Well makes no difference what kind they are.. I don't like em...

Ok so here is a cute true story.

Going back to when my kids were in Jr.High. Didn't have alot of money, son lost his history book. Well to replace they charge new price even though book was in used condition. We looked everywhere. One aftenoon him and his sister come strolling into the yard after school.
Mommm got something for ya... Do you see where this is heading?
Long story short,, I thought immediately he had found the missing book.. I put my hands out, with closed eyes.. I realized it wasn't a book even before I opened my eyes.. The lil buggers had placed a dead snake over my hands.
I never gave them the satisfaction of screaming or running away. I simply turned my hands over and let it drop to the ground..Then slowly walked back into the house. Never said a word to them.
Later telling their Dad what had transpired, he said he would have spanked their butts.. I said Ohhh I did better.. I never gave any response. Had I let on they would have seen from then on how many snakes they could scare me with..
They would have both been so pleased to know I was creeped out for awhile...

Yet that is one snake story which I hope I never forget as I get older. As to this day I can see them coming into the yard Mommmm and I smile..

Well majored in my own kind of "child phychology". Seemed to work at least on them when I needed it to...haha

yes, I'm still waiting for you to drop the other shoe.

Another snake story...

Last summer, I was sitting in my living room, and noticed my MinPin looking toward our entryway.  He had that kinda "what the heck is that" look, tilting his head back and forth.  I got up to look, just in time to see a big black snake slithering down my hallway!  I live in a mid-entry home.  Doggie door next to the front door.  The garage comes in from the basement and the doggie door is on the mid level.  I didn't think snakes could climb stairs, but this one did... it either got into the garage, and up the stairs, or through the doggie door!!  

The bad part about the story is that I was home alone.  Ran back into the living room, jumped up on the hearth (alot of good that would do...) Called hubby, but he was transporting a tractor across the mountain and was at least an hour from getting home.  I looked out the front window.  Luckily neighbor's truck was home.  Called and told him come get this darn thing outta my house!  

Since the hallway was dark, I couldn't tell if it went under a closet door, into the bathroom, or worse - into my bedroom!  Neighbor checked the bathroom first, as the door was open.  Then opened the closet door, and there the thing was, all coiled up.  He had brought a hoe with him, so he dragged it out.  I screamed "whack it"...  while he's trying to chase it out the back door.  Got it out on the back deck and he finally killed it.  Later he told me he didn't want to tear up my floor.... It was about 5 feet long.  Gives me the creeps to even look at the pictures again....  

Looks like a bull snake. If so , it would npt have bitten you even if you were right next to it. If you stepped on it, it might but is non venomous.

The primarily eat mice , rats , and squirls, and such, one in a while a cute bird.

Phelonius

babyhog wrote on 06/14/10 at 10:52:01:



Now a black snake is a testy fellow and will bite with little provocation.  Not poisonous but it smarts and can get infected cause snakes don't brush after every meal.

Phelonius

That snake makes your Rottweiler look puny!... ...

I heard they taste like chicken, but more tender.