New resident slithers into Country Creek

At 10 a.m. June 4, Lee Waters wasn’t expecting to make a poisonous new friend.

But when Waters saw a group of landscape workers gathered around a bush in his front yard, he wondered what had caught their attention. 

It turned out, a 4-foot diamondback rattlesnake was eating a rabbit in front of Waters’ home, located in phase three of Country Creek, before making a getaway.

Although the snake escaped, Waters suspects it’s still slithering around the East County neighborhood and wants to warn neighbors.

“These snakes can be very dangerous,” Waters said. “I just want my neighbors, especially those with small children, to be safe.”