Made a little friend the other day.
He was in a tree ring that I demolished and replaced with a better one. I relocated him to a creek near my house. Took me about 30 minutes before I could grab him.
He's a good boy, and I think he will like it better by the creek.
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If you're going to introduce us, do it right. 
I had to remove the old concrete blocks to start building a new tree ring. He was on the grass near there initially and I almost stepped on him. He went into the ring and was sunning himself on one of the blocks. I gave him a few hours to get out of there, but he stayed put.
It took me a long time to catch him because he would slither in between the blocks, and I wanted to make sure I didn't grab him too hard and hurt him. I finally got him into a Home Depot bucket and walked down to the creek to release him.
I cannot harm any animal, even snakes...it crushes me if I accidentally hit a squirrel with my car or something like that. I wonder if he will find his way back here? 
They keep bugs and rodents away. We always look around before mowing so we don't accidentally injure one.
