There’s something about late summer and early fall that brings out the sights of more spiderwebs stretched between shrubs and tree branches. I’m the type who’s a firm believer a spider is a spider and a snake is a snake.
Halloween and senses of the heebie-jeebbies make us cringe at the sights of such creatures but unlike cockroaches, there are beneficial snakes and spiders best left alone.
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