You never know what you'll find on a sidewalk

In this case, it was a snake. A Texas Rat Snake to be specific. One of the larger snakes that lives in the wild around here. I was actually in my car driving through the parking lot of the mini-mart across the street from my house when I took this photo, hence the bad focus, unusual angle. But I'm glad I wasn't walking the dog when I came upon him...he was BIG. Over 4 feet - at least.