Rural people, how often do you see snakes?

[control-z]

Well rural areas don't have sidewalks but I occasionally see black snakes on roads early or late in the day. They like the warmth of the pavement.

Around the house it's rare that I see them, but they are probably always around. I've had a couple inside the house, my ex-wife sat on a snake one time, it was under a throw-pillow on the couch!

They generally like to be in places where they can find mice and other meals.

[typoink]

I grew up in rural Illinois (our residential cul-de-sac was bordered by a forest preserve, a state park, and a cornfield).

I'd usually spot a couple garter snakes a year. Once one was in my bedroom when I woke up in the morning.

Only saw non-garters maybe twice; once was a light-colored little snake in our yard and the other looked like a young rattlesnake in the park (probably wasn't a rattler because I don't think they live around there, it was marked unlike a garter and coiled and shaking its tail).

[Deadhead Dave]

I live in East Tennessee within shouting distance of the Great Smokies. We see snakes here on a daily basis from late February through November. Lots of snakes. Big ones too. If you're afraid of snakes, avoid the area at all costs.