That’s right, a snake. Kristin got a haircut today so I decided to run home and get some stuff from the house before I picked her up from the hair salon. When I pulled into the drive way, I was greeted by this guy:

I have no idea what kind of snake it is or whether it is poisonous or not. I knocked on my neighbor’s door to see if he had a shovel to chop its head off, but he wasn’t home. I waited for a bit because the slithery reptile was blocking my door. All I could think was, “I have got to get a picture of this for my blog readers.” That’s right. My first thought in the face of this cursed creature was of you, the reader. The snake slowly turned and began to slither away from the door. While his back was turned, I slipped behind him into our house. I quickly grabbed my camera, cracked the door to confirm his position and slipped back outside.

By this point, he was perusing my neighbor’s trash can and staring me down. All I know is between the frog and the snake I am beginning to feel a little like “The Crocodile Hunter” (R.I.P). However, unlike Steve Irwin, I opted not to pick the little guy up. I only wanted to get within about a shovel’s length from him in order to chop off his head. That was not possible since my neighbor was gone and I don’t have a shovel. The snake lives another day. I am heading out to Lowe’s tomorrow to pick up a shovel in case he returns. If so, I hope to post pictures and perhaps even video of his decapitation. You probably can’t tell from the smaller pictures, but he was about 4ft. long. Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

UPDATE:  After some extensive research on Google, I have determined that this snake is an Elaphe Guttata.  In other words, it’s a corn snake.  It is not poisonous.