tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post115293897707871916..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Snakes on the Blog!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1153167847755194852006-07-17T16:24:00.000-04:002006-07-17T16:24:00.000-04:00I love the shoes!I love the shoes!Eva Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834856467514439544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1153151699333018342006-07-17T11:54:00.000-04:002006-07-17T11:54:00.000-04:00We have quite a few of those hognose snakes by us....We have quite a few of those hognose snakes by us. They used to scare the tar out of me. That skin you found would be grounds for hysteria around here. Egads.Tami Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254839673811955144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1153084157035286402006-07-16T17:09:00.000-04:002006-07-16T17:09:00.000-04:00I had those shoes, too!I had those shoes, too!Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1153003487223821782006-07-15T18:44:00.000-04:002006-07-15T18:44:00.000-04:00Mothballs, or mongooses! Just a thought:http://en...Mothballs, or mongooses! Just a thought:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MongooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1153000551625944622006-07-15T17:55:00.000-04:002006-07-15T17:55:00.000-04:00I love snakes! A couple of years ago, a baby cott...I love snakes! A couple of years ago, a baby cottonmouth struck at me, bit my flip flop and missed my skin by a millimeter. What did I do? I caught it and made sure it went to a more appropriate home than my driveway.<BR/><BR/>Then I did what the wildlife snake expert man told me to do; put mothballs in the yard to keep away the other baby snakes and mama that were no doubt nearby...Larissa Ionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242815352060918244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152986243475417232006-07-15T13:57:00.000-04:002006-07-15T13:57:00.000-04:00What a pretty shoe!DWhat a pretty shoe!<BR/><BR/>DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152985880661409082006-07-15T13:51:00.000-04:002006-07-15T13:51:00.000-04:00I grew up having to deal with Copperheads, one of ...I grew up having to deal with Copperheads, one of the few poisonous snakes in the United States. While I don't love snakes, I don't fear them. My wife and children love them in varying degrees, with three snake-catchers in the family. We don't like losing our eggs to the larger ones, so they get relocated. Living in the woods has its perks.<BR/><BR/>Hope you enjoy the joys of nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152985827812632152006-07-15T13:50:00.000-04:002006-07-15T13:50:00.000-04:00That's one pretty shoe.That's one pretty shoe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152976749152170612006-07-15T11:19:00.000-04:002006-07-15T11:19:00.000-04:00A big e-smooch to you for championing snakes. My w...A big e-smooch to you for championing snakes. My wife and I kept snakes for many years. Our first pet together was a Columbian Red-tail Boa whom we named Baby. Our favorite snake over the years was a beautiful Eastern Indigo whom we named Julia, after Julia Child, since they both enjoyed eating so much. <BR/><BR/>Our prettiest snake: <A HREF="http://www.reptileartistry.com/apalachicola_apkram195121a.html" REL="nofollow">an Apalachicola king snake</A>. Gorgeous, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152976601432700172006-07-15T11:16:00.000-04:002006-07-15T11:16:00.000-04:00Amateur herpetology. *Nods knowingly* Hubby and ...Amateur herpetology. *Nods knowingly* Hubby and I actually enjoy it. We like snakes, too, because of their skill in keeping bug populations down. Unfortunately, we don't like them in the house no matter how good their manners are, so we relocate them when we find them there at the ranch.<BR/><BR/>At home, hubby had animal control relocate one large rat snake out of concern for our neighbor's cats. He seemed to think the snake might harm the cats (at least, that's his story).<BR/><BR/>As for Buddy, I imagine he thinks they are great fun to chase. What great toys. Hope the snakes coexist safely.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152969759810988832006-07-15T09:22:00.000-04:002006-07-15T09:22:00.000-04:00Very pretty. We have a few black snakes that have ...Very pretty. We have a few black snakes that have been harassing our chickens, and a gopher snake that finds striking my boot while I am watering the orchard, irresistible. But my favorite snake has to be a remarkable garter that I found. I was transferring my wet laundry, when I saw something moving at the bottom of the washing machine. I reached down and pulled out a 6-inch garter snake. He had just gone through a wash cycle. He was unhurt, and very clean. One of my boys must have pocketed him.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152965049304945122006-07-15T08:04:00.000-04:002006-07-15T08:04:00.000-04:00I love snakes too. We used to catch garter snakes ...I love snakes too. We used to catch garter snakes when we were little, hold and watch them for a few minutes, then let them go. We even had one as a pet once. He rocked, I loved him.<BR/><BR/>I echo Marianne -- good for you for being good to the snakes. *thumbs up* They're just doing their wonderful snakey thing. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152958339340958762006-07-15T06:12:00.000-04:002006-07-15T06:12:00.000-04:00I love snakes and have taught my daughter to feel ...I love snakes and have taught my daughter to feel the same. She loves for me to catch the ones we find (she's tried once, but always grabs the tail and has been bitten, so I told her to let mom do it) so she can pat them.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, we're in the minority, as ALL of my in-laws will kill any snake on sight (it's very Biblical in their minds). We have tons of little, non-venomous garter snakes out here and I like having the around eating my grasshoppers (not so much the frogs, but what can I do?). Still, I feel it's my duty to catch them and take them far away so DH can't take them out.<BR/><BR/>Cool snakes in your neck of the woods. Good for you for being so kind to the critters! They're just doing their job.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1152957798180287982006-07-15T06:03:00.000-04:002006-07-15T06:03:00.000-04:00Wow. That's an impressive snakeskin. Let us know w...Wow. That's an impressive snakeskin. Let us know what it is when you find out?Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.com