S/he surprised me while I was watering...what kind?

[vmax3000]

Originally Posted by phearamedusa

get some geckos, they eat bugs.

My gecko population is gone...as is the anole. Snake either scared 'em or et 'em!

[phearamedusa]

I'm sorry about the geckos and the anole no longer being around. I really like geckos, I have 3 leopard geckos. If snake didn't get them, they will come back as long as there is food for them.

[greenbean]

Wow, that is cool! It probably thought that was a good place to sunbathe.

I like snakes, but all the same I'm glad all I have around home is garter snakes and the occasional racer. Although at my first house the garter snakes in the compost got huge! Maybe about 2 feet long, 1 inch thick, with 2 inch long python-shaped heads! I know, I know, not much compared to the 6+ foot rattlers just on the other side of the mountains from me, or any of the bigger snakes where all of you guys live, but that's big for garter snakes!

Hope your little slitherer swallows up your pests and leaves you and the chids alone!

[phearamedusa]

Another member on reptile board found the snake id on this site Austin Area Snake Identification: Snakes With Blotches The board might be local to your area.