Alligatorob
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Does that stuff really work?
Never seen a venomous snake in my yard here, and I prefer snakes to rats so I leave them alone.
Yes, we are the danger! Far more rattlesnakes die from human encounters than the other way round.
We have a full-sized rattle snake under the house
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Never seen a venomous snake in my yard here, and I prefer snakes to rats so I leave them alone.
Yes, several non-venomous snakes use that musk defense. I'm been fortunate; none of the many I've handled have ever done that to me.
Pecos
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- Washington State
I will know if it works within a couple of weeks.
Ah, but did you have a big fish for the snake you were trying to catch the way the video guy had? That was such a big fish, I would have thought he'd have brought a little fish.
Pappy
Living the Dream
We have a neighborhood black racer I call Herman. I ask the neighbors not to kill it as it keeps the rodents away.Or have one drop into your boat when fishing. Florida rivers are bad for that.
I had a nice large black snake that lived in my neighborhood doing no harm while keeping the mouse population under control until a new neighbor killed it thinking she was doing the neighborhood a favor. Bless her heart, she was a Yankee and didn't know any better.
Don't look at it again.Pecos,
keep that rattlesnake at your end of South CarolinaI don’t know why I felt compelled to look at this post but wish I hadn’t.
Just the visual memory of a snake has killed many a man.
Alligatorob
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It is amazing how large an animal can be swallowed by a snake. They can disengage the jaws and easily eat something larger than their head:
We used to say that more people have died of heart attack thinking they had been snake bit, when it was just sandspurs next to a coiled hose. Not really sure if it's true, but it ought to be!
When I had a pet Boa Constrictor that grew to 12 ft, I'd wonder how he could continue breathing while swallowing a huge rat that completely filled his whole mouth & throat. I saw how he did it; he moved his windpipe in front of his lower jaw, under the food. I could see it open & close as he breathed. Amazing!
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OneEyedDiva
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Oh that's not good! I sure hope it doesn't get into the house MDB!
A snake got into my apartment decades ago. That's a story for later but it scared me half to death.
Found out a few weeks later it was my neighbors escaped pet. Well after that night in my apartment, it was my neighbors deceased pet.
A snake got into my apartment decades ago. That's a story for later but it scared me half to death.
Found out a few weeks later it was my neighbors escaped pet. Well after that night in my apartment, it was my neighbors deceased pet.
Do you still have that neighbor? I remember you wrote that you've lived in the same apartment for 50 years.Oh that's not good! I sure hope it doesn't get into the house MDB!
A snake got into my apartment decades ago. That's a story for later but it scared me half to death.
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Found out a few weeks later it was my neighbors escaped pet. Well after that night in my apartment, it was my neighbors deceased pet.
Warrigal
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- Sydney, Australia
6 - 10 inches long is just a tiddler. The Australian red bellied snake pretty awesome when it comes to size. It is venomous but not aggressive unless interfered with. Some people are quite happy to have one living in the barn or under the porch, but in the bedroom is not very comfortable
Terrified woman discovers a deadly red bellied black snake curled up next to her bed | Daily Mail Online
Warrigal
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Snakes are protected species in Australia. If you have one in your house or on your property you call a snake handler to remove it and relocate it. Venomous ones may be delivered to a laboratory that produces antivenom.
Warrigal
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That snake looks capable of eating the dogs. Whole.My dd had snakes on her land most days.. the dogs would just ignore them in the end...
The garden over the wall is the orange grove and where the dogs would play ball..
Very wise of the dogs to give it all the space it wanted.
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
They grew mighty big over in nam, and they weren't shy when hunting a meal.
On the other hand... they did taste like chicken.
On the other hand... they did taste like chicken.
I may be the oddball here. I don’t like the idea of killing snakes. They serve an important part in nature and to man by keeping the rodent and pest population in check. If they are not venomous, put on a pair of gloves and put it in a bag, preferably burlap. Then, remove it to where they usually are found in your area. If they are venomous, I call ACM in Florida and they will come to remove it back to their environment. In PA, snakes aren’t a problem in my area. In the mountain areas, we have the Eastern Diamondback and Cottonmouth, which can be deadly. We also have copperheads, which are venomous, but rarely kill anyone. I don’t mess with venomous snakes.
OneEyedDiva
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Her mother still lives here but she moved to Florida years ago. Her mother allowed her to have snakes (one at a time, I think) since she was a young girl. My son was a little boy when the snake got into the apartment and they are about the same age...she might be a little older. One day I was coming in the apartment and she had "Jake" wrapped around her arm and was holding the door. I believe she was in her late teens or early 20's at that time:
Her: "Do you want to pet Jake?"
Me: No thank you, while squeezing past and hurrying in the house.
