Hilton Head Island may be a natural paradise, but it seems that every paradise has its snake. Hilton Head Island has copperheads. These are pit vipers and they are venomous, although rarely deadly. But there are some beloved children and a lot of pampered dogs here, so there is no interest whatsoever in sharing the yard with snakes. When the snakes come out of the brush and into the yard, they are extraordinarily hard to see. Their mottled brown skin blends absolutely perfectly with the leaf-strewn yard.
And if they don't move, you won't see them.
This one wasn't noticed until it crawled onto the driveway. When people stopped to see it, it moved to the yard where it stopped and became almost invisible.
One of the renters called Animal Control and then kept an eye on the snake, but Animal Control didn't show up. It started getting dark early because of a storm coming in, so eventually everyone decided that the snake had to go. Unfortunately, without the proper tools to make it leave the easy way, it left the hard way.
One Year Ago: Doheny Beach
Two Years Ago: Snow in St.Louis
Three Years Ago: Stuck in Tillamook
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