tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post276949637549817360..comments2024-03-28T06:17:49.540-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: SNAKES IN A TREE, ADVENTURES IN THE COUNTRY1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46182011423681724712012-05-11T10:37:30.226-05:002012-05-11T10:37:30.226-05:00That's too funny! I bet there are plenty of s...That's too funny! I bet there are plenty of snakes up there you just haven't seen...yet...LOL! So I guess TOUCHING one is out of the question? ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-41112865379921567232012-05-10T10:42:59.449-05:002012-05-10T10:42:59.449-05:00Which is precisely why I don't live in Texas. ...Which is precisely why I don't live in Texas. I saw too garter snakes that were pencil thin and about a foot long the other day and nearly had a heart attack. If I saw a snake that big, I'd probably poo my pants.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-27892402170272907672012-04-19T22:28:13.116-05:002012-04-19T22:28:13.116-05:00Good times indeed! I had fun sharing that. Glad ...Good times indeed! I had fun sharing that. Glad you enjoyed. Not sure what scared me more, the snakes or the 80's HA!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-57941639668920950212012-04-19T08:15:20.215-05:002012-04-19T08:15:20.215-05:00Lol...thanks for the laugh! What an imagination y...Lol...thanks for the laugh! What an imagination you have! I'm glad you survived...the 80s...the 90s...the big ass snake(s) and the phantom coyote! ;-) Good times!Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-33829164630650917372012-04-18T21:41:51.254-05:002012-04-18T21:41:51.254-05:00Ha, I rode my new mower up into that tree area and...Ha, I rode my new mower up into that tree area and never gave it a second thought. Now I'm thinking "what if they are in the branches and they slip off while slithering away from the mower sound"? OMG, I'll have to rethink that, ha.<br /><br />YES, good observation, it's my first Mantis tiller. LOVED how well it worked. I'll do a review of it soon after I've done some more things with it. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-70873207134957225402012-04-18T21:39:06.976-05:002012-04-18T21:39:06.976-05:00Survived to have another adventure this weekend I&...Survived to have another adventure this weekend I'm sure! ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-41087057357576438392012-04-18T21:38:44.362-05:002012-04-18T21:38:44.362-05:00Glad I could give you a laugh. Hey, if we can'...Glad I could give you a laugh. Hey, if we can't laugh at ourselves...LOL! Great idea about the weather stripping. We do have a back door that's at least up off the ground but it has some gaps. Haven't worried about it since we don't have a/c yet, but I never thought about it as a snake entry point. Thanks, for the reminder, I need to add weather stripping to the shopping list, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-91903358940472483042012-04-18T21:36:45.342-05:002012-04-18T21:36:45.342-05:00Really? Not alot of snakes? That's cool! I...Really? Not alot of snakes? That's cool! It's a "Rat snake" (that's what they call them in this part of the states) and it's not poisonous and eats rats and mice. I'll just avoid them from now on. ;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-73178948758984913472012-04-18T21:34:23.851-05:002012-04-18T21:34:23.851-05:00Yep, "pleasure" is a good word, ha. You...Yep, "pleasure" is a good word, ha. You know until this, I never even thought about them when I've walked under those trees...rest assured I WILL next time, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-20776145604572736092012-04-18T13:37:53.517-05:002012-04-18T13:37:53.517-05:00Snakes in trees? Here? I didn't need to know...Snakes in trees? Here? I didn't need to know that. Think I'll steer clear of the trees while I'm mowing from now on! Is that a Mantis tiller? I had one a long time ago and really liked it.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081054677103110884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-76107976662334385322012-04-18T10:19:00.865-05:002012-04-18T10:19:00.865-05:00I nearly LOL'ed right off the couch! Glad you ...I nearly LOL'ed right off the couch! Glad you survived your adventure!Tonya @ My Cozy Little Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289024681312440621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-63954390983728428992012-04-18T05:41:26.091-05:002012-04-18T05:41:26.091-05:00Where we live, we're surrounded by miles and m...Where we live, we're surrounded by miles and miles of swampy woods, so snakes are just kind of a given. Last summer we were all hanging out in the living room when we realized something really had the dog's attention. Went to check it out, and he had cornered a small black snake I'd seen earlier on the back porch. It was now in our house! Sarge wrangled it into a container and released it in a wooded area across the street. Moral of the story...weather stripping is your friend! The stripping around our back door has been messed up since we moved in (they still haven't fixed it!), and Mr. Snake just slithered right in under the door.<br />I love that you're able to report a humorous account of what undoubtedly was a frightening experience. Thanks for getting my morning off to a laughing start. =)Lurachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-19432511871612546812012-04-18T01:40:11.487-05:002012-04-18T01:40:11.487-05:00Glad we don't have snakes much in this country...Glad we don't have snakes much in this country. I would have freaked out too! Do you know what sort they were? Able to swallow you whole I am sure.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-39373375089188946192012-04-18T00:33:37.460-05:002012-04-18T00:33:37.460-05:00Snakes alive!
