I’ve spoken before about our resident Black Racer snake, “X”. He/she (how do you tell the sex of a snake?) hangs in the hay room, suns by the water hose and keeps to himself. I’ve grown fond of him, which is strange. I look for him every morning.
Can you see “X” in the leaves?
Much to my surprise, when I did my usual looking-for-the-barn-snake thing, I found “X” was not alone! We have another Black Racer in residence. This one is about 3x larger then “X”.
New snake.
Should I be freaked out? Should I be glad there’s now a team on rodent duty? Should I be on the lookout for baby snakes?! I will call this one Plisskin. Snake Plisskin.
Wow, Plisssssskin is a beauty! And Kurt’s not too bad, either — love that movie. You are lucky to have them — they’ll keep rodents and other snakes (including venomous ones) away. I have at least one that lives around my house. It always startles me a little bit when I see him/her, but I like having them around. I’ve found their skin in my garden, complete with eye sockets — it’s so cool!