What color was the snake, Candy? That will definitely get your attention first thing in the morning!!!
I wouldn't worry about a nest of them...he was just hunting a warm place to be for the winter, as they hibernate in cold months, but usually in the ground!!
I have this video in my mind of the entire incident...bet now that it's over, you both had a good laugh!!
I can't get the video out of my mind of the shot filled dresser drawer - forever more dead.
We looked up on the net for VA Snakes, and Jamey figurers it was a rat snake, aka chicken snake. The pattern was very geometric. It was a little over a foot long and no bigger around than my little finger at it's widest point. It did have the curl up and strike instinct down to a science, and I THINK it was hissing, but really, I think I could tell myself anything about that at the moment.
Thanks for the chuckly about it now though. It is pretty funny.
I can see you clearing that bed in a single leap - just like superman.
