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Bicycleman
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“Slim” was only visiting!
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June 24, 2017, 04:10:16 PM »
Yesterday, my Judy came rushing up the stairs to tell me there was a snake in the garage. That kind of thing happens sometimes during/after one of our Tropical Storms. She said it had gone under the Expedition; so when I got outside, it was hiding.
This morning, as I walked into the garage on my way to the post office, “Slim” had his head poking out from under the little freezer. I quickly moved the vehicle, mower, power washer, etc. out of the way to make a clear area around the freezer. [
Here is where the air gun connection comes in
.] Next I grabbed the
6’ shooting sticks
and started poking around under the freezer. “Slim” soon came out, at which time I grabbed him at each end. (See Picture) I think this one is a ‘Graham’s Crayfish Snake’ but I am not sure. At any rate, it did not have the characteristics of a poisonous snake. I have released it alive in the ditch behind my neighbor’s house.
Maybe I could have a Poll asking if you agree or disagree to releasing it.
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June 24, 2017, 04:28:38 PM »
Glad 'Slim"got a new home and another chance. I think you went above and beyond on how you handled the crisis. Seems women, snakes, and mice do not mix well. Good job Bud. Dave
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June 24, 2017, 04:37:28 PM »
Ya done good, Mike. My wife chases bull snakes out of the garage from time to time. They may go where they please but she doesn't allow them in the buildings. We both understand they're the good snakes.
We don't mess with the coyotes, either. They keep the pests down.
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June 24, 2017, 04:47:37 PM »
Good job catching that snake!
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June 24, 2017, 06:45:00 PM »
On behalf of the snake, Thank You. Others might not have shown such compassion.
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39M
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June 24, 2017, 06:55:43 PM »
Well if it's a Graham's crayfish snake, you gotta let'm go.
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Bicycleman
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June 24, 2017, 06:57:55 PM »
Thanks for the replies guys.
An added note: My Judy was sitting inside the Expedition while I was hazing the snake out from under the freezer.
And another added note: Yes, that is an LSU cap I am wearing. GEAUX TIGERS - Sorry Oregon.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. Will Rogers.
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lizzie
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Re: “Slim” was only visiting!
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June 24, 2017, 09:19:09 PM »
If they aren't venomous, I always opt to leave them be.
(I guess I should clarify- I wouldn't let him live in my garage- but would run him out, and let him go on his way)
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mr007s
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June 24, 2017, 09:26:23 PM »
What are neighbors for?
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Bicycleman
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Re: “Slim” was only visiting!
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June 24, 2017, 10:09:28 PM »
Liz, there are so few left around here that I feel an obligation to give them all the support possible - short of one becoming a garage apartment tenant.
Quote from: mr007s on June 24, 2017, 09:26:23 PM
What are neighbors for?
They are away for a few days - what they don’t know . . . . Hee hee
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. Will Rogers.
laissez le bon temps rouler [Let the good times roll]
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Re: “Slim” was only visiting!
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June 24, 2017, 10:24:57 PM »
Ya done good. Non-poisonous snakes, much like possum, get a pass all the time from me.
And I'll let a copperhead go if I meet it in the woods. The one I found in my yard a couple years ago did not get a pass; he got a shovel. Repeatedly.
One of the problems I see all over is the lack of apex predators. A lack of apex predators is a bad thing, and when it happens, ecosystems suffer. Vermin, including deer, breed out of control and become nuisance pests, then parasites that feed on vermin like ticks get out of control.
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Bicycleman
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June 24, 2017, 10:41:38 PM »
Well said, Peter.
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Was Louisiana
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. Will Rogers.
laissez le bon temps rouler [Let the good times roll]
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