Kacey will just look at the snake and not try to play with it.
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