Look into my eyes....That's what this black racer appears to be thinking as he casts a rather psychotic stare my way.  After finding several snake skins amongst my plants this past week, I knew it would not be long until I found their owners. My cat happened to be close-by and of course had to come over and investigate what I was looking at .  Now that the snake realized it had quickly become a new cat toy, it quickly scurried away.

After finding a discarded snake skin amongst some freshly potted Angel Trumpets a few days ago, I knew it was just a matter of time before I found the owner.  This afternoon I found him basking in the sun.  I was glad to see that it was just a friendly black racer. He was about 4 feet long and was spread out along a half dozen 3-gallon sized pots. He did not seem too concerned that I was snapping photos of him until I moved in close to take a frontal shot. I'm sure our paths will soon cross ...