Broad daylight, late Dec/early Jan, unseasonably warm afternoon in Perry County, climbed an 18 foot ladder on an elevated blind, and just as my head got to the top of the ladder I see this:

Almost did a full gainer off that ladder, lucky I didn't break my neck.
Rat snake.

Sat on a 6'er inside my lock-on seat 20' up one morning till bout 8. Keep thinking something didn't feel right. Got up to draw on a slick and the dang thing came out a hole and looked at me...6" from my hip. Couldn't jump, watched him crawl down bu my feet and starting down the tree. Head was below the stand and his tail was still comming out of the seat....