I was happy to catch it and be able to take it out to a good place. I let all the non venomous snakes live but I kill the venomous ones. Last year I almost stepped on a diamondback rattler while I was out picking some of our blackberry's. He didn't give me any warning that I was too close....I just managed to see him coiled up and ready to strike.

I play outside too much so I really don't want to be bitten by a venomous snake.

Black racers are really cool snakes. No matter how many of them I catch I'm always surprised by how fast they are. I also get a kick out of them trying to stand their ground and beating their tail on the leaves to sound like a rattlesnake.

I also got a good laugh out of catching the snake. I took him inside to show my Mom and said "I think I found a solution to the mouse you keep seeing in the garage" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />. She didnt find as funny as I thought it was.