Oh My!!!

So I was out on the back porch, sweeping, not paying attention, obviously! Finished sweeping, Hippy man came bolting  inside ...and said "snake" "back porch".

with a look of sheer terror!!  Yeh right did he think i was going to run out there, grab a shovel and save us...I dont think so!! So Hippy Man high tailed it out the back, and i went to lock the three dogs in the front porch. By the time out got out the back Hippy man had the shovel and was heading towards "the serpent". I stood frozen until our oldest dog Joffy came bolting over...then all hell broke loose, little joffy was trying to get the snake, which made things worse because, the snake was going ballistic. Ive never seen a snake in the wild let alone one this big Yuk...yes i do love nature and animals but this was way over the top for me!!  I'll just say that Hippy man saved the day, even though he was cacking it, and i never want to see one of them again, it still makes me shudder when I think of it.  Did manage to get a photo of Hippy man with the serpent... it was over 6ft tall!
Foot note to Mother Nature: sorry for taking one of your creatures, but if you didnt make him poisonous he would"ve lived to see another day and that is all.