Just adds to novelty of your water garden area! I love the snakes in my yard. I have some that have been there a very long time. We have a mutual respect for one another and our respective homes. I stay away from their home and they don't sneak into my house. Outdoors is a shared area.
How are you planning to care for your water lilies and other plants because of the snakes? Or are they planted directly into the ponds instead of sunken pots? Just wondering as that would be my challenge with water snakes.
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