In spite of their questionable reputation, snakes are a pretty amiable lot. Tales from the Garden of Eden, Harry Potter, and one particular plane would lead you to believe that they are aggressive, dangerous, and generally malevolent, but nothing could be further from the truth. They are our friends.
A relationship of deep respect and forbearance is a good one when it comes to snakes. Anything that keeps a copperhead away can be considered a friend, not to mention mice, rats, and (for some of us) chipmunks. We too have black rat snakes in these parts who do good work. It's Ontario's largest snake. I just hope yours stay below grade, and check those boxes thoroughly before you use them again! I really enjoy your writing, Chris.
Thanks, as always, for reading and posting thoughtful comments. Your kind words have been conveyed to the author/snake-wrangler. And "deep respect and forbearance" is a perfect way to describe the relationship -- we will endeavor to keep it so. 😀
I'm remembering how at first you weren't at all sure about the snakes! Happy slitherin'.
Well yes, IIRC that was immediately after the incident Chris described which, as you might expect, made me a bit jumpy!
A relationship of deep respect and forbearance is a good one when it comes to snakes. Anything that keeps a copperhead away can be considered a friend, not to mention mice, rats, and (for some of us) chipmunks. We too have black rat snakes in these parts who do good work. It's Ontario's largest snake. I just hope yours stay below grade, and check those boxes thoroughly before you use them again! I really enjoy your writing, Chris.
Thanks, as always, for reading and posting thoughtful comments. Your kind words have been conveyed to the author/snake-wrangler. And "deep respect and forbearance" is a perfect way to describe the relationship -- we will endeavor to keep it so. 😀