To the Robins on our deck - Watch out for that snake!

We have two Robins trying to build a nest on our back porch light. They've been at it for several days and have made no progress (half becuase it's a bad spot and the other half because every chance we get we go tear down whatever progress they have made...). We've had this problem before and the back porch ends up covered in bird poop, grass, straw, sticks and whatever else they drop on the porch. It's not going to happen this year...at least we thought.

A friend recommended we buy a black snake, rubber of course, and lay it on top of the light. Great idea - snakes eat birds / eggs, they will be afraid, move on to another spot (like trees!). So, Carey picks up a snake at Wal-Mart and I put it on top of the light with hopes of great success. Within the first minute, this is what we found.






If you can't tell, that's a Robin, approaching, putting in some nest, then biting the snake. She must be very scared. I think we are going to need more 'tactical' measures...