Mike 1 - Snakes 0

So I killed my first snake of the year yesterday. Although it was more the size of a worm.

I was down at the pool getting it ready for the new group coming in. I was cleaning out the skimmer baskets and had my hand in the basket when... splash, this frickin' snaked fell in from no where. It was like it was dropped out of the sky.

I'm not going to lie, I freaked out for a minute. But then it got funny. The little guy tried to swim away, but the suction from the filter was too strong. It was like those pools where you swim in place. So I took a second, pointed and laughed.

Even though it was tiny, I decided there was no way I was picking it up with my hands. So I found the closest thing, a set of channel locks, and picked him up. Brought him over to the grass and well... "got rid of him." The craziest thing was that it was still moving around, both parts of him, for at least 15 minutes. Weird.

Let this be a warning. As Mark here at SharpTop says, "I want snakes to know that if I see them, they will die." Maybe my next one will be a 5 foot rattler. Here's to hoping.

Til later,

Mike O.