I'd be freaked out by one, neve...Snakes alive!<br /><br />I'd be freaked out by one, never mind a nest of them. One of the "pleasures" of living in the country :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46344753115194605612012-04-17T22:45:07.589-05:002012-04-17T22:45:07.589-05:00You'll have to read about my adventure with a ...You'll have to read about my adventure with a snake in the yard.....and the toad, and the tarantula:<br /><br />http://annieskitchengarden.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-22-2010-critters.htmlAnnie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-38778210385822341692012-04-17T22:36:36.771-05:002012-04-17T22:36:36.771-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only to think "O...I'm glad I'm not the only to think "Oh I should get a picture!". Of course, I didn't poke around with a stick, ha. I choose to believe your snake moved on elsewhere. Yeah. that's it. And so did mine, ha. <br /><br />If I ever see one of those red eyed giant snakes, I'm outta there!! :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-37026058082540600262012-04-17T22:22:52.692-05:002012-04-17T22:22:52.692-05:00That's one of the best descriptions I've e...That's one of the best descriptions I've ever heard. Logic vs adrenailine, ha. I've touched snakes and you're right they are very smooth and actually quite beautiful. But dangling like tinsel from a Christmas tree (OK, I exaggerate a bit, lol) is another story. I'll HAVE to go back at some point, just to do some landscaping work but I can wait a bit....1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-47410687990047105502012-04-17T22:16:19.375-05:002012-04-17T22:16:19.375-05:00Hope you don't come across any of those red ey...Hope you don't come across any of those red eyed snakes.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-34463912529432294262012-04-17T22:15:40.280-05:002012-04-17T22:15:40.280-05:00I guess you will come across snakes often when you...I guess you will come across snakes often when you live in the country. I was sure my suburban neighborhood was snake free when last October I saw a huge one that looked much like the one you saw. I ran in the house to get my camera because I wanted to identify the snake, but I would rather study a photo up close than get up close to a real live snake. I thought it would make a good blog post too. Unfortunately, when I returned with the camera, the snake was gone. I am not sure what came over me, but I started poking around plants trying to find the snake!(It was a slow week for blog topics.) I have not seen the snake since.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52273252357500901332012-04-17T22:12:28.602-05:002012-04-17T22:12:28.602-05:00You. Have. Pictures. ?? Oh, well I do too! L...You. Have. Pictures. ?? Oh, well I do too! LOL! I can not only remind you, we can go visit the "Tree of Snakes"!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-35644506318165609352012-04-17T22:09:36.082-05:002012-04-17T22:09:36.082-05:00Granny, you made ME laugh. THanks!! It was fun w...Granny, you made ME laugh. THanks!! It was fun writing this post, I was able to bring out my humorous side, hope it worked, ha. I don't get the bell bottomed thing, but poodle skirts looked awesome, I think my Mom wore those too.<br /><br />Hey, I was born in the 60's so my 60's and 70's clothing consisted of Huskies, Garanimals and Star Trek/Star Wars pj's, ha. <br /><br /><br />Yep, Gopher snake I'm pretty sure it is. Down these parts people call them Rat snakes and Chicken snakes. Definitely a good guy but I don't have to like the good guys, right?1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-80982992556282628322012-04-17T21:58:17.418-05:002012-04-17T21:58:17.418-05:00Yikes, Rattlesnakes scare me too. I thought that&...Yikes, Rattlesnakes scare me too. I thought that's what this was at first. Apparently, the general consensus from 2nd Family and my boss and some comments from you guys is that it's a "Rat Snake". Also around these parts called "Chicken Snakes" and in other parts of the country, "Gopher Snakes". Probably based on what they eat, ha. Most everyone tells me to appreciate them, they'll keep the rat and mice population down. It'll be a learning process, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55963578541309946602012-04-17T21:51:07.932-05:002012-04-17T21:51:07.932-05:00My logic knows that most snakes are harmless, but ...My logic knows that most snakes are harmless, but my adrenaline pump hasn't figured that out yet. I had a good friend who had snakes, and I've held them. They're not creepy at all, very smooth, like fine leather. But, I still am scared to death of them. Awful on the ground, worse in trees. <br /><br />Your account is hilarious! You were very brave, going back under that tree.dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-86388959324877913022012-04-17T21:51:00.452-05:002012-04-17T21:51:00.452-05:00Ditto Sue!! Mice? No issues. Spiders? I usuall...Ditto Sue!! Mice? No issues. Spiders? I usually set them free (unless they are poisonous). But snakes? Um, no! I hear ya!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-8763884504443977862012-04-17T21:43:16.683-05:002012-04-17T21:43:16.683-05:00I wouldn't say the tree was FULL of them, but ...I wouldn't say the tree was FULL of them, but in my minds eye, I envisioned a tree full, haha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.com