Tell us your funny reptile stories

[Valyndris]

This was some years back, when I lived in the desert: I got home from work one day, & my next door neighbor began shouting that if I didn't get this snake out of
his yard he was gonna kill it, so of course I went right over (despite this guy being a creep) as I didn't doubt that he'd kill a snake. It had been very hot (about 110*
for the last week) & after watering the small trees in his yard, he noticed a large gopher snake trying to survive by resting in the dampness under a tiny bit of shade.

I didn't take a hook, as I could see what it was before I went over. The poor serpent was stretched out (about 5.5') & I just lightly stroked her mid-body...she tried
to shove me away but I persisted & she quickly decided I wasn't a predator & stopped all protest. I gently lifted her up to carry her home, which of course amazed
my snake-hating neighbor: he leaned toward her for a better look & just then she hissed and LUNGED right at him! I thought he was gonna fall over, & as he
quickly retreated to his house, I could hear him mumbling about me getting along with snakes... LOL

I put the snake in cool water in my bathtub for a while to recover, then she was my house-guest for a while before moving back out once the heat went down. She
never tried to bite me. They know by how we touch them if we're a friend or foe.
Desert snakes have such a hard life, truly. And apparently they also know a hostile jerk when they see one.

That's so awesome that you were able to nurture the snake back to good health and able to release it. I like how the snake took a liking to you and hissed at your snake hating neighbor, I guess he doesn't realize that the snake gets rid of rodent problems and that they are actually good to have around. Also, just wondering, you called it a "she" did you pop it or just taking a guess and calling her a she just cuz?