a cage? LOL
I am not fond of snakes .. yikes!~

THAT snake seems way too domesticated to me.

I would do whatever I could to help him exit my... earth.

Probably harmless, but don't blame your little girl for not wanting to swim with it. I wouldn't either.

Good hunting.

Euw - I feel for you. Can't help you on that. Today my significant other shouted excitedly for me . . . . he skimmed a mouse out of the pool. That creepy little rodent came swimming out of the skimmer! Euw! I thought my daughter would have freaked like yours did. Instead I was the one freaking and she wanted to name the nasty little thing. Maybe we could borrow your friendly snake to deal with our nasty little rodent??? Are ya kidding me?????

I had that happen to me too. I was floating on a raft, face down, with my bathing suit top off, (so I wouldn't get any tan lines) when the exact same thing happened. I screamed and jumped out of the pool one way, while the snake jumped out the other side. Luckily, we have a privacy fence and not very close neighbors but at that moment, I don't think I would have even cared!

And THIS is why I was asking how many of your pools are screened-in! I know it's not as pretty as a backyard "oasis" but I'm from FL...I'm used to the screens to enjoy the yard without all the critters! Ewwwwww!

I know screens will give you less of a chance of getting unwanted critters into your pool, but just last week my parents (who have a screened pool) had a squirrel fall through the top of their screen and a snake in their house. The dog and cat had him cornered by the bedroom door.:) Good thing it was a harmless snake. The squirrel was tricky to get out of the cage. My dad had to chase him around the pool area with the pole and net, trying to keep him from doing more damage to the screen. Needless to say, he had to repair the screen that day.