I remember water snakes from my youth when we would go to a large pond to swim out in the country. They were very fat and big for sure. This garden snake is quite long and fatter than last year. She has to behave and show herself, so I don't get startled all summer. lol. It still stumps me how those darn Alliums show up all over the garden. I dig them up and there they are again. Ugh!