A Snake at the Door
Here is a great story highlighting one of the perils of living in this part of the world. Brittany, my neighbor (about 10 miles away, but only five houses between us), told this story on Facebook, so it's in chat format.
Brittany: The snake that was in one piec eon my front porch is now in two pieces in the driveway..... and I handled it myself! Followed by a phone call to my father-in-law telling him my maximum snake tolerance (4 in my house and 1 on the porch) had been reached.
Friend: Why are you getting so many snakes around your place?
Brittany: I don't know, but I wish they would stay away so I could go get my mail in peace. Without opening the front door, walking to get the mail,walking back up the porch open the front door, hitting the door on a snake, REALIZING THAT THERE IS A SNAKE ON THE PORCH, call Ryan--no answer, call Ryan---no answer, call Ryan---realize I look like a stalker---no answer, tell myself 27 times that I can handle this on my own as I walk to the garage and get a shovel. Ditch flip-flops for boots--realize that I still haven't put my boots away from harvest and that maybe I should get on top of things---realize I didn't put on socks with my boots and wonder to myself if it will really matter for the few minutes I need them---decide it doesn't matter, fly through the house with a shovel out the front door, try to scoop snake off the porch, realize that it could be an olympic sport, decide that if he would rather die in the rocks it's okay, scoop him into the rocks, run around the side of the porch, wonder why I feel the excessive need to kill this snake, decide I've had too many snakes in my house for comfort and it's okay to kill it---people kill all kinds of animals for sport and this is pure necessity, chop away, call Ryan---no answer, call Dick.....he answers!!! tells me he is busy---do I really need anything-----DO I REALLY NEED ANYTHING----I HAVE SNAKE PROBLEMS OF COURSE I NEED SOMETHING...... realize I already handled the situation and that I don't really need anything......finally decide a facebook post will do and I will walk around the next few days peering around all corners before I enter a room or go get the mail. Surely, there is something we can do to get rid of them. We have ordered all kinds of crazy internet gadgets to try and keep them away so far nothing has worked.
Friend: Your tolerance is a lot higher than mine. I do have to give you props that you only chopped once
Brittany: There would have been more that two pieces but the rocks were a bit of a problem. There are gashes, but only two pieces. hhaha
By the way, Brittany is a professional photographer: http://www.brittanykurtzerphotography.com/
Brittany: The snake that was in one piec eon my front porch is now in two pieces in the driveway..... and I handled it myself! Followed by a phone call to my father-in-law telling him my maximum snake tolerance (4 in my house and 1 on the porch) had been reached.
Friend: Why are you getting so many snakes around your place?
Brittany: I don't know, but I wish they would stay away so I could go get my mail in peace. Without opening the front door, walking to get the mail,walking back up the porch open the front door, hitting the door on a snake, REALIZING THAT THERE IS A SNAKE ON THE PORCH, call Ryan--no answer, call Ryan---no answer, call Ryan---realize I look like a stalker---no answer, tell myself 27 times that I can handle this on my own as I walk to the garage and get a shovel. Ditch flip-flops for boots--realize that I still haven't put my boots away from harvest and that maybe I should get on top of things---realize I didn't put on socks with my boots and wonder to myself if it will really matter for the few minutes I need them---decide it doesn't matter, fly through the house with a shovel out the front door, try to scoop snake off the porch, realize that it could be an olympic sport, decide that if he would rather die in the rocks it's okay, scoop him into the rocks, run around the side of the porch, wonder why I feel the excessive need to kill this snake, decide I've had too many snakes in my house for comfort and it's okay to kill it---people kill all kinds of animals for sport and this is pure necessity, chop away, call Ryan---no answer, call Dick.....he answers!!! tells me he is busy---do I really need anything-----DO I REALLY NEED ANYTHING----I HAVE SNAKE PROBLEMS OF COURSE I NEED SOMETHING...... realize I already handled the situation and that I don't really need anything......finally decide a facebook post will do and I will walk around the next few days peering around all corners before I enter a room or go get the mail. Surely, there is something we can do to get rid of them. We have ordered all kinds of crazy internet gadgets to try and keep them away so far nothing has worked.
Friend: Your tolerance is a lot higher than mine. I do have to give you props that you only chopped once
Brittany: There would have been more that two pieces but the rocks were a bit of a problem. There are gashes, but only two pieces. hhaha
By the way, Brittany is a professional photographer: http://www.brittanykurtzerphotography.com/
Posted by Susan at July 31, 2009 
Categories: Rural Living
Tags: snakes photography killing snakes neighbors
Categories: Rural Living
Tags: snakes photography killing snakes neighbors
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