In a message dated 8/6/2005 8:55:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I have been lurking on Arachne Lace for several years, I never found > anything I wanted to say but recently I signed up for Lace Chat. The > thread about creepy things and gardening has sent me to the keyboard. > Since we live in the desert most of my gardening is in container pots > on the patio. Last Saturday morning we had a swarm of bees on the > Texas Ebony tree out front. They came some time Friday during the day > and left by 8:30 a.m. Saturday when I went out to get the paper. > After getting the paper I went out on the patio in back to water my > plants and was watering, watering, watering - did my hibiscus and about > to started on my basil.... I looked down - to make sure I didn't get > water all over the patio I guess, and there was a Mohave Rattlesnake > curled up in my pot of basil....My legs had been about 4 inches from > his head. Scared the daylights out of me....I jumped back about 4 feet > and then stood perfectly still.....until I got myself together.... . Up > shot was I called the fire department and they came and removed > it....We pay for a subscription so if we have a fire they will come > and put it out...They will also administer first aid while waiting for > the helicopter and remove poisonous reptiles and such. So that's my > creepy gardening story.... ewwwwwww.......
My God, Carol! You are fortunate you didn't get bit! I guess there is no way to ward off snakes, or even trap or bait them, is there? This really puts my worm into perspective... And the bee/wasp warnings too.... Sobering thoughts, all....Gad! Robert Browning got it all wrong, didn't he: "The world is so full of a number of things I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings." Yeah, right.... Ricki in Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
