[Zeke]

The only thing that freaks me about a snake is where you will find it the next time. Damn things like to crawl up in some places I'd rather they didn't.

So, even though I live in the city and never see the things, I'd be in favor of removal by one means or another.

I'm reminded of a story out at the Colorado River on Lake Havasu. We were water skiing in a cove and had a day camp there. I'm coming in off a run and drop the line coasting towards the shore. I have a tendency to drop off out aways having seen a few ski right up on the beach (or rocks) and do a nice tumble for all to see.

So I finally sink into the water about 10 yards off the shore and start to swim in. Here's this damn king snake swimming too, right in front of me. There I am bobbing around in a flotation vest hanging on to a ski, just me and ol' 6 foot snakey.

I'm sure I surprised him just as much as I was surprised flying in on some stick of fiberglass. Not his best situation to coil up, but still, man, that was something else. He moved on and I think I walked on water to land.