I had been working in the shop this morning fettling an old craftsman #5. Someone had started making it into a scrub plane. After lacquering the tote and knob, I went in to take a break. Upon returning, as I opened the door, there was movement to my right on the counter. I eased my hand over to the light switch, turned it on and, was face to face with a black racer snake. It went one way and I backed off to give it all the room it needed. I do have a mouse in the shop that has proven hard to catch, so I decided to let Blackie Jr. take care of my problem. Can you folks work with a black snake in your shop? I named it Blackie Jr after another black racer we had it other storage building. That snake was killed in the road in front our house. No mice sounds good to me as long as it doesn't fall off a shelf on me.