Icon134 0 #1 April 24, 2006 I relocated two snakes, a garter snake and a black rat snake, this weekend (from the backyard of a friend and her boyfriends house...) to my parents backyard they're like me and not only see the benifit of having them around (rat snakes are great for controling rodent infestations...) I'm just curious if anyone else is afraid of snakes (like my friends) or like me... you were excited at the prospect of getting an opportunity of handling a rat snake... Although it was a bit disconcerting when the rat snake managed to escape from the container I had him in just as I was pulling into my parents driveway... I grabbed him and it all worked out ok... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #2 April 24, 2006 I try to catch them, but they are too fast for me. As long as it is not poisionous I'm ok with them.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #3 April 24, 2006 I'm definitely afraid of snakes. They creep me out. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #4 April 24, 2006 The only good snake is a dead snake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #5 April 24, 2006 QuoteThe only good snake is a dead snake. Why do you feel that way? just out of curiosity... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 April 24, 2006 I don't like no spiders and snakes...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulshine 0 #7 April 24, 2006 I used to have a garter snake as a pet. He was a bit bigger than an earthworm when I first got him, the pet shop lady didn't think he would live so she didn't charge me for him. He was cute in the beginning and I liked having him around (except meal time which consisted of squished blood worms). I learned how to handle him as he grew bigger and I developed a certain amount of knowledge about snakes. Once he outgrew the bloodworms and had to move on to mice I found a better home for him. I couldn't handle feeding him live mice. Ever since then I have had a healthy respect for snakes. I neither like nor dislike them, but I do recognize the need for them to balance our ecological system. When I see one I don't freak out, I tend to let it go its way while I go mine. Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #8 April 24, 2006 I just don't like them can't really explain it. Maybe it's because they are so fast and sneaky. I generally try to ignore them but have to get rid of them once in a while if my mother finds one, she really hates them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #9 April 24, 2006 We have a 6-foot boa constrictor. One is a fool not to understand and respect the wild animal's nature, but fear is pointless with something so harmless. There's little overlap between scary and dangerous. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #10 April 24, 2006 QuoteWhen I see one I don't freak out, I tend to let it go its way while I go mine. That's generally the attidude I have... I only interviened in this case for fear of the snakes well being. Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreekone 0 #11 April 24, 2006 if I am around snakes you may as well dress me in a skirt and call me Shirley. don't get me wrong, I will fight a lion to the death, but no snakes. er, uh....I better go. *poof* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #12 April 24, 2006 see you later ShirleyDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #13 April 24, 2006 I LOVE snakes... gators, crocs, lizards but not frogs... I hate frogs... except for the frenchy that I call froggy... I am so wanting a sand boa, she would be my ideal pet... but alas I have a bad cat who runs the house and not sure if Snivel would allow a snake Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #14 April 24, 2006 Don't get me wrong I like wildlife and enjoy watching it I'm just not a snake person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluheelrtx 0 #15 April 24, 2006 QuoteI relocated two snakes, a garter snake and a black rat snake, this weekend (from the backyard of a friend and her boyfriends house...) to my parents backyard they're like me and not only see the benifit of having them around (rat snakes are great for controling rodent infestations...) I'm just curious if anyone else is afraid of snakes (like my friends) or like me... you were excited at the prospect of getting an opportunity of handling a rat snake... Although it was a bit disconcerting when the rat snake managed to escape from the container I had him in just as I was pulling into my parents driveway... I grabbed him and it all worked out ok... *** One of the water snakes (no, they are not all water moccasins(actually, cotton mouth water snakes)) that has been visiting my property for the last few years showed up this week. He is about 4 1/2 feet long now and didn't even bother to act agressive. He's gorgeous, but I'm afraid that he is too big to go unnoticed and the area has become too infested with idiots for him to survive another season. :-( :-( -- Jason ---- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulshine 0 #16 April 24, 2006 I grew up next to a large river and we would have those come up in the yard frequently. My brother and I, not realizing how dangerous they were, would poke and chase them until my mother decided to show us what it felt like to be treated that way. She chased us with a stick and when she was close enough she poked us with it. Since that "lesson" I have never teased a snake. Good ole mom... she used to try to make the punishment fit the crime. Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity! ~DEVIOUS BEEF~~FGF #69~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #17 April 24, 2006 I love snakes...... especially tasty rattlesnakes.. Now beneficial snakes... I wish more people would just leave them alone... they do a great job of keeping the gnawing critters down to manageable levels. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #18 April 24, 2006 snake..... african snake......... but then it is okay.. cuz the badgers come back... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #19 April 24, 2006 I used to have to fish them out of people's apartments all the time when I was leasing. We had a lot of trees and bushes, and during cooler weather, snakes would sneak inside when people left the door open. Then, they'd make hysterical calls to maintenance, who'd call me, because our maintenance guy was not a snake person, and I like snakes. I'd walk in, make sure it wasn't rattling and that it had a pointy tail, pick it up and take it to the bushes across the street, usually with the person in the house trying to keep their distance while still being "cool" (men) or screaming about the snake (women) which, of couse, terrified the snake further and made it more difficult to deal with. Contrary to popular belief, non-venomous snakes do bite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adventurechick 0 #20 April 24, 2006 Growing up, I absolutely loved them..... now I really just don't like them. I believe it's the only animal that kinda creeps me out. PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #21 April 24, 2006 I realy detest sakes.Not the sake itself, but that it wll bite and hurt you rally bad if not kill you. Snakes and myself have a really good understanding, they leave me alone, and i'll leave them alone. It's worked out so far.-Richard- "You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #22 April 24, 2006 "I LOVE snakes... gators, crocs, lizards but not frogs... " I think snakes are really fascinating creatures. Unfortuanately we have an abundance of diamondbacks at the the DZ. Rather doscile until you mess with 'em. However I have to agree with Lisa marie. Frogs. nope don't like 'em. No sir.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #23 April 24, 2006 On my property, I often see black bear, deer, mountain lions, coyotes, moose and bobcats. None of them bother me. If I see a snake, I am completely creeped out. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl1 0 #24 April 24, 2006 I love snakes! I had a little green tree snake when I was a kid but, it choked on a cricket and diedFly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katherine 0 #25 April 24, 2006 I dont like them, the way they move creeps me out. Luckily in the UK we hardly have any, I have only seen one in the wilde. xLeeds University Skydiving Club www.skydiveleeds.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
