Snails and Snakes

Today I took a little walk with the boys over to Reams to get a few groceries. Across the street from our house is Hobble Creek which flows pretty quickly this time of year and there is a bunch of growth all around the creek. We were walking on the sidewalk by the creek on our way to Reams and we saw a little snake on the side of the sidewalk. It quickly slithered away before any of us could get a good look at it, but we were pretty excited. I really think snakes are cool(little non venemous ones that is). Anyway, we continued on to the store and on the way home we were watching and waiting...we saw another snake laying out on the sidewalk in the sun. I tried for a while to catch it but kept chickening out at the last minute, I was 99% certain it was only a little garter snake, but I didn't think the risk was worth it, but we had fun trying. We also found a lot of snails along the sidewalk. Coen was a little afraid to pick them up, but I'm not afraid of snails at all, so we collected a few and brought them home to make a little home for them. They were fun to watch for a little while, and then we set them free to go make more snails. I am excited to see what other little creatures we will find coming from the creek through the summer.