Before we (if 2nd Man is there) or I (if I'm alone on the trip) leave for the day, there is a last minute walk through of the house to make sure everything is OK.
I was solo on this trip since it was so hot and I was only there to water, so I walked through the bathroom into the master bedroom and saw this:
A SNAKESKIN...
The tail end...
Going up into the dresser...
This is an old dresser I refurbished a few years back (paint, knobs etc) and the bottom is open as old furniture often is.
This meant that the snake either WAS in there and is gone or IS in there.
What to do, what to do.
I could have just left and out of sight out of mind but I had to check, I mean it's what you do when you live in the country, we have to deal with whatever things happen as they come up.
I carefully opened the top drawer...empty.
The middle drawer...empty.
Finally, the bottom drawer was opened...
...and it had THIS in it. I won't lie, my heart skipped a few beats as I pulled it open and quickly stepped back.
I realized it was only the rather long (and large diameter), snake skin. The rest of the drawer was clear and empty so the snake that shed it had moved on to wherever it came from, hopefully back outside. I pushed the drawer closed and decided that it would be dealt with on the next visit.
It's bad enough to open a drawer and find a scorpion (been there done that) or mice (also been there done that) but I'm pretty sure NO ONE wants to open one and find a snake coiled up.
You may just have to check your drawers...sometimes in more ways than one. 😂
That would definitely give one a moment of pause and an immediate step (or two) backwards! Possibly even a little yelp of YIKES!
ReplyDeleteNO! NO! NO! I'm not made to deal with stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteOH Heck NO!
ReplyDeleteI think I would have fainted or had a heart attack right there on the spot or I would still be running as far away as possible.
With snakes, spiders, etc. on your property, it would be good idea to have another person there with you just in case you get bit by something poisonous.
Well shoot. My comment showed up as Anonymous once again up above.
ReplyDeleteI'd be a wreck. Snakes are a horrible fear of mine. Nothing else much bothers me but snakes.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Deb she who does NOT do snakes.
ReplyDeleteYikes! Can you tell what type of snake it was by the skin? Do rattle
ReplyDeletesnakes come into houses? This is the stuff of nightmares. Obviously, there's an 'entryway' in the house.
I wouldn't be sleeping very well there. I don't want any sleeping companions except my cat! Take care!
Paranormal John
do you ever think about leaving texas???
ReplyDeleteOkay, first off, have you really taken a good look around the house to see how /where the snakes are getting in? Like in closets or around windows or under doors. When I was first married to David I found a great big area in the closet where the floor didn't meet the wall. You could actually see the dirt under the house. We renovated the house completely and nothing can get in ever again. Also have you ever thought of getting a few Guinea hens because they will literally keep snakes off your farm. They also are good at keeping rats mice and insects controlled. Just set up some feeders for the hens and you are good to go. Check this out:
ReplyDeletehttps://poultry.extension.org/articles/poultry-management/raising-guinea-fowl-in-small-and-backyard-flocks/
Looks like a Rat/Chicken/barn snake skin.. Name usually has a lot to do with where it is and what it's doing. You have rats/mice in the house. Those snakes can climb too,often are found in trees and attics..
ReplyDeleteCool! The skin looks like chainmail. Probably a grey rate snake. You got rodents in the house.
ReplyDeleteYikes, that’s scary! Not something you want to find in your house.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a rat/chicken snake entered to find a safe place to shed its skin because they are more vulnerable at that time. When I lived in the country, it was in a mobile home which are not known for being well-sealed. A couple of times, I found that kind of snake skin in an unused bedroom on the other side of my house. I took it to my kindergarten class as a visual aid for our lessons about reptiles.
Yikes! I'm so glad the snake (bull snake?) hanging out around our house hasn't moved in. Bad enough that it decided to hide under a little 2" pot outside and startled me when I picked it up to water the plant. It left me a skin a few days later, so I'm hoping it was hanging around the rocks to help it shed and has since moved away from the house.
ReplyDeleteNo idea what I'd do if I found that in the house, let alone inside furniture.
Isn't this the second snake skin you have found in the house? I have a terrible fear of snakes and have had encounters with more than one type of poisonous snake. My Grandmother taught me there were only two kinds of snakes: live ones and dead ones. It is time for the snakes at your house to go!
ReplyDeleteHeart attack!
ReplyDelete[Shudder] Well thanks for making my blood run cold. It's a welcome respite from this never-ending brutal heat wave, so there's that.
ReplyDeleteBut that is quite a nice looking skin, isn't it? Probably not big enough for shoes or a handbag, but I wonder if there's someone in town who could turn that into a nice wallet or belt or something.
If you have mice as people think, maybe you should be on the alert for mice droppings. When you are out there and have an outdoor cat or dog, I don't think these will be in the house. A hatband would be nice for someone. You could brag that you captured that snake.
ReplyDeleteOh vey. They startle me too. But most are our friends
ReplyDeleteYou really, really, really need to get some of that foam that turns rock hard and seal up every nook and cranny with that stuff. Under sinks where the water lines come in would be a good place to start. If the bottom of the house is not underpinned and sealed and I would go under the house and check for any cracks or openings that a snake could get in and seal those too. Good Luck! /Galestorm. (my name isn't showing up either.) PS. Get some moth balls and Snake Away and spread that around the perimeter of your house.
ReplyDeleteTime to sell the house!
ReplyDeleteOh no!!! I suggest you get some glue traps for inside the house to catch whatever it is that the snake is eating and maybe catch the snake itself before it bites someone. They make larger size glue traps for snakes.
ReplyDeleteI probably would have fainted.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie