Snakes On a Plane - ER, In a Garage

LeeNetworX · 06-15-2009, 11:51 AM

So we've been living here for 2.5 years now and never seen a snake on our property up until a few weeks ago. Now we've been seeing some black snakes pretty frequently...including some behind our neighbor's house next door. Since they've been keeping to the yard, and slither off and hide when they see me, I haven't minded them too much. They weren't bothering me. To my wife's dismay, I've simply been chasing them out of our yard when possible...ignoring her pleas to kill them....telling her they are harmless. Yesterday, they crossed the line.

They sent out a scout to infiltrate the holiest of places....my garage. I won't tolerate that. Not only did the 3' rat snake desecrate my cave, but he just stared at me in utter defiance. I had just cleaned up the garage a bit, so I was hesitant to draw any blood there. Using a small garden shovel, I scooped him up since he had curled up into a ball and tossed him out. I then chased him off the driveway and to the side yard where hopefully, his brethren witnessed me delivering the fatal blow. I scooped it up and walked down to the edge of our landscaped property and flung it 30' down the hill into the brush and trees. Raising my mini-shovel in fury, I screamed at the other snakes....."This is WAAARRRRRR!!!!!"

Not really. But I did have the urge to scream that. I resisted, since a neighbor 2 houses down was watching me from his porch while he tended to his grill.

06-15-2009, 11:51 AM	#1
LeeNetworX SFL Expatriate #1 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ATL Burbs Moto: '09 Triumph Speed Triple Posts: 4,712	Snakes On a Plane - ER, In a Garage So we've been living here for 2.5 years now and never seen a snake on our property up until a few weeks ago. Now we've been seeing some black snakes pretty frequently...including some behind our neighbor's house next door. Since they've been keeping to the yard, and slither off and hide when they see me, I haven't minded them too much. They weren't bothering me. To my wife's dismay, I've simply been chasing them out of our yard when possible...ignoring her pleas to kill them....telling her they are harmless. Yesterday, they crossed the line. They sent out a scout to infiltrate the holiest of places....my garage. I won't tolerate that. Not only did the 3' rat snake desecrate my cave, but he just stared at me in utter defiance. I had just cleaned up the garage a bit, so I was hesitant to draw any blood there. Using a small garden shovel, I scooped him up since he had curled up into a ball and tossed him out. I then chased him off the driveway and to the side yard where hopefully, his brethren witnessed me delivering the fatal blow. I scooped it up and walked down to the edge of our landscaped property and flung it 30' down the hill into the brush and trees. Raising my mini-shovel in fury, I screamed at the other snakes....."This is WAAARRRRRR!!!!!" Not really. But I did have the urge to scream that. I resisted, since a neighbor 2 houses down was watching me from his porch while he tended to his grill. Last edited by LeeNetworX; 06-15-2009 at 12:05 PM.. Reason: Edited for spelling.