Omg snakes !!!!

[KristaTX]

I hate this thread

 

[gottaluvPluto]

I have a problem with pigmy rattle snakes! I have a can of wasp spray in my backyard, side yards and front yard. You spray the face of the snake and it will kill them.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Here is hoping the snakes are still there when they arrive and have not ventured into other spaces where they cant be found.

and therein lies the problem so the trapper just left and has put traps out. Now call me crazy but I think like a cartoon. I cannot imagine that one snake will be stupid enough to take the bait and all 5 others will play follow the leader.

I had myself convinced that he would come, they would jump in the bag, and SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssnakes all gone ...yeah right maybe on Animal Planet. So I get the pleasure of having to arrange my life for the next 2 weeks so the trapper can come and check everyday.

I am very much in a missing New York State of mind today

 

[LisaR]

You have my utmost sympathy.

A couple weeks ago, I was driving into our subdivision and right at the entrance was a HUGE rattlesnake. I was screaming hysterically and I am pretty sure I closed my eyes (while driving). I didn't run it over, unfortunately. I pretty much just closed my eyes and gunned it and when I was in front of it, I looked back and it was gone. That means he is out there lurking.

The other night at 2am, I go to take the dogs out for a quick walk and I open the front door to find a five foot or so snake sitting there. It was golden in color. No clue what it was and I don't really care. It was a SNAKE! That's all that matters and it certainly didn't belong on MY front porch. DH had to get up at 4am for a flight, but at least he was home. He got a broom and swept it away and took the dogs out for me. He was too asleep to think clearly or I'm pretty sure he would have killed it. The next day he went out of town for five days which meant I had to go out into the snake infested wild alone. It wasn't fun. Thankfully, I haven't seen either snake since, but I know they are both out there watching me.

I hate Florida!

 

[Luvchefmic]

I never felt so alone out here in my life. Normally I love the peace, the solitude of it all. Right now all I can think about is they are under there somewhere....and maybe I better pray they stay under and out there. Evil Evil creatures.

Not loving FL too much myself right now for the first time ever.

 

[mom2rtk]

I never felt so alone out here in my life. Normally I love the peace, the solitude of it all. Right now all I can think about is they are under there somewhere....and maybe I better pray they stay under and out there. Evil Evil creatures.

Not loving FL too much myself right now for the first time ever.

I can't even imagine how hard it will be to sleep soundly tonight.

Just whatever you do......... don't watch Indiana Jones while you're up, not sleeping!

 

[Disneychick75]

thank you ...last year I actually had a snake get in, oh that was a funny dance that I had no choice but to get it out myself. This is a whole different saga and the last one was not a rattle.

Joys of a truck driver husband out on the road...NOTHING ever happens when he's home actually maybe that's a blessing he would THINK he was Indiana Jones.... yeah better he misses all this

We had a snake in our house. It probably got in when the kids brought in their towels from the pool. It was about 3' long and non poisonous, thank God. My son came over and removed it. He was 35 at the time-don't want anyone to think I would have allowed a youngster to remove it.

 

[TLSnell1981]

The snake calvary is on its way $489.00 is what it is as they say !

Yikes! We shoot poisonous snakes 'round here!

 

[leebee]

And now you know why we live up north! I'll take 4 feet of snow any day over snakes!!!

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

I never felt so alone out here in my life. Normally I love the peace, the solitude of it all. Right now all I can think about is they are under there somewhere....and maybe I better pray they stay under and out there. Evil Evil creatures.

Not loving FL too much myself right now for the first time ever.

Awww so sorry, hope they get them day 1 for you. Like you said early in the thread you just have to remember they are not interested in you, just the shelter under your house. Try to imagine them slithering one at a time into the trap right now, and all will be well in the morning.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Awww so sorry, hope they get them day 1 for you. Like you said early in the thread you just have to remember they are not interested in you, just the shelter under your house. Try to imagine them slithering one at a time into the trap right now, and all will be well in the morning.

thank you You made me feel alot better I am so damn tired

 

[S. C.]

About a month ago grandsons 11 and 6 come running into the house yelling ... GRANDMA ... GRANDMA ... look what we found! I turn around and each is holding a snake

(non poisonous)

I calmly said, Awesome, and told them don't let them loose in the house and to go outside and let them go. I really wanted to yell ... GET THOSE OUT OF MY HOUSE!! ...

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Stuff like this reminds me of why moving close to the mouse is a bad idea. I can handle everything else including the heat, humidity, gators and the bugs... but not snakes. No way. We have garter snakes but nothing else really, and they're usually only around wetlands.

I would die, I'm so sorry that you have to go through this.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Okay... now I think about how the snake mother was just trying to find shelter for her children and that just happened to be at your house.

 

[tennvalgirl]

Forgive me if this question has an obvious answer that I am obviously missing, but can't you just kill the snakes yourself?

I leave nonpoisoness snakes alone, but rattlesnakes I kill.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Forgive me if this question has an obvious answer that I am obviously missing, but can't you just kill the snakes yourself?

I leave nonpoisoness snakes alone, but rattlesnakes I kill.

First of all how would I do that? Even if I were brave enough these snakes are poisonous and have a strike area right? If I were to miss and I got bit where would that leave me ?

I am a strong woman. Not much shakes me and I have handled things that many may not ever have to deal with BUT I know my limitations. I wouldn't trim the hooves of my horse that's why I have a farrier. I wouldn't give my dogs vaccines, even though I know how to, that's a Vets field of expertise.

The answer you are missing is I wasn't raised in the country. Maybe if I had been this would be no big deal. I wasn't and it is.



No need to forgive you for the question though even though the answer was not obvious.

 

[aprilgail2]

I would leave and not return until they were gone.

Same here- and then I would put my house up for sale and move to where there are not snakes in my yard. I am now convinced I am never ever moving from where I am. I have never ever seen a snake anywhere other than a zoo here!

I'll add a few more nopes to that I am STILL waiting. Apparently raccoons in someones attack were ahead of my snakes under my feet

I would hope someone being attacked by raccoons would go ahead of snakes under a house!

 

[Luvchefmic]

Same here- and then I would put my house up for sale and move to where there are not snakes in my yard. I am now convinced I am never ever moving from where I am. I have never ever seen a snake anywhere other than a zoo here!



I would hope someone being attacked by raccoons would go ahead of snakes under a house!

^^^^^ I read this and said " What the heck is she talking about ? "

Typo My post should have read ATTIC not attacked... consider my frame of mine when I was writing and the brain was jumping in all different directions. Too funny, oh it's great to have some sleep and wonderful to start the day laughing. Thanks for that

 

[java]

Not a fan of snakes. But remind yourself that they are outside. That is a bit of a plus i think. The bigget i have seen around here is a corn snake. And nope even though they are not considered dangerous, still didn't like him. I thought most snakes take off after they have babies? With Rattlesnakes I read that the babies actually take off.

I learned something, rattlesnakes don't lay eggs!

 

[anniemae]

Good luck OP, please update us this morning. You are very brave, my solution would have been to run for hills never looking back.

I wonder how long they have been there. If you had not had work on your house you never would have known they were there, unless they slithered out.