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It is another case of Hiss and Hers. That is right it is that time of year for the serpents to slither forth. At my place of employment there is woods behind us. Plus we have bushes and pine straw to surround our landscape. So each year around this time snakes come up and suntan out on our sidewalks. So when the employees come in and out they are greeted with a new lawn ornament.

Then it is up to my department to drive them away. I am not a big fan of snakes, but I do what I can. The other day people saw two. The first did not put up much of a fight. My supervisor kept an eye on the snake while I got a shovel and yard rake. If you do not watch the snake, it will slither away and hide. Then we have no chance of finding it. So I return with the tools. We prod at, pick up (with the tools), and shoo the snake. We send it back to the woods, since it was a black snake and can help control the vermin population. This was first thing in the morning.

Later in the morning, someone gets me and says there is another snake. The first was on the main sidewalk. This was one was on another sidewalk. By the time I got outside it was already in the bushes. I tried to get it with the rake, but could not. So I lost that one. I searched for a few minutes, but it was gone.

Then after lunch someone called saying she saw a snake reclining against the building. By the time I was out there, it was gone.

It might be time to incorporate snake handling into our Baptist worship. Either that or learn how to cook them and have that for our next staff luncheon.

On a semi related topic of wondering animals. We have geese that keep leaving deposits at our front door. Fortunately, they have not learned to lit it on fire yet.