Uninvited guest

So, I have lived in the country, pretty much my entire life.  I have seen lots of critters.  I have seen lots of snakes.  But, this was a first for me. 

In case you aren't familiar with my house, this is the entry way, right off the front door.  But this little guy was trying to come into my bedroom, until Freddie nearly stepped on him. 

Freddie jumps over him to run out to the garage to get the nearest weapon.  And I chase after the "visitor."  I am not going to let him get lost in our house.  Luckily, Freddie was back lightning fast and made short work of the snake..

When I showed Luke the pictures this morning, he was extremely disappointed that we didn't wake him up for all the action!

He was little, but really, does size matter with an unwelcome guest?!  You can even see a piece of the carpet fuzz that gets knocked off the rug when you have to use a hoe to kill a snake IN YOUR HOUSE!!!