2 Snakes in the Yard & More Rain

It is fairly common to see one of the local snakes out in the yard, underneath the bird feeders or climbing the tree with the bird house. Yesterday, there were two in the yard at the same time, each stalking birds in his/her own style. The photo was taken after the tree climber had been forced down by the nuthatch residents of the bird house- angry parents aren't about to let a snake in without a battle. The other, bigger snake, was headed toward the feeders when Breyer all but stepped on him; both were a little startled but no harm no foul and we went on a walk and I'm assuming the snake continued his snaky endeavors; both had moved on from the yard when we returned from our walk.
I'm not sure if the snakes are a couple, buddies, unaware of each other (that seems unlikely) or what their deal is other than they have both been around here for years and as long as they stay outside are welcome to all the rodents they want - if they catch an occasional bird...that's natural selection at work.

Yesterday on Earth: Rain, and then more rain - 0.9" here, which brings the monthly total to over 8 1/2" but areas just west of Charlottesville got that much rain yesterday!! Yes, there was flash flooding and from reports numerous roads are still impassable. Alberto has moved on through Michigan and into Canada but the Bermuda high off the coast is still pumping lots of moisture into the southeast and more showers are likely this afternoon and tomorrow and Saturday with a slow down Sunday and finally a break and cooler drier air into next week. Many Va. locations have smashed rainfall records for May; just another bonus of a warming planet, bigger rain events. You've been warned...
Haven't really checked, just TV news reports but the lava continues to flow on the big island of Hawaii, I'm sure there are earthquakes in the usual spots but haven't done my due diligence on that either.
The clouds are blocking a lovely sky show, the waxing gibbous moon was right above Saturn last night, will move upper left of the ringed world tonight and will have a close encounter with Mars Sunday, late night. Venus still shines brightly, high in the southwest below Gemini's Castor and Pollux, with Jupiter beaming brightly in the south in Libra. Perhaps we'll get back to the evening sky show next week.
For now, I'm waiting for my wandering dog to return from his morning sojourn, so we can venture off into the rain forest to check out things, Today on Earth.