Longest "long" run I've been on for a long time. Waited too long to get out, and got caught in the sun. The temps weren't high, but with the direct sunlight and humidity I got overheated a little and had to take a couple breaks in the shade. Wyatt ran with me, and water boy kept us company. So did 2 snakes. One large black field snake slithered across the road around mile 5, then around mile 8 Wyatt did a hop, jump, little yelp as she jumped over one on the road. She was running just behind me, and I'm a little concerned that I didn't see it first, but in my defense, it was small. We got a photo of him as he was in the grass along the roadside. He's maybe only 12 inches long- a baby.
I'm no herpetologist, but Wyatt said it looked like some variety of rattle/poisonous snakes, and I'm taking her word for it!
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