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Snakes

Yesterday evening, as Bill and I were embarking on our after dinner stroll, we encountered a snake (!!!) in our driveway. It was only a small snake, but I wasn't sure which kind of snake it was.

Our reptilian visitor had left by the time we returned. I was disappointed, because I wanted to take a photo and identify it. I found a nice site (http://frogsandsnakes.homestead.com/snakes.html) that has images and information about the snakes of Tennessee. I believe it was a small brownsnake hanging out in our driveway, but I have to rely on my memory, which isn't perfect.

Anyway...

A Google search of +Memphis +snakes also revealed this little gem, which is news to me:

Perhaps almost as strange was the rain of living snakes that fell over the southern part of Memphis, Tennessee in 1877. These creatures reportedly ranged from about a foot to 18 inches in length and were presumed by the people of Memphis to have been swept into the air by a hurricane. Although even Scientific American asked where so many snakes would exist “in such abundance” (they fell by the thousands) “is yet a mystery.”
-from http://www.prairieghosts.com/falls_sky.html

FREAKY! How could I, a relatively faithful Fortean Times reader, be unaware of this bizarre phenomenon, which ostensibly took place in my very own hometown??? I'll try to find out more about it.