Snakes in my yard! (warning: PIP)

[jane6672]

I moved a piece of tin roofing that had been left in the yard, and found snakes underneath (surprise!). At least 3, possibly more – it was hard to tell from the tangle. I've seen the same type of snake around the yard a few times last summer.

I'm pretty sure they are Northern Brown Snakes, they look just like this guy:

My picture:


They definitely do not look anything like venomous snakes found in the region, so I think it's pretty cool.

[readyin07]

Did you scream? I would have screamed.

[Deleted]

NO

[mrsbro]

Nope

Nope

STILL NOPE

{runs away}

[jane6672]

Mar 23, 2015 14:01:00 GMT -5 readyin07 said:

Did you scream? I would have screamed.

Haha, I did jump and gasp.

I always wear gloves and try to remember I might turn up something startling when I'm picking things up around the yard (this is common sense, but it only became a habit after the time I picked up a rock and found a black widow underneath... )

[thinkofthesoldiers]

I would die. And not have taken a picture. Mostly because my heart had stopped beating and it seems that is necessary to work a camera.

[jane6672]

Mar 23, 2015 14:03:41 GMT -5 @licia said:

A TANGLE. A TANGLE OF SNAKES.

*faint*

Like spaghetti!

Your blood is the sauce!

[Alyssa]

Snakes are nice....from a distance.

[jane6672]

Mar 23, 2015 14:06:34 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

I would pick one up.

I have been bitten by no less than three snakes in this manner, however, so probably don't listen to me. I have zero animal willpower. If I ever suddenly stop posting, it's probably because I've died of snakebite, like I'm on the Oregon Trail.

The herpetology website says they don't bite, but I'm happy to admire from a distance, ha! 

[VeryViolet]

I knew there was a picture and I still had to click.

[Deleted]

:|Snakes don't really bother me unless I know they're super poisonous, like the family of copperheads we found a few years ago right off the deck.

[mcmel]

Aw snakes are so good for the ecosystem. I'm glad they aren't venomous!

[jane6672]

@lazerus24, you live in Florida. A tiny tangle of snakes is like teatime for you, right?

[vaportrail]

Nope, party of 1.

[cookie510]

Yeah....nope. I would have died.

[sallywalker]

Fuck that.

I have anxiety looking at that picture. I would not have been able to handle the surprise of finding them. If I knew they were going to be there it's one thing, but surprise snakes! NOPE!

[Deleted]

If DH saw that he would have died right then and there. I would have just run and let him die. LOL!

[Deleted]

I listened to an NPR podcast called Invisibilia and they were saying that a likely reason most people are so creeped out by snakes is because we don't really understand how they move. Their quick movement without legs, bones, etc is just so weird.

::Shudder::

[Deleted]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Mar 23, 2015 14:17:44 GMT -5 sallywalker said:

Fuck that.

I have anxiety looking at that picture. I would not have been able to handle the surprise of finding them. If I knew they were going to be there it's one thing, but surprise snakes! NOPE!

I feel the same.

[elleblue]

Snakes are awesome. Especially the non-venomous kind. lol

[cinderbella]

My H would have run away from that screaming like a six year old girl.

[sharknado]

[wowhead]

I think snakes are cool. My step brother had one that liked to sleep on the back of my neck under my hair.

[agnes]

I think snakes are cool. But I still would have flipped my shit if I found snakes in my yard.

[Serenity9]

Aw, the poor things are probably huddling together to keep warm. Is it warm where you live yet? The sun probably warmed the tin roofing up for them.

I like nature and snakes, but if I encountered that unexpectedly, I definitely would have jumped back!

[iamgrace]

I like snakes. I used to be pretty good at handling them, but haven't in many years. My H would dieeeeeee a thousand deaths if he came across a tangle of snakes. Lol.

[mrsjuleshs]

I would have ran for the house. I HATE snakes. My mom has acreage and carries a shovel with her most of the year because nearly every snake out at her place is poisonous.

[Saint Monica]

Mar 23, 2015 15:00:39 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

my mother or someone used to say if you're squeamish don't prod the rubble on the beach. turning over rocks is always a bad idea. lol

That said, I was cleaning out a fire pit lid last fall and found a black widow with a body the size of a grape. It was really cold outside so it was moving slowly, so I picked it up with a stick and took it over to show dh before killing it. He screamed like a little girl.

You live in spider hell

[pixy0stix]

That's so cool.

I love snakes. I had to make a conscious decision whether or not to be scared of snakes because the asshole boys in grade school would pick them up and chase the girls with them. I'm not a fast runner, so I could let them catch me or terrify me, or switch it up and call snakes cool. I eventually learned to really like the creepy buggers.