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Post by workingclassdog on May 12, 2023 20:58:53 GMT
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 12, 2023 21:05:12 GMT
Oh heavens. I feel positively lucky to have only had one and that it’s safely back outside in the woods. (I hope he stays there!)
It’s all a matter of perspective. One sure beats 32!
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Post by Zee on May 12, 2023 21:13:51 GMT
I have to say the little brown snake in the pic for this article is ADORABLE look at his little tongue and his adorable face!
I understand why people are scared or wary but I hate reading "kill it kill it". Though I'm terrified of spiders (it's the legs for me) so I understand the fear, but the instant killing of snakes saddens me.
I've joined a bug identification group on Facebook that has helped me tremendously with my fear of spiders. I still get upset if they touch me or come close but I can now look at pictures of them and be in the same area without losing it.
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Post by 950nancy on May 13, 2023 2:32:43 GMT
I have to say the little brown snake in the pic for this article is ADORABLE look at his little tongue and his adorable face! I understand why people are scared or wary but I hate reading "kill it kill it". Though I'm terrified of spiders (it's the legs for me) so I understand the fear, but the instant killing of snakes saddens me. I've joined a bug identification group on Facebook that has helped me tremendously with my fear of spiders. I still get upset if they touch me or come close but I can now look at pictures of them and be in the same area without losing it. I thought he was pretty precious too. Not sure I'd want them in my walls though. I am that person who won't kill 99% of what I find in my house. I just get it outside. The other day in the classroom, a big old non venomous spider was hanging out on the window above the door. My first graders were going nuts. I got it on a paper and got it outside while they watched. Then I spent a good five minutes talking about how beneficial the funnel web spider is. Two of the girls were not buying my story, but the rest of the kids settled right down and were pretty interested in them. I hate that we condition kids to have our fears and want to kill things that are harmless. |
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Post by Patter on May 13, 2023 11:30:47 GMT
I have to say the little brown snake in the pic for this article is ADORABLE look at his little tongue and his adorable face! I understand why people are scared or wary but I hate reading "kill it kill it". Though I'm terrified of spiders (it's the legs for me) so I understand the fear, but the instant killing of snakes saddens me. I've joined a bug identification group on Facebook that has helped me tremendously with my fear of spiders. I still get upset if they touch me or come close but I can now look at pictures of them and be in the same area without losing it. I have many snakes on my property--venomous and non-venomous. I have never had them in the house though I have had them right at the front door when I walk out. I have had to kill a copperhead before. I pray I NEVER have to do that again. I have never been so scared in my life. But the non-venomous, I usually take photos and show hubby. LOL! Anyway, the real point of my post is that I joined a NC/SC snake FB group to help identify snakes. It has truly helped also just liked your bug ID group. I don't mind snakes as long as they are non-venomous. I just learned that we have 3 types of rattlers in NC. I pray I don't come across any of those! |
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on May 13, 2023 12:36:28 GMT
How in the world does a home get “infested” with snakes? Is there something in the walls that they’re feeding on? Do they leave the home to search for food and then return?
Twice now I’ve found a small snake in my basement. First time was 35 years ago, second time, a few years ago. Not sure how they got in, but very unsettling both times!
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Post by iowgirl on May 13, 2023 14:51:57 GMT
There was a house a few miles north of me. It seemed like a doomed house. I don't think it was all that old, in farmhouse terms. Maybe built in the 70's or early 80's.
Original owners died, and it was rented out. There was always snakes in it. At one point it was gutted and re-drywalled because of mold.
Someone new (and young) bought the farm and farmstead. They battled the snakes. They finally just burnt the house down. They planned a new home so dug up the old basement and tiling. The tile lines were FULL of snakes. Like nothing anyone had seen. They completely removed the drainage tile for that whole farmstead area and put new in, and did it differently so they would not have snakes. That is how the snakes were coming into the house. Good lord!
Anyway, they have a beautiful new home and no creepie crawlers.
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teddyw
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Post by teddyw on May 13, 2023 16:05:28 GMT
I saw that on the news this week. I wonder if there was no home inspection.
If there’s that many there’s no way the previous owner didn’t know.
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Post by peasapie on May 13, 2023 18:01:39 GMT
There was a house a few miles north of me. It seemed like a doomed house. I don't think it was all that old, in farmhouse terms. Maybe built in the 70's or early 80's. Original owners died, and it was rented out. There was always snakes in it. At one point it was gutted and re-drywalled because of mold. Someone new (and young) bought the farm and farmstead. They battled the snakes. They finally just burnt the house down. They planned a new home so dug up the old basement and tiling. The tile lines were FULL of snakes. Like nothing anyone had seen. They completely removed the drainage tile for that whole farmstead area and put new in, and did it differently so they would not have snakes. That is how the snakes were coming into the house. Good lord! Anyway, they have a beautiful new home and no creepie crawlers. Wow that is amazing. I had no idea a house could have that many snakes. We had a few in our country home, but they were the garden variety and were terrified of humans. |
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Post by Zee on May 13, 2023 18:11:23 GMT
I have to say the little brown snake in the pic for this article is ADORABLE look at his little tongue and his adorable face! I understand why people are scared or wary but I hate reading "kill it kill it". Though I'm terrified of spiders (it's the legs for me) so I understand the fear, but the instant killing of snakes saddens me. I've joined a bug identification group on Facebook that has helped me tremendously with my fear of spiders. I still get upset if they touch me or come close but I can now look at pictures of them and be in the same area without losing it. I have many snakes on my property--venomous and non-venomous. I have never had them in the house though I have had them right at the front door when I walk out. I have had to kill a copperhead before. I pray I NEVER have to do that again. I have never been so scared in my life. But the non-venomous, I usually take photos and show hubby. LOL! Anyway, the real point of my post is that I joined a NC/SC snake FB group to help identify snakes. It has truly helped also just liked your bug ID group. I don't mind snakes as long as they are non-venomous. I just learned that we have 3 types of rattlers in NC. I pray I don't come across any of those! This makes me so happy to read! I know sometimes things need to be dispatched. I wouldn't let a brown recluse live on my deck, for example. But I'm always glad when the first reaction is "maybe I can learn a little more" instead of going straight to killing something. |
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