[StBernard] snakes

[Westley Annis]

I just want to remind people that as the weather begins to warm, we are

seeing baby snakes! The mommas and poppas greeted us in
September-mocassins,  
copperheads, etc. Yesterday, I thought it was an earthworm in my garden,
but  
realized that the slithering pink thing had an angular head and a
tapered tail,  
certainly not an earthworm. I chopped it several times with the shovel.
Today,  
one of the environmental cleanup women screamed because she saw one.
This one 
 was lslightly larger than mine, but clearly a snake as it went into a  
strike position. It was soon killed.  Granted, there is a house with a
pool  
between these two incidents, but everyone needs to pay attention as the
snakes  
become active, i.e. don't reach into debris or into a garden with hands.
Also, I  
watch my dogs when they go in the backyard when I bring them to
Chalmette in  
case they come upon a snake. Educate the kids about snakes if they never
had  
them in the neighborhood before.
 
ddk