Today I rescued this little friend from our "pool." I say "pool" because it's honestly more like a disgusting death trap at the moment. It's half-filled and green and gross with dirt all in it and construction debris floating. It is... not appealing. It's probably gonna be a few more weeks before it's finished.
I went out earlier with Shaun to check on something and saw this little guy swimming for his life. Shaun said it was a worm, but I could tell by the way it moved that it was a very small snake. I fished him out and brought him in to see where he should be released. He ended up out back under the bushes so he could eat bugs and be happy. If Google is correct, he's a Tantilla nigriceps - a Plains black-headed snake. Harmless to humans. Cute. Tiny. It was so hard not to pet him.
I was really hoping for the pool cover today. Bear keeps trying to get in there and also keeps trying to fall into the trench where the cover box will be. I've also been worried about wildlife getting in and drowning. We need to get some of those wildlife ramps, but I doubt they'll be effective with the pool half-full. Maybe it would save critters from drowning, but I don't think it would help them get out just yet.
Anyway. Things are progressing, slowly but surely.
