Up Goes the Snake, Down Comes the Snake

Posted on by Julia

May 8, 2026

On April 25, we decided to sit out on the front porch. Bruce headed out first to set up the mosquito repellent device. As I came out he said, “Be careful and don’t step on the snake.” I stopped at the top of the steps to see where the critter was.

Curled Up in the Corner

I slipped past the snake on the side of the steps away from him.

The snake didn’t like me and started crawling up our wrought iron post.

The snake decided it didn’t like the little ledge with no where to go. With a lot of gyrations, it managed to get turned around.

I didn’t get any pictures of the snake crawling down the post.

Bruce was invested in the snake making it down safely. He was cheering the snake on and hoping it wouldn’t fall. He told me later how funny it was that he got so invested the snake. “It’s not my snake, so why did I care so much?

We had a nice sunset.

6 thoughts on “Up Goes the Snake, Down Comes the Snake”

  1. We had some water moccasins near the Gulf in Alabama. They used to say if you smelled watermelon. They thought us city slickers were crazy walking at night near the water in the dark. I think we were. We also met a few harmless ones on our steps.

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I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist and I’ll share my current projects. Reading is my favorite hobby.