I spotted and photographed this box turtle was spotted in our front yard.

Box Turtle in the Yard

This black rat snake attempted to climb our screen door. Perhaps, the snake was trying to find a way into the dwelling… or perhaps, the snake was trying to reach a bird’s nest built on a bend in the rain gutter drainpipe on the opposite side of our screened-in porch…

Rat Snake on Screen Door

Rat Snake on Screen Door

Rat Snake on Screen Door

Note: These photos were taken by KG.

KG got some pictures of a rat snake on our back deck last week…

Rat Snake on the Deck

Stay tuned for what happened next…

Monica Norton reports for the Washington Post:

Fairfax County government reports that there have been an “unusually high number of copperhead snakes” in the area…

Be careful on local trails!

I’ve started seeing snakes again this spring. First, I saw a couple in the road. This one was spotted in the woods behind the house.

Rat Snake in the Backyard