tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post3140562158563019095..comments2024-03-28T04:08:40.540-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: The SnakeJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-81307243814734424582011-04-12T22:39:09.473-04:002011-04-12T22:39:09.473-04:00That little old thing is just a harmless indigo. I...That little old thing is just a harmless indigo. It is non venomous and it is protected by the state of Florida. They DO eat venomous snakes so keep the guy around. here is a link http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com/EasternIndigo.html<br />IT could also be a racer but I doubt it. Racers don't stay still long. here is a link to a racer. <br />Either snake is harmless. <br />here is a link on the racer http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com/SouthernBlackracer.html<br />Anyway... it will not harm you or your kids. so go to sleep.HH365https://www.blogger.com/profile/04316489538581444294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-69002223608158404742011-04-12T20:50:31.950-04:002011-04-12T20:50:31.950-04:00Creepy! Growing up my dad found a snake in the was...Creepy! Growing up my dad found a snake in the washing machine, and go figure, my laundry was in there...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503406049464356270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-25651657924760502412011-04-12T18:21:38.048-04:002011-04-12T18:21:38.048-04:00Never mind the baseball games. Calling the extermi...Never mind the baseball games. Calling the exterminator takes priority. I wouldn't set foot in the house until it was found. I don't DO reptiles.Kristine Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203324923927264940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-18536642173067888682011-04-12T18:10:39.118-04:002011-04-12T18:10:39.118-04:00Better call Billy the exterminator. If you haven&...Better call Billy the exterminator. If you haven't seen his show on TV it's a must see. He'll get rid of that snake for you.Nancy at EmbroideryIt.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462544567484306363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-11819651021032678442011-04-12T17:19:36.134-04:002011-04-12T17:19:36.134-04:00How bizarre! A few weeks ago one of my kids brough...How bizarre! A few weeks ago one of my kids brought one inside and decided to keep it in his room. A few days after he brought it in, it got loose. It's either somewhere in his bedroom, or my cat ate it (since I suspect she's the one that knocked over it's jar).<br /><br />When I was a kid, I had a snake and it got loose. After it had been AWOL for about 6 MONTHS, I found it in my underwear drawer one day while reaching in for a pair of socks. Scared the crap outta me!<br /><br />Worst case scenario story: my brothers and I caught a snake when we lived in Tracy CA. Had that thing for a year. We handled it all the time and had no issues. One day one of their friends came over and I don't know exactly what happened, but the snake bit that kid and the kid went into siezures and couldn't breathe. A neighbor drove us all to the hospital where the dr who treated him informed us he was treating the kid for rattlesnake bites! We repeatedly told the dr it wasn't a rattler, it was a non venomous pet snake. So he had us describe the snake in detail. When he asked where the snake was inside of our home, I toldhim, "Uh, well, the kid kinda flung the snake after it bit him, so it's SOMEWHERE in my room. Not sure." Dr turned so white I thought he'd faint. Turns out.....this snake was a crossbreed between the non venomous snakes and the rattlesnakes in the area. A rattlesnake without a rattle so to speak. That we'd been handling. We had some kind of animal control people searching my house for it for ages. They never found it. Heck, we never saw that thing again. Wonder where it ended up?<br /><br />CandeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-22103974205530115132011-04-12T16:58:18.350-04:002011-04-12T16:58:18.350-04:00Wow! That is awesome. I'm so glad you share ...Wow! That is awesome. I'm so glad you share all these wonderfully terrifying experiences!!Lydia Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026109024138414473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-7136549288114200222011-04-12T15:53:40.138-04:002011-04-12T15:53:40.138-04:00Ah, this is bringing back memories of my summer tr...Ah, this is bringing back memories of my summer trip to Tahoe when the mouse crawled across me while I slept....Maybe if I had a snake in the house it wouldn't have! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497029759955792724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-79605367788942509962011-04-12T15:03:00.747-04:002011-04-12T15:03:00.747-04:00YUCK YUCK YUCK!!! There is just one thing this mom...YUCK YUCK YUCK!!! There is just one thing this mom doesn't even want to think about and that is snakes!Itchin' Stitchin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/02832173649017255807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-30425479805455142222011-04-12T14:10:26.697-04:002011-04-12T14:10:26.697-04:00Just thinking about your situation makes me want t...Just thinking about your situation makes me want to check my whole house for snakes!Lynnhttp://wicwoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-72342533030879950962011-04-12T13:58:53.732-04:002011-04-12T13:58:53.732-04:00My mom always runs them over with lawn mowers when...My mom always runs them over with lawn mowers when she sees them in the yard. Then she calls me to "dispose" of them:)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867716410821023980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-76986080541143786072011-04-12T13:50:26.418-04:002011-04-12T13:50:26.418-04:00We occasionally find little lizards in our house. ...We occasionally find little lizards in our house. I refuse to think about what else can get in since they can....uck.Skubaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464581928381800805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-67171484740165187282011-04-12T13:08:00.768-04:002011-04-12T13:08:00.768-04:00ick, ick, ick! I would have to sell my house. Hope...ick, ick, ick! I would have to sell my house. Hope you found it. The couch story killed me. Ugh.