A little snake in the compost bins

[engineeredgarden]

I found a new friend living in my compost, and quickly grabbed it before it could get away. It's a little worm snake, and I'm sure it's eating my worms....Oh well, it was fun playing with it anyway...

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[stella1751]

eeewww! I'm glad I don't live in Alabama

[Kisal]

What a little cutie! Found himself a free buffet!

[LindsayArthurRTR]

Oh gosh! I just don't know if I have what it takes to do this...Bless your heart, dearie, you are hold a snake!

[Zapatay]

my daughter would have a blast with that. Looks like a huge nightcrawler.

[petechapman]

Wow! That;s great.

Nature has a wonderful way to bring rewards and enjoyment for working with the soil!

[planter]

Very cool addition to the garden!! All I get is common Garter snakes but they make your hands like something you don't want them smelling like.
Can that thing burrow as fast as a worm engineered??

[Urban_wombat]

Never had any snakes in my compost bins .. get lots of geckos enjoying my compost and as for sam 'n sally do find the odd tiger snake in the tool shed..

[engineeredgarden]

planter - it burrows much faster than a worm, and is gone in a flash.

[planter]

Very cool. We have a NON-venomous snake called the " Black Racer " here and I have never been able to catch one. I'm just glad they don't chase me cause you sure can't out run one.
I would give up a few worms just to see one of those worm snakes!! Critters and such are just another one of the reasons we garden although my love of deer does change slightly come November.

[yuppupcs]

Awesome!! So that's what that lil critter was!!! I found one of those lil dudes in my compost! Didn't know what the heck it was! (thought the aliens had been messin with my worms! ) anyway me and the daughter had fun playin with it and then turned it loose! I just thought it was a huge worm really!! lol Never heard of a worm snake before! Thanks for the info!