SSSSSSnake!

We were about to have a braai when hubby called me over to see what he found in the old ashes. Rolled up tightly was a little "Tabakrolletjie" (tobacco roll). He scooped it out, we snap a pic and let it loose into the garden.
Seeing as it feeds on snails, it is a wonderful addition to our veggie garden!

Takbakrolletjie (Duberria lutrix) Common Slug Eater

"When alarmed, the snake secretes a noxious substance from glands near the base of the tail and rolls up into a defensive spiral with the head in the middle, leading to the Afrikaans common name tabakrolletjie."

Read some more about it here.