tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post1956456105105018252..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: I've decided to name her Manasa.Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-39721949413560318632013-08-02T04:34:52.200-04:002013-08-02T04:34:52.200-04:00Sure, and didn't St Patrick himself drive all ...Sure, and didn't St Patrick himself drive all the snakes out of Ireland?<br /><br />We have four types in England - grass snakes, slow worms (which look like snakes but are actually legless lizards), adders, (our only venomous snakes), and the very rare smooth snake - but in Ireland, nope. None. :)<br /><br />Didn't know if Nick was going to come back and answer, so I did. Hope that's OK!Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-76608180951643660612013-08-02T04:21:11.402-04:002013-08-02T04:21:11.402-04:00Wow, that's a big snake! I have no problem w...Wow, that's a big snake! I have no problem with snakes, either, so long as they're not venomous or aggressive. I've often found grass snakes in the garden and I'm always happy about that!<br /><br />They are so shy though .. I've never managed to get a picture, and I've never found a shed skin. Pity. They're pretty things.Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-79190498043045053082013-08-01T07:46:37.622-04:002013-08-01T07:46:37.622-04:00Ha ha ha! Well, thank you!Ha ha ha! Well, thank you!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-78166387342873225742013-08-01T07:46:16.926-04:002013-08-01T07:46:16.926-04:00Cats do a number on song birds, so I actually pref...Cats do a number on song birds, so I actually prefer the snake. (I know snakes will eat birds and eggs, but the volume is way less than cats.)Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84054147171726132122013-08-01T07:45:26.420-04:002013-08-01T07:45:26.420-04:00And yet, they do good.And yet, they do good.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-44387930680667951252013-08-01T07:45:18.015-04:002013-08-01T07:45:18.015-04:00I caught them in a plastic container and drove the...I caught them in a plastic container and drove them down the road to release them. Well, one I flung into the woods.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-14319039722811619512013-08-01T07:44:36.591-04:002013-08-01T07:44:36.591-04:00Phobias are, by definition, irrational.Phobias are, by definition, irrational.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-90318533004408593842013-08-01T07:44:21.599-04:002013-08-01T07:44:21.599-04:00NOT a rattlesnake. Ratsnake. Huge difference!NOT a rattlesnake. Ratsnake. Huge difference!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-20973618697175585352013-08-01T07:44:03.543-04:002013-08-01T07:44:03.543-04:00It's the startle thing that gets me, too. But...It's the startle thing that gets me, too. But when I know they are there, not really a problem.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-9482429264081596382013-08-01T07:43:32.796-04:002013-08-01T07:43:32.796-04:00I've encountered rattlers in the Smokies. I w...I've encountered rattlers in the Smokies. I would never pick up a snake unless I knew for sure what it was.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-71512782573022162562013-08-01T07:43:01.932-04:002013-08-01T07:43:01.932-04:00Really? You don't have snakes where you live?...Really? You don't have snakes where you live?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-12037438699381581122013-08-01T07:42:47.001-04:002013-08-01T07:42:47.001-04:00I like the way they feel (the snakes, not the shed...I like the way they feel (the snakes, not the shed skins) - very smooth.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-55333007383587569342013-07-29T23:50:41.055-04:002013-07-29T23:50:41.055-04:00So. You're one of those women who can be super...So. You're one of those women who can be super excited a six foot snake is living under her garage. My cat brought it a six inch garter snake last night, and I was shrieking and standing on the picnic table till my husband caught it and threw it over the fence. You are...like a god to me. You're MY Manasa.Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548448958613700678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-44858254789684693992013-07-29T23:18:31.405-04:002013-07-29T23:18:31.405-04:00we once found a 6 ft snake skin at my dad's n...we once found a 6 ft snake skin at my dad's neighbor's housein maryland. my son was young enough to be highly impressed. glad you've got manasa helping out. at home here we rely on the local feral cats to keep the rodents down. limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-32623146896933099052013-07-29T22:17:40.580-04:002013-07-29T22:17:40.580-04:00My simple comment: I am ascared of snakes :-)
Lov...My simple comment: I am ascared of snakes :-)<br /><br />Love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-90534945627019386662013-07-29T20:57:50.633-04:002013-07-29T20:57:50.633-04:00How did you relocate the babies? My dog found a s...How did you relocate the babies? My dog found a snake egg in the yard once and ate it before I could stop him. Yuck! I've definitely never seen a snake that big in this part of the world, but like you I don't find them particularly frightening as long as they don't startle me. mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-6071244735692449812013-07-29T20:45:56.935-04:002013-07-29T20:45:56.935-04:00I am SO not a fan, mainly because I didn't gro...I am SO not a fan, mainly because I didn't grow up with them and live in a part of the world where they don't exist, they truly give me the heebie jeebies. Irrational I know...<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-22462958601028881612013-07-29T18:09:46.003-04:002013-07-29T18:09:46.003-04:00You are brave to live with a rattlesnake, especial...You are brave to live with a rattlesnake, especially one so large. We found a 10 inch skin near our cabin, not from a rattler. Not quite as impressive as yours, but we were fascinated none the less.Vanessa Victoria Kilmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923111066345543260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-66999660954410825132013-07-29T17:58:02.604-04:002013-07-29T17:58:02.604-04:00That skin is nifty! I have been startled by snakes...That skin is nifty! I have been startled by snakes when hiking a couple of times and I'd certainly be frightened if one showed up suddenly in my house...but as a rule, if I know a snake isn't venomous I am not bothered by them. laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-11749712342575083242013-07-29T11:08:43.575-04:002013-07-29T11:08:43.575-04:00I was camping with my buddy and his two kids years...I was camping with my buddy and his two kids years ago here in MT when the boy, then 5 or so, came back into camp carrying a smallish snake by the tail end, it dangled about a foot. I walked over and looked at it and quietly told him to drop it. Now. It was a baby rattler, no rattles yet but still venomous. I come across rattlers every year fishing, the buzzing sound they make can start a big adrenalin rush. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-23575144667820681322013-07-29T10:31:11.376-04:002013-07-29T10:31:11.376-04:00Oooer the only snakes I've seen have been in a...Oooer the only snakes I've seen have been in a zoo!Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-11349896880879543412013-07-29T08:03:12.346-04:002013-07-29T08:03:12.346-04:00Big Baby now posting..........they freak me out, e...Big Baby now posting..........they freak me out, even the garter snakes we get here. You'd have to hold a gun to my head to get me to even touch the skin.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-28804234384210650862013-07-29T07:36:57.540-04:002013-07-29T07:36:57.540-04:00Never? I thought snakes were pretty much everywhe...Never? I thought snakes were pretty much everywhere. <br /><br />Even a nonpoisonous snake will strike you if it's cornered, but not cause any real damage.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-91617799013642549992013-07-29T07:36:02.832-04:002013-07-29T07:36:02.832-04:00I had a pet python for a while so I'm not trou...I had a pet python for a while so I'm not troubled by non poisonous snakes. Particularly since they are one of the "good" garden creatures.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84926697221423636362013-07-29T07:35:17.084-04:002013-07-29T07:35:17.084-04:00I don't have that phobia, fortunately. And I ...I don't have that phobia, fortunately. And I wonder if there is a way to encourage a ratsnake to take up residence if you don't already have one.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.com