Hi everyone! It’s Millie here. Today I want to introduce you to some of our slithering friends around our yard.

My best imitation of a snake
It’s been too hot to spend much time outside lately but we enjoy watching our garter snake friends when we can. I like to try to sniff them but mom always calls me off before they can strike at my nose. Don’t worry they are basically harmless and probably wouldn’t even connect if they tried to strike me.

A couple of different colored garter snakes.
We’re lucky to live in an area where there are no poisonous snakes.

This snake has beautiful markings
Our snakes spend the night under the upper (raised) portion of our patio. In the morning they make there way out. Sometimes we can see them just sticking their heads out of a crack under the steps.

This snake always comes out near the down spout.
The same snake that you see above always comes out near the down spout and makes its way across the lower patio to some vegetation to hang out for the day. Here is a video that shows the snake making its way.
If you can’t see the video you can go here to view it.

Always watch your step going in our out of the garage.
Here is a wide view of the snake’s path.

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Occasionally the snake will hang out under the bench in the above picture.

All curled up under the bench

Maybe I should save this picture for Selfie Sunday.
These snakes do a great job of keeping small pests away from the house. They like to eat slugs which is great for the hosta on the patio. I hope you enjoyed seeing some of our snakes today.

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