Jon Gabriel wrote:
>
> >From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Misplaced mail, interesting neighbor, snake
> >Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 22:42:37 -0500
> >
>
> <snip>
>
> >Oh, and the neighbor that Dan's most friendly with came over on the
> >weekend to help Dan dispose of a snake. Turned out to just be a rat
> >snake, and it probably wouldn't have messed with our dogs, but Dan
> >didn't want to take any chances. (He doesn't know how to identify a
> >rattler by sight, and assumes that all snakes are dangerous. I can
> >recognize some snakes as harmless, and he'll leave the little ones be on
> >my say-so.) It was over 5' long.
>
> Five FEET?!? Is that normal?
>
> I don't have a phobia about snakes, but can't imagine being too pleased to
> see one 5 feet long in my backyard. Sheesh. I *can* imagine Robin's
> reaction though. I'd find her wrapped around any ceiling fixture secured
> more than 15 feet in the air. :)
It's not *ab*normal around here. 6' rattlers are not unheard of. (I
think that's about as long as the one that was in the road that some
neighbors were trying to kill at one point. Dan ran over it a couple of
times with his car, to see if that would help.) Actually, Dan initially
thought it might be 2 snakes, because the diameter of the snake wasn't
large enough for him to be confident that it was just the one snake. If
he'd known it was just one, he probably would have dealt with it
himself, but he wanted someone for backup, just in case.
Now he's wanting to get something with which to sharpen the hoe, so he's
better prepared next time. (Easier to do that than to invest in a BB
gun and ammo.)
Julia
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