Snake in the backyard!!!

I think snakes know that I DO NOT PREFER to be around them, so they come around!!! It rained today, so when I got home, I walked in my backyard to see how my plants have blossomed and viola....here he is--sunning himself on our wood pile! I must have seen his sister on my front porch last week and his other relatives in my yard last year as I was weeding! Our neighbor, Ed, likes snakes, but has NEVER seen one in his yard...go figure.