PLFXpert 0 #1 April 23, 2007 You HAVE to look. I just came in from the backyard where I'd stepped on a garter snake. Luckily he already had a mouth full of toad and merely lunged at me. Normally, I'd never even get the opportunity to step on one as they always slither off long before you get too close. But, apparently I'd disrupted his breakfast. So I come back inside to my office to work. And I keep thinking there's a snake under my desk. I tell myself not to look. Mind over matter. There is NO snake under my desk. But, I can't stop thinking about my feet lying there innocently. I MUST look! 'Tis the season. We usually see at least two-three snakes this time of year. We either capture and relocate or scare the hell out of them until they reach the neighbor's yard.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #2 April 23, 2007 seriously OCD there. Maybe you should check under your desk for leprechans too. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #3 April 23, 2007 Quote seriously OCD there. Maybe you should check under your desk for leprechans too. I don't think Gia is up yet.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 644 #4 April 23, 2007 12 gauge one pump click boom no snakey now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #5 April 23, 2007 Quote There is NO snake under my desk. Thats where you are wrong.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #6 April 23, 2007 So I gather you would rather have a rodent (i.e. mice, etc) problem then a snake "problem" Cause... snakes are generally not a problem w/in the house... mice on the other hand... and a good little garter or rat snake will do wonders keeping the rodent population in check... but I like snakes... so... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #7 April 23, 2007 Quote I don't think Gia is up yet. She is, but I make her stay under there until I'm ready to take her out to play.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #8 April 23, 2007 I once found a live snake in a container of grapes I bought at the grocery store... Can't look at grapes the same way anymore... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 April 23, 2007 Damn! I had to look. But Good News! No snakes! WooooHooo! 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
PLFXpert 0 #10 April 23, 2007 I like snakes, too. But we have curious kitties & a dog w/ a big shnooter. Yes, I'd much rather be over-run with lizards & frogs. No rodents I've ever seen, though. Just the holey moley. Actually, saw him this morning, too. Or at least saw him moving under the mulch on the side of our house. Will have to relocate him (actually it's likely a her) soon, too. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #11 April 23, 2007 I wonder what Freud would say about how your feet play into this whole thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 April 23, 2007 I mean, I'm a reasonable, intelligent person. And yet, there I was bent over in my chair looking for......snakes......under my desk.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #13 April 23, 2007 Quote But Good News! No snakes! Wrong. You just didn't see them. That doesn't mean they aren't there. They are __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #14 April 23, 2007 I would think Freud would put two & two together considering I'd just stepped on one--you know, with my foot and such. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #15 April 23, 2007 Quote and a good little garter or rat snake will do wonders keeping the rodent population in check... I never saw a garter snake that could eat a mouse. They don't have teeth...what're they gonna do, gum it to death? ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #16 April 23, 2007 Don't forget to look in the toilet before you sit down. You know how they can get in the system and come slithering up waiting to take a bite out of someone's hiney. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #17 April 23, 2007 You laugh...but that's actually happened! And in all seriousness when I was little in daycare there were two snakes in two different toilets once when I came in from the playground to use the restroom!It's true! But, no I wasn't scarred for life or anything. Snakes have never bothered me. They scare the hell out of my 6'2", 250lb father though. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #18 April 23, 2007 Quote Quote and a good little garter or rat snake will do wonders keeping the rodent population in check... I never saw a garter snake that could eat a mouse. They don't have teeth...what're they gonna do, gum it to death? who said anything about needing teeth (I know I didn't) especially since a garter snake swallows the prey whole... though the source is Wikipedia (not the most reliable of sources... it does seem to make sense) Garter snakes, like all snakes, are carnivorous. Their diet consists of almost any creature that they are capable of overpowering: slugs, earthworms, leeches, lizards, amphibians, birds, and rodents. A common misconception is that they eat insects. While some snake species do, garters do not. When living near the water, they will eat fish and other aquatic animals. The ribbon snake in particular favors frogs (including tadpoles), readily eating them despite their strong chemical defenses. Food is swallowed whole. Although they dine mostly upon live animals, they will sometimes eat eggs or even carrion.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #19 April 23, 2007 Quote ...You just didn't see them. That doesn't mean they aren't there. They are You're screwin' wid me, right? Right? . . . Right???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
Programmer 0 #20 April 23, 2007 Then I guess I wouldn't be doing you any favors by mentioning Brown Recluse spiders --- the way they lurk in dark places, quiet, unseen, waiting to pounce on their helpless victims - places like the underside of a desk .......Naw, no need to mention that. There's probably not one there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #21 April 23, 2007 Huh. I've never seen one here in Washington big enough to swallow a mouse. -dang I wouldn't mind if they would get that big and take care of our neighborhood rodent issues. The ones around here are typically about as wide as a pencil to as big around as your thumb. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #22 April 23, 2007 heh....if you had ever been bitten by a garter snake you would know that they in fact DO have teeth. Tiny little sharp teeth that will leave a nice little pattern of blood drops in the shape of their mouths. But it really doesn't hurt and they are harmless. Also they eat insects, fish and frogs, not mice. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #23 April 23, 2007 Quote Cause... snakes are generally not a problem w/in the house... mice on the other hand... We have several buildings at work at which we've had to post signs warning everyone to ensure the door latches behind them and to never prop them open. Of course, the snake visitations that prompt these are not of the garter variety, but rather rattlesnakes. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #24 April 23, 2007 Quote You're screwin' wid me, right? Right? . . . Right??? Am I? __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #25 April 23, 2007 How big are snakes in WA?Seriously, the garter's I normally see in my yard are huge. About as round a half-dollar and three-feet or so long. Hold on, I'll search my snakes links--Yes I have some saved to favorites b/c every once in a while we'll get one I'm not familiar with (usually a baby since they tend to look different than adults) and I look it up just to be sure it's not poisonous before attempting to capture it. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
