Morning Glories: Becky's MGs Part 5, 0 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
I was walking around hand-pollinating some of the MGs this morning and almost stepped on this fella. I am not normally scared of snakes, but I do hate to be surprised by them. This one and several others live in my yard. This one and a large rat snake live together under the waterfall/pond near my screened porch. I found that out by surprise when I had to lift the pond up to drain the water out, I found both snakes all cozy under there! They slowly slithered out from their nest until I finished cleaning out the pond. Then they came back when I was done and disappeared once again under the pond. :-) I like them in my yard because they help to keep the rat population down. With the birdfeeder in my yard, it attracts the rats which in turn attract the snakes ... and lizards ... and hawks ... and owls, etc. I've definitely got a good eco-system and wildlife habitat in my backyard! LOL!