Well imagine the gratitude I felt for having turned On the entry hall light last night! Normally, it is dusk, or darker, when I traipse down this hall, kick off my indoor shoes, wiggle into my barn gear and go out for evening chores.
It's not that I'm squeamish, precisely, but who wants to try to identify a snake once it is hanging from your big toe by it's tiny lil teeth?
As in this previous post about our house snakes
I am not sure what kind of fellow this is. That is a standard size heat register, and normally hidden by quarter round trim sized gap for scale. My assumption was it was a young snake, but I could certainly be wrong on that score. So, if anyone's
guesser is charged up, feel free to share your thoughts. I still have the link to Kansas snakes by type and appearance but, like before, it doesn't seem to help me much.
Maybe next time I run into him, I'll get a better picture. Yes, I expect to see him again. Apparently normal people would have interrupted their schedule long enough to show the visitor to the door.
Apparently I am not normal. All I know is he was missing when I came back in, and I have taken to wearing my indoor boots inside :).