Scaly slithering reptiles

I relocated my bike from behind the car to its side and on proceeding back to the house, heard the sound of something being dragged on the ground. Turned around to see a snake barely two feet away from where I had been standing.

I couldn't decide its colour in the poor light but it appeared to be a shade of green all over. A grass snake? And yet it was maybe six feet long stretched out and about two inches thick at the middle. Do grass snakes get that big? Could it have been a cobra?

It slithered into the garage, hit the wall, considered scaling it, then changed course and disappeared into the drain. I've never seen a snake this large this close, and the few seconds with this one didn't allow for any display of impressive predatory tactics on the snake's part. It was gone before I could fully take in the sight.

The sound, though, was entirely unexpected. I always thought snakes were silent slitherers. This one sounded like a fat section of rope being dragged on the floor, except with varying intensity as it took each turn in its S-curve motion.
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    satyap — Jun 16, 2003 1:01:45 AM — #

    I'm scared.
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    teemus — Jun 16, 2003 1:15:08 PM — #

    I'm jealous...
    It's been ages since I spotted a cobra in the college campus. Hope it rains and these beauties come out... (fingers crossed)
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    plasmid — Jun 19, 2003 1:11:47 PM — #

    poor least understood creature...
    man always uses imagination to describe the snakes. This often reflects the process in the snakes as they encounter humans. But in my opinion they are languid, peaceful creatures but humans see the snakes as cunning predators, Most of the stories about them are either fake or imaginary.
    My Advise: If u spot a snake,,,leave it alone and it will leave you alone.
    Otherwise: u don't have to do anything, snake will do the rest.
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    plasmid — Jun 19, 2003 1:13:52 PM — #

    poor least understood creature...
    man always uses imagination to describe the snakes. But in my opinion they are languid, peaceful creatures but humans see the snakes as cunning predators, Most of the stories about them are either fake or imaginary so creating horror n biased opinions about them
    My Advise: If u spot a snake,,,leave it alone and it will leave you alone. ([info]jace had first hand experience)
    Otherwise: u don't have to do anything, snake will do the rest.
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    killapop — Jun 19, 2003 5:29:23 PM — #

    luckydawg
    since i like the unlike so much... im envious.

    the greeeen 'un u saw probly was a grass snake. but theres also one variety of krate or viper that grows upto like 5 feet long. so watchout ;)

    but hey ,they are more scared of us than we are of them

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