Observation #2

Sneaky Snake

Sneaky Snake is the name of the most feared gardener snake in our back yard. I named him sneaky snake after a song my Grandpa used to sing, “Sneaky Snake goes dancing, a wigglin’ and a hissin. Lord I know that sneaky snake is on me!” In the spring when the snow has melted away from the house, and the sun is beating against the foundation, we can usually find Sneaky Snake and his family bathing them selves in the warm sun. Sneaky snake and his family have made their home under our porch near the sprinkler system valves. Sneaky snake is the longest and fattest of the snake family. Sneaky Snake measures about two feet long, and his mid section, is about the same size as a quarter. I think he likes the valve box for the sprinkler system because it is cool and moist. I have never seen him during meal time, however I think he likes to eat small bugs and insects. In early summer, the seasonal ditches around our yard fill with water, and sneaky snake and his family slither through the tall grass in our yard and to the water for a change of scenery. Our yard can be a dangerous place for sneaky snake. One of our dogs tries to play with him and his family. Sneaky Snake always slithers away. We can always count on seeing him and his five family members between May and October. For the past three years Sneaky Snake has claimed my yard for his own.