I think so far I have taken 6 wheelbarrow loads to the compost pile . On one of my trips I saw a snake sunning himself on a patch of dirt . It startled me for a minute but then I looked for him . I ' m sure he was just a garden snake .
Why would the narrator jump back a bit ?
- They are afraid of certain types of reptiles .
 - They are afraid of dirt getting on their shoe .
 - They are afraid of compost getting on their shoe .
 - They are afraid of getting garden dirt on their shoe .


They are afraid of certain types of reptiles .