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[BKHpondcritters]

Never understood why people are so phobic with snakes

I love snakes! Used to keep some as pets in my younger days, now I just totally enjoy the wild ones we see that live around the house & yard.

However! I've gotta say that if a 4' long snake dropped out of the sky & wrapped itself around my arm out of the blue, I'm pretty sure even *I* would be pretty freaked out! LOL

 

[j.w]

I don't run screaming when I see snakes but then we don't have big poisonous or biting ones here. Ran into some down in Az while hiking. Hubby says "Don't move" and I didn't as I knew what it meant. Got my bearings and backed slowly away inch by inch. They are beautiful creatures but I prefer not to touch any of them even the small garter snakes here. I will if I have to tho but not just for fun. If my neighbor across the road gets any I have to go and bring them over here to live. Her hubby can't deal w/the sight of them!

Spiders are my friends and I like to bother hubby w/them whenever I get the chance

 

[rubyduby]

Thank you for sharing this!

 

[GBBUDD]

While I have a hard time believing the hawk attacked her for the snake. I can't say BS to the snake dropping on her as a blue fish about 12 inches long fell out of the sky between myself and a guy I was talking to at a show up yard as we were starting our day. But the osprey just flew away.

And I did have an osprey dive bomb me as her nest was a line pole as I was walking the row in Maine so I guess I got to buy it '

 

[addy1]

My biggest "pet" snake was a 100 lb python, gave her to a school. Real stinky body movements.

 

[j.w]

My biggest "pet" snake was a 100 lb python, gave her to a school. Real stinky body movements.

Gosh my mother would not even let me keep a rat..............let alone a huge snake!

 

[addy1]

Lol I was not living at home! I did have all sorts of critters when I was a kid.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Gosh my mother would not even let me keep a rat..............let alone a huge snake!

Rats!!! I had those, too!

 

[addy1]

Rats, mice, gerbils, chickens, dog, birds, hamsters, fish, snakes, ferrets......

 

[Bluerooster]

While plowing down by the creek, Dad turned up some leathery eggs. Thinking they were turtle eggs, I put them in an aquarium, under some dirt, and a lightbulb for warmth. About a month later, found out they weren't turtle eggs after all, but Kingsnakes. Had about a dozen of them. After a few days, I turned them out at the barn.

 

[addy1]

How neat! These water snakes do live birth.

 

[mrsclem]

Found one of your snakes caught in my leaf netting this morning. It's the first one I've seen this year. I was surprised it was alive so decided to try to cut it loose. Snake had an attitude and struck at me after I cut it loose. I checked cameras and it seems it's been in the net since sunday!

 

[j.w]

Found one of your snakes caught in my leaf netting this morning. It's the first one I've seen this year. I was surprised it was alive so decided to try to cut it loose. Snake had an attitude and struck at me after I cut it loose. I checked cameras and it seems it's been in the net since sunday!

Guess it wasn't totally underwater? How big was it? Do you transport it or just let it go? I would take it far away! Ungrateful snake

 

[mrsclem]

Just at water level. 4' and really thick! Once I got the net cut off it struck at me and slithered off into the woods. I'm hoping it doesn't come back. Now I have a huge hole in my net.

 

[j.w]

Just at water level. 4' and really thick! Once I got the net cut off it struck at me and slithered off into the woods. I'm hoping it doesn't come back. Now I have a huge hole in my net.

Uh oh wonder if it got any fish? Prolly not hopefully as it could have gotten stuck entering and not leaving. If it got fish tho, it might come back