From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Misplaced mail, interesting neighbor, snake Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 22:42:37 -0500
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Oh, and the neighbor that Dan's most friendly with came over on the weekend to help Dan dispose of a snake. Turned out to just be a rat snake, and it probably wouldn't have messed with our dogs, but Dan didn't want to take any chances. (He doesn't know how to identify a rattler by sight, and assumes that all snakes are dangerous. I can recognize some snakes as harmless, and he'll leave the little ones be on my say-so.) It was over 5' long.
Five FEET?!? Is that normal?
I don't have a phobia about snakes, but can't imagine being too pleased to see one 5 feet long in my backyard. Sheesh. I *can* imagine Robin's reaction though. I'd find her wrapped around any ceiling fixture secured more than 15 feet in the air. :)
Jon GSV It Was THIS Big (Mutant Freak Snake Class)
5' isn't that big, is it? I've seen king snakes bigger than that around here and I've seen a few rattlers that had to be around that size. None of them anywhere near the house though, I've only seen them while hiking.
My daughter saw a large lion within a 100 yards of my parent's place in the Sierra last winter. Now _that's_ a bit scary.
Doug
Doug
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