September 27, 2006: A Snake! A Snake!

This afternoon Monica picked up one of the flowerpots in the lobby to move it to a stand. The bottom came loose, and this guy, about a foot and a half long, was curled up inside.

The Great Plains Rat Snake is not venomous, and in fact doesn't usually bite anyone who doesn't work hard to annoy it. It's a good guy; it eats small mammals like mice. But Monica has a thing about snakes. She screamed. Will came and escorted the snake outside, where he's welcome to whatever he can catch.

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