No, this isn’t about some politician getting re-elected…. 🙂

That Texas Rat Snake that came around the house yesterday? He’s back.

Wife went to take the trash to the bin. She comes back around the corner and there it was starting to cross the walkway. I’m sure it’s the same one, knowing there’s easy food and coming back for more. Trouble is, this time the momma duck was sitting on her nest.

So, no eggs for the snake tonight.

Because he had to go fully across the walkway, I got a better look at him. He’s much larger than I previously thought, in the 4′ to 5′ range, so certainly an adult. I wish I could get a complete picture of him, but he was into the bushes before I had a chance to get the camera. Then he noticed the duck, and opted to just hang out on the other end of the bushes. Once we found him I was able to pull back the bushes and get a better shot of him.

While you can’t tell much about his size, you can see his patterning far better. I’m pretty sure it’s a Texas Rat Snake. Good snake to have around, but certainly gave Wife the heebie-jeebies. 🙂

A couple of the other muscovy ducks came around to eat. It seems these 3 ducks (the two in the picture and the one on the nest) are a group. Always see them together. Don’t know what the relation is, given the 3rd wheel in this relationship, but I don’t really care. All I know is the kids have named every single animal that comes around (I think the snake is Charlie). It does help them keep track of everything, as they never repeat a name.