This summer, as our dear friends were visiting, I opened the door leading into the garage. Right by the steps was a black thing, I wondered why we had a big bicycle tube in the garage. As the "Tube" moved behind the shelves and I realized it was a snake. I gasped as I slammed the door shut. I told Brian there was a snake in the garage. He giggled and asked how big, I told him it was at least 4 feet long. He then laughed out loud declaring that I over exaggerate everything by at least twice and it was probably only 12 inches long.
So out to the garage went Brian and Ken. Brian couldn't find it and then started to tease me that I must have imagined this "HUGE" snake. Then he heard the hiss of the snake. The snake eventually made his way out from behind the shelves and kept rattling it's tail like a rattlesnake but we knew it wasn't a rattler. Brian took pictures so we could search for online while Ken was holding the snake back with the garage broom. All the while I am trying to hold back the 5 boys who are desperate to see the snake.
After a quick search online we discovered that the snake was a Black Racer. They are not poisonous, but they can leave a painful bite. They eat rodents so I decided to let him live. After several minutes he slithered away into the woods and we discovered exactly why he is named a Racer. Though none of us actually got out the tape measure to measure the guy, we all agreed that he was AT LEAST 4 feet long. So much for my over exaggeration.
This weekend the boys were playing in the woods and discovered a 6 foot long snake skin. YIKES!! Thankfully it was just the skin. The boys thought it was the coolest discovery ever. They slid it onto a long skinny stick and they are taking their treasure to Royal Rangers tonight.
Yes, I do live with Slithery Sneaky Snakes and I don't like it!
2 comments:
So if you live with these big slithery sneaky snakes....then...hmmm...I must live with them too. GREEEEAAAAT. It is getting colder too, so they will be seeking warmth! AGH! HE IS HUGE!
Holy Moly! That would have freaked me out! He's huge! Glad he isn't poisonous.
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