Snake Handleing!

Upon returning from a much deserved leisurely trip to the lake Dad jumped out of the car and immediately gravitated towards yard work. First thing Dad did was go turn off the under ground sprinklers. Without looking he reached his hand down into the box to twist the nozzle. He felt a sharp pang on his thumb, probably just scraped it on something sharp. He stood up and went to replace the lid when something creepy crawly caught his attention! A long black snake had made its home in this hole. YES! My Dad was bit by a snake. Thankfully it barely struck him and thankfully black snakes aren't known to be poisonous. Still- I thought the snake biting incident was blog worthy!