Middle Schooler Has Her Back-To-School Picture Photobombed By An Unexpected Guest

Girls across the country are heading back to school and social media is flooded with proud moms and dads posting pictures of their little ones' first day. Things are no different for Auburn, Alabama 7th grader Brooke Mills. The Auburn City School student posed next to a tree in the family's front yard for her back-to-school photo. As you can see in the picture, she is looking just lovely in her skinny jeans, black t-shirt, and perfectly combed hair.

"Lord, it was scary! I got two pictures and said 'show your teeth please, baby!' Then I saw the snake," Mills told WRBL. "I said 'Brooke come here' and she looked at me like I'm not done taking pics! So I said 'Brooke get away from the tree now.' I said it calmly, but I'm sure my face said it all." The snake, apparently freshly fed, blended in perfectly with the bark and could barely be seen. It was not immediately identifiable. Commenters have labeled it as a rat snake on the Facebook post of the event. The post has been shared hundreds of times. Thank God the only thing this snake wanted to "strike" was a pose in this unexpected back-to-school picture! Well 7th grade here she comes. Appears a friend wanted to go with her. Lucky for brooke he looked like his belly was.