Please get that safety railing done asap. I’d hate for anything life altering to happen to you.
A rail on the worst side is up - need some brackets from home to finish, but I screwed one end into the wall to hold it. My hand cart is on the other side, in the way of getting to the ‘pit’.
I found 2 snake skins today ... the one on the doormat just outside the French doors is not the one that bothers me ... the one in the garage twined around a rope I use does. The skin on the mat was complete, from head to tail. The one in the garage was about 3/4. The snake(s) have spots - you can barely see them if you look through the skins. I would guess hognose, but if that’s not it, ruh roh!