I didn't know that. However, gardening has certainly helped me to 'grow'=
in
my tolerance for snakes and bugs. When I see one now, instead of freakin=
g
out and wanting to kill it instantly, I wait and check it out to see if i=
t's
beneficial or poisonous. I saved several snakes from the "chopped up by =
the
garden hoe" fate this summer by being patient. And found myself squashin=
g
very few spiders whereas I used to just squash first, ask later!
I do have a question about non-poisonous snakes/spiders though that maybe
someone on this list could answer. If by chance my cats or grandchildren
did get bit/stung by one (non-poisonous), is there a danger to them other
than it just hurting when it happens? Guess I should ask that question o=
f a
doctor/vet, huh?
Linda/Texas
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Slugs
Our newspaper weekly garden insert said your basic garden snakes LOVE
snails. It's their favorite food. Just supply a nice place for them to
live, like a flat piece of cardboard or the corrugated plastic stuff in
kind of a shady area (with enough space for them to move in and out). I
live in Oregon, the slug capitol of the world.
Linda Goff wrote:
e
> eaten newcommers will first eat the dead snails ... =E6sj!
> (I don't know how you say =E6sj or huffda in english! maybe Linda ???? =
what
> is it huffda?)
> I don't know what aesj or huffda means, but I'm guessing by the
way
the
> soil?
> EscarGo and Sluggo is something they can buy in the USA. Don't know m=
uch
