Well, I have lived here for almost 12 years...I have seen evidence of a
snake and my neighbors have seen one, a year or two ago...I was can watering my
container plants when something moved and I looked over and viola...a 5 foot
long black snake on my deck steps!!!!!!!!!!! I ran to the front of my house to
tell my hubby he needed to get that snake!! He went out with a broom and it
went underneath the deck, but he couldn't see it. He came back into the house
and when I looked out a short time later, he was coming up through the slats
on my deck. I am completely grossed out...yuck...
Nadine
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To get the best results you must talk
to your vegetables.
~~Prince Charles
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Oh they are GOOD snakes, Nadine! I know how disconcerting they can be
however! BUT much less disconcerting than the poisonous ones...
Debbie wondering if I'll now see Rattlesnakes in addition to copperheads in
my new yard in NC...
Nadine E.
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:50 PM
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: OT Black Snake
Well, I have lived here for almost 12 years...I have seen evidence of a
snake and my neighbors have seen one, a year or two ago...I was can watering
my
container plants when something moved and I looked over and viola...a 5 foot
long black snake on my deck steps!!!!!!!!!!! I ran to the front of my house
to
tell my hubby he needed to get that snake!! He went out with a broom and it
went underneath the deck, but he couldn't see it. He came back into the
house
and when I looked out a short time later, he was coming up through the
slats
on my deck. I am completely grossed out...yuck...
Nadine
****************************************
To get the best results you must talk
to your vegetables.
~~Prince Charles
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That snake is a lot more frightened than you are. But I know how you feel.
Last week I went out to my koi pond which is covered with netting to keep
varmints (such as snakes) out. The fish did not come to the top to eat and
then I saw the snake, trapped in the net. His head was in the water and
his hind sides were flapping. I screamed. DH came and grabbed the snake
by the tail but could not pull him out. This went on for awhile but
finally we cut the snake in two and the head fell into the water. I was
panicked, thinking it could still eat my fish. DH said, " Well if it does
eat them, the fish will come out the back end."
Later on this week, the front end floated to the top and the saga ended.
Keep the faith.
Libba
Libba Griffith
libbagriffith@mindspring.com
watering my
> container plants when something moved and I looked over and viola...a 5
foot
> long black snake on my deck steps!!!!!!!!!!! I ran to the front of my
house to
> tell my hubby he needed to get that snake!! He went out with a broom and
it
> went underneath the deck, but he couldn't see it. He came back into the
house
> and when I looked out a short time later, he was coming up through the
slats
****************************************
To get the best results you must talk
to your vegetables.
~~Prince Charles
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That's why I stopped using the flexible netting. I can't see killing
healthy snakes with it, which is exactly what happened to me once...and
another time I saved (with the help of animal control) another snake that
was caught in the same kind of netting.
Debbie, netting free in NC
Griffith
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:35 PM
To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: OT Black Snake
That snake is a lot more frightened than you are. But I know how you feel.
Last week I went out to my koi pond which is covered with netting to keep
varmints (such as snakes) out. The fish did not come to the top to eat and
then I saw the snake, trapped in the net. His head was in the water and
his hind sides were flapping. I screamed. DH came and grabbed the snake
by the tail but could not pull him out. This went on for awhile but
finally we cut the snake in two and the head fell into the water. I was
panicked, thinking it could still eat my fish. DH said, " Well if it does
eat them, the fish will come out the back end."
Later on this week, the front end floated to the top and the saga ended.
Keep the faith.
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To get the best results you must talk
to your vegetables.
~~Prince Charles
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