Barry managed to get a photo of this snake as it was rushing to get out of sight. We post it only because we have so few sightings and photos of snakes at the garden. In fact, we had none until a couple of years ago when what we think was the first ever for the garden was spotted. Since then, there have been a few more sightings. It is not that this species is rare, but that until lately it was so for the garden.