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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 09:58:45 AM
and hopfully the last , he/she was on my front porch yesterday afternoon, making themselves right at home , needless to say he/she was chopped up with a shovel and burned , can't shoot them with they are on cement!
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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| Arctic Flower |
Posted - Dec 07 2010 : 7:32:20 PM
Snakes is why I live in Alaska. No snakes here because it's to cold. I grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. I can still hear my grandmother yelling to my grandfather "Virgil get the hoe, get the hoe." We all knew what that meant. My hat is off to you all who have to deal with snakes. Ewww!!
Farmgirl #2416
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| momdrinkstea |
Posted - May 29 2010 : 9:03:01 PM
I went into the laundry room with a load to wash and found a milk snake all curled up and cozy on my previous load! Husband had knocked off the dryer vent cover the day before and that snake just slithered right in! We weren't sure what kind it was (thought it may have been a copperhead), so he shot it a number of times. Now I have "holey" jeans, towels, sweatshirts, etc....and two holes in my laundry floor! Mostly garter and milk snakes here.
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| birdie71 |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 5:11:22 PM
WOW Teresa! I've had dreams of finding rattlers in my house! Kind of freaks me out! I just don't want to be bit! Other than that...they better behave themselves!
Robin
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - May 20 2010 : 07:37:20 AM
Yeah i keep a shovel in the house just for killing snakes...lol. This isnt the first snake ive had in the house.
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
| Bag Lady Diva |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 10:31:09 PM
I hate snakes - It reminded my of the first, and only (so far) rattler we ended up with in our garage.
The first summer we lived in our home. We had just returned from the local convenient store with some ice cream. We were sitting in the back year having our ice-cream when we heard a hissing sound. My hubby got up and said- I will be back I gotta disconnect the air compressor. So I stayed and waited for him to return. He had stepped into the garage and then I screamed at him - he answered "yea - I see it" From the time he stepped away from where we were sitting, I realized that the sound we heard was not the his air compressor but the sound of a rattler.
Since rattlersnakes in our area is not a common thing - first my hubby thought he would get a pitchfork to move it out - I told him no way - it would be a good way to get bitten. So he got his gun and shot it. Not a good thing since he was shotting into cement. But all in all he shot it, the cat did not get bitten, and we did finish our ice cream.
We have not had any snakes in here since - and hopefully it stays that way since now we have grandchildren that will be in oujr back yard.
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 3:26:15 PM
Brandee, i too have had my share of snakes getting in the house, mostly small gophersnakes, but over the years, I have had 2 rattlers get in.
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 10:39:24 AM
Lol, well if she would just call me, I'd come pick it up! Not afraid of snakes, but very MINDFUL of the poisonous ones. Not afraid of copperheads, even though they're poisonous, however, obviously, I don't pick them up either. Don't see any rattlers, though I know they are here.
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 10:01:20 AM
In the house ?!?!?!? Yikes - I'd move!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luanne
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 09:59:11 AM
I had a snake in the house a few days ago so armed with 5 boxes of moth balls i put them around the house and uncer the house!
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
| grace gerber |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 08:52:35 AM
I know what you mean about the bird feeders. A couple years back the neighbors had their own deck taken apart because of birdseed. What it so interesting as of this writing all the bears and mountain lions have not come in the fenceline. I do have to say I am the only one with real working Great Pry's (Too many folks treat them as house dogs) and real working llama's. Sherrye, just getting a llama is not always the answer because not all llama's will protect. It is like a good Livestock Dog - Just because their bred to do so does not mean they will. Also, training is key..
Pry's hate birds of any kind so that will help with the chickens but just know they might in not raised right also help themselves to a chicken. I have one pry that can never be around any birds for no reason. My llama has also brought in the hens when a hawk or eagle is around. But like I said in my stories about him - he is darn special...
Grace Gerber
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 08:32:03 AM
Ugh - I'll take my chances with our bears over any kind of snakes any day! Had a big black bear on my front porch a couple of weeks ago eating all the seed out of my bird feeder. I rapped on the window and he just looked at me and went on eating until the feeder was empty!
Be careful Grace!
Luanne
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| sherrye |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 07:56:39 AM
wow grace, i am so impressed. i would love to see pics of where you live. i have never been there. i love the great outdoors. how are all the goaties. we have been wondering if we need a llama after your post about yours. the 80 acres at our sons has coyotes eagles red tail hawks. what keeps the birds from carrying my chickens away? we want to turn them into pasture. what do other farm girls do? we have sex links barred rock etc. happy days sherrye
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| grace gerber |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 05:58:15 AM
Oh Yes we get Bear, Mountain Lion, Antelope, Deer, Elk, Badger, Fox, Coyotoes and alike. My three Great Pry's keep most away and then I have my gun packing folks out here who will shoot at anything given the chance. I must say in 14 years here we have never lost an animal to the wild things but that does not mean I let my guard down. Life on the Funny Farm is never dull - I do live in the Wild Wild West..
Grace Gerber
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| Annab |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 05:24:40 AM
Good for you!
I'm so glad rattlesnakes around here are RARE!
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 3:07:15 PM
The only snakes I kill out right are the rattlers, we have 'Mojave Green Rattlesnakes" here, they carry the double toxins, hemo and neuro. They are aggressive also. All other snakes are left alone unless they've gotten into my rabbits or chicken barns, then I have no choice, as if you remove them and let them go, they will come back for that easy meal. I am not afraid of snakes or any other wildlife, i have healthy respect, and use comman sense with all.
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| Bear5 |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 2:35:15 PM
Grace:
Did you say Bears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, I think I'd rather deal with the darn alligators in the lake. LOL. This is what I often think of: What keeps a bear from breaking into a house? I mean I've seen the shows where the bears get into these parked cars at picnic sites. I'd keep a loaded gun at all times.
Be careful.
Marly
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| Bear5 |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 2:33:26 PM
One less rattler for you to deal with! LOL
Marly
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| grace gerber |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 11:58:30 AM
OH MY - I HATE RATTLE SNAKES - we have only had a few here on the farm - my huge bull snakes keep them at bay. I always worry that an animal might get bite. You are one brave gal but be carefull....
Snakes and Spiders are my weakness - OH AND BEARS... We have already had two sightings... It's going to be a busy summer.
Grace Gerber
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| nubidane |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 11:43:20 AM
Me too Kris..me too! |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 11:28:17 AM
Well, I do. Run and scream as loud as I can and act like a total idiot! That's what I do with any snake I see.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Alee |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 10:57:55 AM
Uh, Yeah. I don't know if I would be brave enough to get close enough for a shovel strike. I would probably put a bucket over it although I would have to be pretty close for that too, eh? Crud I have no idea what I would do!
Alee
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| Marcy |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 10:54:39 AM
Oh my goodness. I HATE snakes. They scare me to death. Spiders, bugs, bees, nothing else really bothers me all that much. But snakes? They flat out terrify me.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 17 2010 : 10:31:56 AM
Yay, one less snake in the world! Good for you and I am glad it didn't get anything. Especially you.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
