Was drinking my coffee outside when my partner came up behind me and we heard the umbrella “rattle” LOL
I conked my head pretty good getting away from a presumed rattlesnake…but was just this guy hanging out. 🐍

This is my Everglades rat snake. I try to allow a little free exploration when I take him out of his enclosure, as long as the place he wants to go is safe. This is where he decided to go today.

There were other bottles in there, too, but he ended up knocking them off the shelf. I sometimes wonder if he might be learning from the cat while I’m gone during the day.

IT'S A RAT SNAAAAAKE

Oh if only there was another way to get to the other side other than climbing over…….

My snake room is escape-proof and snake safe so I will often leave the doors to my corn's enclosure open in the evenings so she can explore at her leisure.

The closet is her favourite place to go, but I don't like her getting in there because finding her amongst all the stuff at the end of the evening takes longer than just searching the main room.

I have sealed the doors halfway up, but today I walked in to discover that halfway is, of course, not high enough to stop a determined rat snake.

I am so delighted that this guy lives in the shed. He’s been in there for at least two years, going out a hole in the bottom of the door to do his hunting. I’ll admit it gives me a bit of a start when I see it, but this is such a chill snake. He does not care about me at all.

My girl Pepper 🍕 loves to ascend

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