A Difficult 18 Holes
I have one rule for golf....no snakes on the course. Yep, here we are in Santa Barbara, and we see a sign about rattlesnakes on the golf course. OK I think, that's just a sign. It will be okay. I'll make a lot of noise by yelling at my ball when I hit it and the snakes will stay away. NO! There was what I am convinced was a Black Rat Snake. I was fairly (this is written in hindsight) calm after the snack lady reported seeing it. Then, I came home and looked it up to see what kind of snake it was. There it was....on my monitor screen. A picture of this snake in a tree! OMG! This snake can climb trees? I have never even though about that as a possibility. I have spent a lifetime watching the ground for these slimy serpents and here they are on the internet in trees. AHHHHH! It made me feel unclean and I took yet another shower (one to rid the sweat and sand and two to remove the horrible thoughts of the snake).
