The Hot Pepper

Is that like a "shadow person" or something?

Cuz that would freak me the f**k out.

Black Racers are a species of snake native here. They grow to only a couple feet, but they eat everything like lizards, mice, and even hornworm caterpillars in a pinch. Basically anything that might eat/damage my plants

Sounds like a good friend to create habitat for!

Very much so! I also saw a Corn Snake the other day in the front yard, so I seem to have everything covered

I dunno. A python or something would be pretty badass.

^Hybrid Mode 01, they actually have a few python and boa species down there. They are an invasive species that escaped from a breeding facility many years ago during a hurricane.

SadisticPeppers, I'll say it again. I'd love to go herping down in Florida!

An Everglades trip are both awesome and scary in that regard. Seen way too many invasive boas and pythons down there tangling with the gators and crocs... and winning.

That and people poach the native snakes there like Indigo snakes, which are so docile, people can literally walk up to them in the wild and pick them up. They'd make great pets if they didn't grow to over 8 feet and prefer feeding on other snakes

Is a black racer the same as a blue runner

Not even close, Phil. Blue runners are ocean fish