Something I never expected to see at home.
Dropping off our roof onto the the deck only a few feet from where I was sitting, this reptile then slithered down the brick wall onto the patio below. The photo was taken as he wrapped himself around a ladder that my husband had used the day before. This snake was at least 7 feet long - maybe 8!!! I'm going to have nightmares now! To see his other end http://www.pbase.com/britestar/image/124786612


Sad Post Script:
This snake came back later that night and ate the two baby birds http://www.pbase.com/britestar/image/124848004 that I was photographing when I first spotted him.

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