well now, ain't nothing like walking through the fields during prepatory season, especially when you're trying to bypass the usual pests and then, lo and behold, you notice the snakes blending in, almost incognito, among the crops. it's a sight, i tell ya, makes you ponder on nature's way of keeping a balance. sometimes, though, it feels like for every query we got about handling them, we return to square one, but it keeps the farming life interesting, doesn't it?