When this object first caught my eye I thought it was a piece of trash tossed into the bushes.

On closer look, but not too close thanks to a zoom lens, it was indeed a snake.

I’ve become much more tolerant of being in the presence of a snake since we moved to South Carolina, but I’d still be happy to never see one again.

There are two black snakes in SC. The Racer usually races away, leaving me to think this leisurely specimen was a Rat Snake.

Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
October 30, 2024