I have a cousin - he knows who he is - who loves snakes. He keeps them for pets, has been known to take them aboard planes, pre-911, in his carry-on luggage, and has loved those fun Texas Rattlesnake Round-ups! I think he's crazy. But, I sure wish he'd been here today.
It's so hot here in Middle Tennessee. How hot? So hot that I saw something I've never seen in all my years of watering gardens. There, lying under the mist of the faucet-water hose connection, was a 3-foot rat snake; and I didn't see him until I had put my hand 2 inches above his head to turn off the water. I'm sure my scream echoed up and down this valley, and I had no idea I could scream like that. At least it disturbed my unwanted visitor, for he slowly slithered off with a "Sheesh, woman!" look in his beady little eye.
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Last night while turning off the faucet in my backyard I looked down and not 12 inches from me was a HUGE black widow spider. I didn't scream, did back away slowly, call Dick to show him, then got the bug spray. Buh bye soider. I hope bug spray works on spiders!
Eeeeww!!!
Yah know he "found" a snake at Mom and Dads anniversary party. Kinda put the icing on the cake for Dad..... ;0)
Oh, those men and their snakes. I'll never forget when your Dad had a cooler full of snakes in the trunk of y'all's car. And that was waaaay back when Grandmother lived in the Pink House!!
I would have taken to my bed for a day or two after that. I hate snakes, even more than I hate tomatoes!
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