Snakes

[dmccarty]

Watch your water meter box.

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Last century we were looking for land to buy. One property had a house that was around 100 years old, and at some point, a mobile home was on the parcel. The mobile home was gone, but the power pole and well was still in place. The well house was pretty large, about 5 feet by 3 feet by eye height tall. The well house had a lid that opened up. I was curious what was inside said well house and lifted the roof/lid up. As I did so, right in front of my face, a Mr. No Legs went slithering quickly from my right to left. Did I mention that the well house was at eye level? :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing: I said some adult vocabulary, dropped the lid/roof and jumped backwards about 100 feet all at the same time. I really should have gotten a Gold Medal for those moves.

After I worked my heart back into my chest, I reopened the well house to see what was inside. :confused3: Well, there was Mr. No Legs which was a black snake. Funny enough, I can't remember much else about what was in the well house. :confused3::laughing::laughing::laughing:

We did not buy the place for a variety of reasons but the snake was not one of them.

A few decades after seeing Mr. No Legs in the well house box, I had replaced our 10ish year old "temporary" well house with a big, huge, fake rock. I went out one winter day to check on the well and when I lifted the big huge fake rock, what do I see slithering away? Yep, another black Mr. No Legs. We had a chat. I leave him alone and he leaves me alone. At least he was not in my face but he was too close to my fingers when I lifted the box. Really surprised to see him there at the time of year.

At least these are black snakes and not poisonous ones.

Later,
Dan

 

[YLee Kioti]

If yah'll need a quick reply on what type of critter yah gots this guy is a good go to feller.
Texas Snake Identification Guides

I killed a broad band water snake but at the time did not know.
Next time, I'll relocate the feller and let him control the frog population.

 

[Jstpssng]

If yah'll need a quick reply on what type of critter yah gots this guy is a good go to feller.
Texas Snake Identification Guides

I killed a broad band water snake but at the time did not know.
Next time, I'll relocate the feller and let him control the frog population.

I'd rather have the frogs.
When I was in HS years ago I was in waist deep water holding the rope to go water skiing. When a big snake came swimming along my brother and his MIL started splashing and harassing it, chasing it over in my direction. I didn't see it until they called to me as it swam into my space and I just yelled, throwing my arms up to scare it. I must have caught it dead center because the last anyone saw of that snake it was flying through the air, then hit the water again and disappeared. With relatives like that, who needs enemies??

 

[VroomVroom]

I live in eastern Canada. Nothing of the sort here. But there used to be an old guy down a back road from us for years until his passing several years ago. He had little schooling and would be near 90 now if he was still living. He was guiding a moose hunter sometime in the 1960's. All he wore back then , even in the bogs and bush was an old sports jacket and loafers/deck shoes. Looked like he was going to the dance. The hunter asked him if we had any snakes in newfoundland, and he looked at the fellow and said, " No, we don't have any snakes but we have lots of sneaks"