I posted the story about the rat snake I saw when burning a brush pile a few yrs. back. Affter the brush pile quit burning, I went over and measured the distance between the edge of the brush plie and the weeds on the edge of the adjacent creek . It measured 9ft 1", and I swear the black rat snakes head was in the weeds before his tail came out of the brush pile at the north end before the fire got there. There were 2 huge field rats that came out before him, they are what got my attention to start with.Used to think about that thing every time I mowed back there for a few yrs.
