Fun with Wildlife
Happened a couple of months ago when we were in Oregon, and my stomach still does flips when I think about it. We went to John Day Fossil Beds and there is a ranch you can tour across the street. Taki...
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I made coffee and went outside to face the day. My peripheral vision said something just didn't look right. This 5 1/2' (constrictor) Yellow Rat snake was doing about as well on the ladder as I can.
In 65 years, I've stepped on two snakes, nonpoisonous, thank the Lord. Both times, it was after dark while walking to the car with just the aid of a porch light. It's a sickening feeling, for sure. Now, some friends think I'm a little peculiar when I show up for a late dinner with a flashlight... and that's ok.:C
My most disconcerting incident involving poisonous snakes occurred when I picked up 4 bails of pine straw from a nursery to spread around the flower beds. I broke the twine as soon as I got home and found a pigmy rattler in two of the bails. You haven't sweated bullets until you've searched around the inside of the Cherokee for a possible escapee.:E Be careful out there. Don't put your hands and feet into places you can't see. And it's a pretty good idea not to carry bails of straw inside of a SUV.:B
In 65 years, I've stepped on two snakes, nonpoisonous, thank the Lord. Both times, it was after dark while walking to the car with just the aid of a porch light. It's a sickening feeling, for sure. Now, some friends think I'm a little peculiar when I show up for a late dinner with a flashlight... and that's ok.:C
My most disconcerting incident involving poisonous snakes occurred when I picked up 4 bails of pine straw from a nursery to spread around the flower beds. I broke the twine as soon as I got home and found a pigmy rattler in two of the bails. You haven't sweated bullets until you've searched around the inside of the Cherokee for a possible escapee.:E Be careful out there. Don't put your hands and feet into places you can't see. And it's a pretty good idea not to carry bails of straw inside of a SUV.:B
