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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook CT
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  06:38:01 AM  Show Profile


So my dh hates snakes, (though we have a pet one (dd’s) in an aquarium. It will go with her when she leaves the nest.)

I don’t LOVE them, and if it is a poisonous one I LOATHE it. That being said, they are pretty cool otherwise, and an important part of the ecosystem. Luckily, we do not really have poisonous ones where I live. The ones we do have are rare.

Yesterday, hubs was power washing the deck when I heard a scream. He almost stepped on this guy! On a sunny part of the stone wall, a snake kept poking his head out. Turns out he was trying to shed his skin. He/she is non-poisonous, and a good rodent deterrent. We got videos of the entire process...it is actually pretty cool. Reminds me of being in a dressing room and having tried on something too small.

If you’d like to see a clip of this beautiful specimen shedding, I put it on the Suburban Farmgirl Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/111153792552244/posts/978063829194565?sfns=mo

How do you feel about snakes? I really don’t mind them, as long as they are not poisonous and I SEE them.

My daughter’s pet corn snake is actually a sweetie.





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Nicole
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YellowRose
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Sara
Paris TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  06:47:54 AM  Show Profile
Watched your video and it was interesting but must say all snakes are an endangered species if they cross mine or Annie's path.

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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook CT
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  06:52:54 AM  Show Profile
LOL Sara! I laughed so hard. I would agree if I still lived in Texas!! I wouldn’t take the time to decide if it was poisonous or not!

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Nicole
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MaryJanesNiece
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Krista
Utah
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  4:23:34 PM  Show Profile
I don't like snakes. They give me the heebie-jeebies! If they are enclosed in cages then I am just find looking at them. Otherwise they scare me. My hubby and my first house had a snake get in. It was on our living room carpet and blended in perfectly. I remember crying and calling him home from work to get it and take it outside! Lol he laughed so hard at me. Your a grave woman to let a snake live in your house!

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suny58
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Dianna
Jack Al.
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  7:12:56 PM  Show Profile
Omygosh how I laughed at the thought of your dh "screaming"!!! Living in the country here on 64 acres I've had my fair share of snake experiences! I tespect them for the most part. I leave them alone as long as they aren't aggresive, like the moccasins and copperheads. I've walked up with a foot of canebreak rattlers and they've never been aggresive so I let them go or tehone them. The ones I do eliminate are the aggresive ones because of pers and my daughter. Really they are good for the environment. I say all this with great respect for those who do fear them! I understand!! I have a great fear of clowns!! Good little clip you took!

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katmom
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Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2019 :  9:20:01 PM  Show Profile
we call it the "girlie scream"... my DH hates big spiders... so I have heard that scream! lololol!

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Simple Living
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Joan
Staten Island NY
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Posted - Sep 07 2019 :  08:05:57 AM  Show Profile
OMG I would run lol

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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook CT
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Posted - Sep 07 2019 :  5:46:57 PM  Show Profile
He or she was a pretty big specimen, but if they snack on the mice, that is fine! We have mice and voles in our area because we are in the woods.

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nubidane
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Lisa
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Posted - Sep 07 2019 :  8:23:22 PM  Show Profile
I'm with Sara!
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loribeck
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Lori
Alvordton 36
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Posted - Sep 22 2019 :  6:05:41 PM  Show Profile
So funny!!!!! I don't really mind snakes. They help keep mice away. It is funny to hear the screams though. I hate spiders. Let me tell you, I can scream when I see one of those.

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texdane
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Nicole
Sandy Hook CT
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Posted - Sep 24 2019 :  05:16:06 AM  Show Profile
Oh I am not a huge fan of spiders. I have a bad scar to prove it! But I still try to not disturb them since they are good beneficials.

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Nicole
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