I don't like all my critters.
Yesterday I went to feed my fish and there was a 20ft serpent in the pond, must have weighted a hundred pounds.!. Well, not quite that big, but it startled me. I don't like any snakes. They are enemy to my critters.
My fish pond critters are captive, and it is my responsibility to protect them as best I can.
For this giant snake, it was like a food bowl.

The safe/easy way to get him would be a gun, but I can't shoot holes in my pond. I have a snake stick, and after a careful game of chase, I got him. He was heavy and flopping about. I was kinda scared until I was able to introduce his head to my shovel.
I know he ain't poisonous and some will complain, but let him come eat your critters. No snakes are welcome at my house. Poisonous or not, a bite from that guy would hurt like hell, and he was big enough to kill my cat if they tangled.

This is a Red-bellied Watersnake. I looked him up and apparently they don't live in my part of the state. I tend to disagree.

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