We often see snakes tucked in amongst the vegetation while walking around the boardwalk at Reelfoot Lake. Occasionally, they will fall from trees or slither along the handrails. Many are water snakes which are nonvenomous, but there are also cottonmouths in the mix.
“The serpent subtlest beast of all the field.” ~John Milton
walking on a country road 
Good for the ecosystem, but they do make me shiver! 😉
They’re intriguing to watch but I do prefer to have a distance between us.
Beautiful water snakes. Looks like a rat snake on the rail.
It definitely wasn’t poisonous, just a little disconcerting.
It’s the big ones that can swallow you whole I’d watch out for!
I’ll be sure to keep that in mind. 🙂
ironically……this just in………https://globalnews.ca/news/10556372/python-swallows-missing-woman-mother-indonesia-farida/
Oh, wow! Glad we don’t have any of those pythons near us.
I prefer to see snakes from a (safe) distance.
I couldn’t agree more. 🙂
We don’t get snakes like these around us, mostly garter snakes. They’re creepy enough, although I know they’re good at keeping the mice under control. 🙂
Yes, snakes can be very helpful when it comes to rodents.
These are big snakes you have in these photos Rebecca! I know if I was walking and a snake fell out of a tree, I’d faint dead away.
Me too! 🙂