[Boudicca]

We wisely let this 5' snake, play through, at Pelican today.

[MikeV]

My wife would have passed out.

[Lovey2]

hahaha...he's just a big ole black snake, or garden snake, I think. Does look a little scary tho!! And he had his eye on you, for sure!

[Boudicca]

he slithered up to our cart but decided against coming aboard he disappeared into the grass and we carried onto the next hole

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by shrandell

he slithered up to our cart but decided against coming aboard he disappeared into the grass and we carried onto the next hole

That would have been the end of my round'

[kcrazorbackfan]

One of my class mates in Trooper School had a name for them - "no shoulders". He was terrified of them.

[DonH57]

Looks like a black racer. Did he rake up after he hit out the bunker?

[SALYBOW]

I once had a gator come up to my cart. I skipped that hole.

[kaydee]

That would have been the end of my round

[Laurie2]

The word of the day, Class, is herpetophobia. NO! It is NOT a fear of herpes. That is a different thread.

Laurie the Word Nerd

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by Laurie2

The word of the day, Class, is herpetophobia. NO! It is NOT a fear of herpes. That is a different thread.

Laurie the Word Nerd

Well I am only afraid of 4 kinds big, little, live ,dead and never again will I get a tee time on Pelican. Our foursome saw a big cat and I mean big on he second tee there

[DougB]

Originally Posted by Laurie2

The word of the day, Class, is herpetophobia. NO! It is NOT a fear of herpes. That is a different thread.

Laurie the Word Nerd

Ophidiophobia to be more specific.

[vette]

When they broke ground in the Fruitland Park area, the contractors ran into a ton of black snakes. Usually the contractors kill or move snakes they find. I remember reading a news story that this particular snake was protected by the state and could not be harmed or even relocated. Apparently they are "good snakes" (not a phrase in my vocabulary) because they eat other snakes... even poisonous ones! Wonder if that was what the O P came upon.

[Mamaderby]

I just looked him up in my trusty Florida Audubon book. He appears to be a Black Racer.

[jpvillager]

Probably shoots lower than me. Guess we know why you don't want to go into the tall grass.