Susan wrote:
> I once had to cut out a black snake that got totally
> tangled in it in the garden shed.
Speaking of snakes, this morning I found a baby black snake in my
office/studio. I dropped a towel over it and easily removed it to the
outdoors. It was on the floor, in plain view. Better that than my reaching
into a pile of papers or a basket of yarn and.....
Pat
Carol Jensen wrote:
Just reality when you live in the country. My cat once decided to go after a
copperhead that was in the yard. I yanked her back by the tail and she was going
to go right back. Pitched her in the house fast!!
How and why did it get in do you suppose. You don't suppose there is a nest of
them in there, do you, (just getting more morbid!)
susan
Patricia Ruggiero wrote:
Uh oh, I sure hope not.
Pat
How come you're getting so morbid, Pat?
Carol
Actually Carol, I've always been this way.
Pat
Patricia Ruggiero wrote:
It might have been a black snake, but was likely a ringneck snake, like
this :
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/snakes/ringneck.htm
The adults rarely get more than 12 inches long, and are often mistaken
for "baby" snakes when they get inside buildings. They often nest
under foundations and come in looking for a meal of insects. Ringnecks
are quite docile, and can just be picked up and put outside.
I have a family of ringnecks that live around my garage and "police"
the garage for insects. Occasionally one finds its way into my den room
next to the garage. I carefully pick it up (so as not to injure it, not
because it is dangerous) and put it out. I don't really mind them
being in the house, but I am afraid I will step on them by accident!
(Um .. just think of them as long, thin skinks without legs.)
Ada
Ada Davis wrote:
While NZ echos Ireland and is totally free of snakes, Africa where I
once lived has plenty, both poisonous and harmless.
We had one of the latter on our farm -a slim bright emerald green
individual around a foot long which often came into the house in cool
weather and one once curled up inside our old valve radio to enjoy the
warmth when the set was turned on!
England has several harmless grass snakes and only one poisonous kind
and at one time grass snakes were quite a favourite pet of little boys,
who used to carry them round in their pockets.
Moira
--
Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
