🌱Snake Season Begins + Mountain Brook Boys Win State Soccer Title

Happy Monday, Mountain Brook! Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 82 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. It's snake season in the Birmingham metro area. According to expert snake catchers, Mountain Brook has an overabundance of copperheads. Other common species are rat snakes and timber rattlesnakes. The experts say the snakes are just as scared of you as you are of them. They recommend cutting down weeds and trimming bushes as a preventative measure to eliminate the snakes' hiding places. (WBRC)
2. Mountain Brook High School's boys soccer team scored its first statewide title in history on Saturday. According to reports, the magic touch came from player Vance Phillips’ "golden goal." (AL.com)
3. Police are investigating the death of a man, Justin Snow, 38, from Warrior, Alabama who was shot while driving on I-59 in Birmingham at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday night. As of press time no suspects were identified or in custody. (WBRC 6)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Afternoon Matinee - Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 p.m.)
• Mountain Brook School Board Meeting 32 Vine Street (3:30 p.m.)
• 4 Week Beginners Yoga Series - Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce (4:45 p.m.)
• City of Mountain Brook board of zoning adjustments meeting, online via Zoom (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these five new Mountain brook properties on the market. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Mountain Brook YMCA had its first pool party of the summer on Saturday. Don't worry if you missed it — there's much more coming up! (Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook Police Department will be hosting a community safety meeting on Tuesday. (Facebook)

That's it for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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