[Salamander]

Some people have all the luck.

And FWIW, the snakes would not be there unless there was a food source to support them.

Imagine how much disease carrying vermin must be nearby.

[Daffynition]

From my very limited *snake* experience, I've found garter snakes to be *stinky* when you pick them up ... not skunk-bad, but unpleasant stinky bad.