Winter is long, cramped, and filled with stressful family and social gatherings. It is so nice when all that stuff is over, the sun begins to shine again, and Spring arrives in full force. This photo sums up what Spring is all about for me. Few moments in life compare to that rejuvenating and magnificent time when friends can venture out across the countryside and use snake hooks to flip metal with sexed pairs of Kingsnakes preparing to breed underneath. Capturing these in-situ moments with cameras is an absolute must because Winter returns in the blink of an eye and I find myself staring at these pictures on my computer during snowy nights longing for the days when the Sun shines bright and the snakes return. Nothing Beats Spring!!