plenzmd1 Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 So i have known that a black rat snake has been living underneath my woodpile for a good two years now. See him every once in a while, but he didn't bother me and i didn't bother him. However, the snake got dumb today and came up on our back covered porch and wifey poo saw him. We have a stone fireplace out there, and above the mantle we have a dead stick type wreath that some birds nest in every year. Wife looked out the door about 3 today..and thsat snake was up there with nothing but one of the birds tailfeathers visable out of his mouth..and this was a good size bird. Damn good lunch if you ask me. That was all she wrote..she insisted i kill the snake..i pressed..saying when is the last time you saw a mouse around this house???? But she was so scared she would be sitting next to the fireplace and look up and see this snake again she could never be comfortable on the porch again. Damn, that snake had to a little over 5 foot ..i had no idea he was that big.Still feel bad about killing him..I am not opposed to killing animals as long as you be eating what you kill..but I am not eating this snake. What would you have done?
LeviF Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 What would you have done? Ask the wife to be reasonable. Usually too much to ask of one's wife, though
boyst Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 So i have known that a black rat snake has been living underneath my woodpile for a good two years now. See him every once in a while, but he didn't bother me and i didn't bother him. However, the snake got dumb today and came up on our back covered porch and wifey poo saw him. We have a stone fireplace out there, and above the mantle we have a dead stick type wreath that some birds nest in every year. Wife looked out the door about 3 today..and thsat snake was up there with nothing but one of the birds tailfeathers visable out of his mouth..and this was a good size bird. Damn good lunch if you ask me. That was all she wrote..she insisted i kill the snake..i pressed..saying when is the last time you saw a mouse around this house???? But she was so scared she would be sitting next to the fireplace and look up and see this snake again she could never be comfortable on the porch again. Damn, that snake had to a little over 5 foot ..i had no idea he was that big.Still feel bad about killing him..I am not opposed to killing animals as long as you be eating what you kill..but I am not eating this snake. What would you have done? That's not that big for a black snake. I normally just throw them in the barn, they take care of problems in there. My advice is to call around, see if you can find someoen who'd come grab it and put it somewhere else. Take the woodpile down this winter, it'll go away.
DC Tom Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 I'll trade you problems. My wife once tried to pet a cottonmouth.
plenzmd1 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Posted June 19, 2012 That's not that big for a black snake. I normally just throw them in the barn, they take care of problems in there. My advice is to call around, see if you can find someoen who'd come grab it and put it somewhere else. Take the woodpile down this winter, it'll go away. i read a while back farmers love those things..but even at 5 foot he scared me a bit i must say. I'll trade you problems. My wife once tried to pet a cottonmouth. haha..my wife would not be petting any snake
Kevin Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Tell her you killed it and put it back under the porch. She'll never know. She's already traumatized by seeing it on the porch. She will never forget it, whether its dead or alive. Edited June 19, 2012 by Kevin
CowgirlsFan Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Call the local animal control and have them come pick it up. A year ago a possum got in the house ( real long story) and made himself comfortable behind the toilet tank in my master bedroom at midnight!!! I called them and they were at the house and gone by 2:00 am.
cantankerous Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I would've killed it too. You did the right thing.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I feel bad for animals like non-venomous snakes that get a bad rap. It's a shame.
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Call the local animal control and have them come pick it up. A year ago a possum got in the house ( real long story) and made himself comfortable behind the toilet tank in my master bedroom at midnight!!! I called them and they were at the house and gone by 2:00 am. You live in Texas and don't have a .22? Shamefull.
Rob's House Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 So i have known that a black rat snake has been living underneath my woodpile for a good two years now. See him every once in a while, but he didn't bother me and i didn't bother him. However, the snake got dumb today and came up on our back covered porch and wifey poo saw him. We have a stone fireplace out there, and above the mantle we have a dead stick type wreath that some birds nest in every year. Wife looked out the door about 3 today..and thsat snake was up there with nothing but one of the birds tailfeathers visable out of his mouth..and this was a good size bird. Damn good lunch if you ask me. That was all she wrote..she insisted i kill the snake..i pressed..saying when is the last time you saw a mouse around this house???? But she was so scared she would be sitting next to the fireplace and look up and see this snake again she could never be comfortable on the porch again. Damn, that snake had to a little over 5 foot ..i had no idea he was that big.Still feel bad about killing him..I am not opposed to killing animals as long as you be eating what you kill..but I am not eating this snake. What would you have done? I'll take It If you don't want It. I need one to clear out the voles that are infesting my yard.
MDH Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I feel bad for animals like non-venomous snakes that get a bad rap. It's a shame. NS, those snakes do a lot of good in keeping the real vermin in check. Personally, I would have done the same thing I do with my wife when she asks me to kill a spider - I capture the spider and take it elsewhere (usually outside or in the garage) but I'm not killing it as they do a hell of a job keeping the other insects in check.
Chef Jim Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 So wait a minute. You're asking us if you should kill your wife just because she doesn't like a snake. That's pretty drastic, but do what ya gotta do.
CowgirlsFan Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 You live in Texas and don't have a .22? Shamefull. Nope!!! Even if I had a .22,it would've not helped. All it would've done is to make a mess!!
Jim in Anchorage Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Nope!!! Even if I had a .22,it would've not helped. All it would've done is to make a mess!! Why? Pop a cap, throw dead possum in garbage. Hell I would have used a 12 gauge on it.
The Poojer Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 If it were me I'd have been a couple hundred yards away running and screaming like a school girl as soon as she got the word 'snake' out
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 If it were me I'd have been a couple hundred yards away running and screaming like a school girl as soon as she got the word 'snake' out My bugaboo is wasps.
Jauronimo Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 So i have known that a black rat snake has been living underneath my woodpile for a good two years now. See him every once in a while, but he didn't bother me and i didn't bother him. However, the snake got dumb today and came up on our back covered porch and wifey poo saw him. We have a stone fireplace out there, and above the mantle we have a dead stick type wreath that some birds nest in every year. Wife looked out the door about 3 today..and thsat snake was up there with nothing but one of the birds tailfeathers visable out of his mouth..and this was a good size bird. Damn good lunch if you ask me. That was all she wrote..she insisted i kill the snake..i pressed..saying when is the last time you saw a mouse around this house???? But she was so scared she would be sitting next to the fireplace and look up and see this snake again she could never be comfortable on the porch again. Damn, that snake had to a little over 5 foot ..i had no idea he was that big.Still feel bad about killing him..I am not opposed to killing animals as long as you be eating what you kill..but I am not eating this snake. What would you have done? I would have calmly explained my reservations in killing an innocent and harmless animal, told her that she is being irrational, and then offered to kill the snake but only in return for deviant sexual favors. Leverage.
The Big Cat Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 About a week and a half ago I turned around in the shower, only to come eyeball to eyeball with a cockroach about an inch and a half long, perched on my razor that's suction-cupped to the tile. I ran out of the bathroom screaming, naked as can be, with the water still running. If I ever came across a five-foot snake, I'd probably go into cardiac arrest.
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