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400863807852009893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87678039865848713072011-04-12T12:47:23.453-04:002011-04-12T12:47:23.453-04:00I live in northern WI, so snakes are not a big par...I live in northern WI, so snakes are not a big part of life here. I know what to do if a bear or bobcat is around, but I'm not sure what to do about snakes. A friend in AZ saw a rattlesnake in her backyard, freaked and called the fire department. They came and found out the snake was dead. She felt like an idiot.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395273241585856990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-71600314917304749212011-04-12T12:23:52.340-04:002011-04-12T12:23:52.340-04:00This tops the list of things I hate about living i...This tops the list of things I hate about living in the South. (I am a transplant.) My son caught a snake in our yard the other day - but not to worry - he saw on TV how to catch it so it wouldn't bite him.<br /><br />Thank goodness for a TV education. And thank goodness that one wasn't poisonous.<br /><br />My favorite snake experience here is when the kids were swimming in our pool and a baby cottonmouth slithered across the yard and concrete and into the pool. The kids all jumped out so fast it was like reverse motion television. And it's harder to catch a snake in the net than you might think.<br /><br />PS in my area of Louisiana there are 46 species of snakes but "only" 7 are venomous. And of course, every venomous snake has it's look alike.Sant Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794930956817562515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-76666003159870958582011-04-12T12:01:32.289-04:002011-04-12T12:01:32.289-04:00I would have paniked, Im terrifed of snakes.I would have paniked, Im terrifed of snakes.Mrs Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439240762198077538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-21012836907605352732011-04-12T11:40:42.713-04:002011-04-12T11:40:42.713-04:00I.WOULD.DIE
Once a cousin came visit my husband...I.WOULD.DIE<br />Once a cousin came visit my husband's family and brought a pet tarantula. The thing got lost in the house (4 flours and 7 bedrooms) for days. Can you imagine???????????? It's a good thing I didn't know my husband back then.mama loquitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156326321085737568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-90029871277000225512011-04-12T10:50:24.548-04:002011-04-12T10:50:24.548-04:00I grew up in rattle snake country. Any snake I se...I grew up in rattle snake country. Any snake I see, dies. period. end of story.Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635209630106112759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-5845802660287265202011-04-12T09:06:17.510-04:002011-04-12T09:06:17.510-04:00One of the cats brought one IN the house yesterday...One of the cats brought one IN the house yesterday (though he was much smaller than your snake) and that thing went AWOL for a while. My husband had to come home from work and help me catch it! <br /><br />However, that was not my first rodeo (or third or fourth) with a snake in the house. ): <br /><br />http://myboynelson.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-it-smelled-like.htmlNelson's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419949223504292317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-616381270995649452011-04-12T08:31:42.776-04:002011-04-12T08:31:42.776-04:00Black snakes will eat the poisonous ones. They are...Black snakes will eat the poisonous ones. They are the lesser of the two evils, trust me. Just think of him as your own personal exterminator ;)Brookes4boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009080790194558121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-41890224945474169262011-04-12T08:16:52.822-04:002011-04-12T08:16:52.822-04:00I'm with you, Jana. I'd much rather have t...I'm with you, Jana. I'd much rather have the snake than the patio furniture too.Diana of Windmasters Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617481154358245026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-9168817935086191372011-04-12T07:55:14.071-04:002011-04-12T07:55:14.071-04:00Check your dryer. I found one once inside the silv...Check your dryer. I found one once inside the silver tube behind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-4151137577885515982011-04-12T07:41:26.792-04:002011-04-12T07:41:26.792-04:00Well, we are all sitting here waiting...wanting to...Well, we are all sitting here waiting...wanting to know if you found the snake or not.....I bet it just went back out into the yard the same way it came into the screened porch...and it's not in your house. I'd much rather have a black snake hanging around than a copperhead! :-)Don't black snakes keep the Copperheads away, or is that a myth?Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-90576236627426427452011-04-12T07:29:01.014-04:002011-04-12T07:29:01.014-04:00edit: Hampton Inn (in case you need to look up th...edit: Hampton Inn (in case you need to look up the number, I knew you'd need the correct spelling :))mom24orsinishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244164108427069695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-74186623659858553242011-04-12T07:26:31.884-04:002011-04-12T07:26:31.884-04:00AH! AH! AHHHH!!! I just detest snakes, unlike you...AH! AH! AHHHH!!! I just detest snakes, unlike you...I can tell no hint of sarcasm in your whole post...my snake story is: in our walkout basement, growing up, we had nice heavy curtains...my Dad decided to pull them apart one Spring day and in one of the folds, a snake slithered out...I can barely handle typing it out...<br /><br />Get the handicap room at a Hampton in...it's huge!mom24orsinishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244164108427069695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-44185862521364394272011-04-12T04:52:04.410-04:002011-04-12T04:52:04.410-04:00Wow! I'm always amazed at how afraid of snakes...Wow! I'm always amazed at how afraid of snakes people are. He doesn't look venomous or large enough to eat any of your children; so, I wouldn't worry too much. P.S. You aren't glad that snake is trying to be helpful, Jana? He must be on his way to the attic. He probably just wants the rat. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790335109942073863noreply@blogger.com