Terrified of ANY snake. Two weeks ago I mulched, looked back to the flower bed and a 2-3 ft. silver snake was there. (DH said garter snake, but he didn't see it. Silver & Gold denote royalty - so it was a King Cobra.) The next day a friend & I rode 20 miles on the Towpath trail. I rode right by a snake coming out on the trail. Later a snake was stretched across the trail. A VERY brave man got to it first and convinced it to leave. Near the end of the ride a snake was coiled near the trail. Everyone thinks they were black harmless snakes - HA! they didn't see them - probably anacondas! Why I love all things outdoors when I hate snakes, I can't figure. I told DH we need to move, sell 5er, bikes, motorcycles, and move to a high rise in the city. DH said with my luck we'd end up w/ neighbors who have pet snakes.