I hate snakes.

Especially when you are not expecting to see one! This morning I was weeding in the garden, and bam this snake sticks it's head out from under the rock I am standing on!!!!! It was much much smaller than the last snake I encountered. The head was maybe as wide as two of my fingers. I could have swarn there was some orange spots on it- anyway, we have some neighbors that are very into snakes. Unforunately, said neighbor was at work. So, I called our neighbors from across the street. He bravely came to my aide! The snake had burrowed (sp?) under the rock and made a place for itself under the brick. Our neighbor caught the snake between a rock and the shovel he brought- cut off its head. As we watched the head (it was DETACHED from its body) the head was moving and wiggling and opening and closing its mouth!!! I am not sure what was worse having a possiably poisionous snake in my yard or watching its decapitated head move and wiggle!!!!!!!! The snake had pits in its mouth, and what looks to be the start of rattlers on the end of the "tail". Anyway, not for sure what kind it is- I sent off some pics and am looking on the web.