Copperhead

Day 3 of Auntie Liz's visit, at my parents house: After we all arrive back from the Farmer's Market in Greensboro. All of us girls go out on the deck, to relax and create jewelery. Auntie Liz lugged several pounds of beads with her all the way from NH, so we thought we better make the most of this opportunity. :-) We are all picking out what we like best and begin creating away, when Beepa decides its time she went allll the way to her house, just a hop skip and a jump away...to start some deviled eggs. We bid her farewell and about a minute later we hear a faint little voice "Psssttt...I see the snake."

"What!!??" we yell.

"I see the snake." she whispers again and is pointing down at the garden.

We all drop what we are doing, run the dogs in the house, grab cameras and book it over there! Dad of course was the first to arrive on the scene, and the snake got away, was just able to squeeze back under the patio area. But dad was on a mission and wasn't going to let the snake get away again, as he did once before. So boards start flying back up and the water hose and rakes come back out. Spent quite awhile trying to "drown" the snake out.

When that wasn't working it was decided that more boards had to be pulled up...
Eventually the snake showed itself and it was caught. He wasn't too pleased with us. And we weren't too pleased with having to catch him. But with everyone and the animals...a poisoness, stubborn snake...just don't mix well, its one of those unfortunate things. Hopefully there won't be anymore, two is enough if you ask me. This one was later "released" back into the woods, in a manner of speaking. It was very pretty though.