Not a big fan of snakes

the wolf

i've held them, i've even gone to a female friends house to find one that was living in her basement and got it out for her.

but..... still an icky icky gross out factor for me.

so, my lawn mower has been down for a few weeks and we have had tons of rain. my backyard was over a foot tall.

im mowing , and think i ran over a fallen branch from the tree above.

NOPE, its a 5 footlong freaking black snake !! almost cut in half but the bastard was still alive and took a shot at me !!

i yelped like a little girl!! the guy next door was in his backyard and heard me, he thought i hurt myself or something. he came over to look at monster.
it was about as big around as a beer bottle. only about a half inch on it side was holding it together from being cut in half, and the big fucker was still trying to latch on to us!!

my heart rate is still up and its been about an hour !!!!

i need a beer!

eyedclaar

the wolf wrote:

i've held them, i've even gone to a female friends house to find one that was living in her basement and got it out for her.

but..... still an icky icky gross out factor for me.

so, my lawn mower has been down for a few weeks and we have had tons of rain. my backyard was over a foot tall.

im mowing , and think i ran over a fallen branch from the tree above.

NOPE, its a 5 footlong freaking black snake !! almost cut in half but the bastard was still alive and took a shot at me !!

i yelped like a little girl!! the guy next door was in his backyard and heard me, he thought i hurt myself or something. he came over to look at monster.
it was about as big around as a beer bottle. only about a half inch on it side was holding it together from being cut in half, and the big fucker was still trying to latch on to us!!

my heart rate is still up and its been about an hour !!!!

i need a beer!

I like snakes a lot. Been known to play with rattlers when I'm out in the hills. My friends think I'm crazy. Where do you live? I'm not familiar with a "black snake" outside of pornos. Are they poisonous?

norm

dude you just creeped me out.....i hate snakes!!! :eek:

the wolf

eyedclaar wrote:

I like snakes a lot. Been known to play with rattlers when I'm out in the hills. My friends think I'm crazy. Where do you live? I'm not familiar with a "black snake" outside of pornos. Are they poisonous?

I'm in cincinnati Ohio. not poisonous but a black snake ( or whatever its really called ) that size took a shot at you and hit you , ive been told it could knock you down. and break a leg !! so ive been told my the resident snake lover in these parts.

GreenTeaDisease

the wolf wrote:

I'm in cincinnati Ohio. not poisonous but a black snake ( or whatever its really called ) that size took a shot at you and hit you , ive been told it could knock you down. and break a leg !! so ive been told my the resident snake lover in these parts.

black snakes are HUGE! I ran into a few of those guys hiking in north carolina.

I *ALWAYS* jump when I see a snake, even a little guy. I think it's because they are so dormant then you realize there's something alive there!

the part I don't like about your post is that your friend had one in her basement...shudder...I'm all for biodiversity as long as it stays outside.

CHANGEinWAVES

EW!!! snakes....i'm not that girly but I hate snakes and spiders!!!

the wolf

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

black snakes are HUGE! I ran into a few of those guys hiking in north carolina.

I *ALWAYS* jump when I see a snake, even a little guy. I think it's because they are so dormant then you realize there's something alive there!

the part I don't like about your post is that your friend had one in her basement...shudder...I'm all for biodiversity as long as it stays outside.

yeah, you should have seen me crawling around her basement with a flashlight and stick! lol . i was a bit put off. funny what a few drinks b4 hand can to do to your confidence !!

LONGRD

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

EW!!! snakes....i'm not that girly but I hate snakes and spiders!!!

I'm a man and I hate reptiles!

CHANGEinWAVES

LongRd. wrote:

I'm a man and I hate reptiles!

but i am a girl...

TrixieCat

omg....I have held them and stuff, but hate when one surprises me on the lawn and we only have garter snakes around our lawns.
You totally just creeped me out. I used to always think how gross it would be to run one over with the lawn mower. :eek:
Our cat Lola found one a couple summers ago and made it her plaything. lol
Ick. Yeah, you definitely need a cocktail.

GreenTeaDisease

the wolf wrote:

yeah, you should have seen me crawling around her basement with a flashlight and stick! lol . i was a bit put off. funny what a few drinks b4 hand can to do to your confidence !!

what kind was that one?

Steve Dunne

i hate snakes like indiana jones

the wolf

TrixieCat wrote:

omg....I have held them and stuff, but hate when one surprises me on the lawn and we only have garter snakes around our lawns.
You totally just creeped me out. I used to always think how gross it would be to run one over with the lawn mower. :eek:
Our cat Lola found one a couple summers ago and made it her plaything. lol
Ick. Yeah, you definitely need a cocktail.

thats funny. my dogs were pissed !! they were barking at it and trying to figure out a way to get to it. lol i had to put them inside while we figured out what to do with it.

chiquimonkey

http://youtube.com/watch?v=brFh6HSgYtQ

jump to 0:48

and yeah, get a BIG drink, eep! i don't mind snakes, but spiders and large bugs make me cry

TrixieCat

the wolf wrote:

thats funny. my dogs were pissed !! they were barking at it and trying to figure out a way to get to it. lol i had to put them inside while we figured out what to do with it.

Did it die?
:(
I mean, I am not a big fan and all, but they are good for a garden.

the wolf

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

what kind was that one?

it was just a really looooooooooong garden snake. but when she told me how long it was i thought it might be something a bit more.......idk scary lol

eyedclaar

the wolf wrote:

I'm in cincinnati Ohio. not poisonous but a black snake ( or whatever its really called ) that size took a shot at you and hit you , ive been told it could knock you down. and break a leg !! so ive been told my the resident snake lover in these parts.

Knock you down and break your leg?!? Hahahahahaha! Maybe if you're a 50 pound girl. Still, I bet it was a bit freaky.

the wolf

TrixieCat wrote:

Did it die?
:(
I mean, I am not a big fan and all, but they are good for a garden.

there is no way it was going to live. im serious, it just had a bit of flesh holding it together. i was trying to think of a way to get it in a bad and put it somewhere ( away from my house ) but the other guy that came over who owns snakes said it would die, so he killed it : (

i wont go into how he killed it cause it kinda pissed me off.

TrixieCat

the wolf wrote:

there is no way it was going to live. im serious, it just had a bit of flesh holding it together. i was trying to think of a way to get it in a bad and put it somewhere ( away from my house ) but the other guy that came over who owns snakes said it would die, so he killed it : (

i wont go into how he killed it cause it kinda pissed me off.

Well I think it is better that he killed it to put it out of pain.
Seeing an animal or reptile in pain breaks my heart.

the wolf

eyedclaar wrote:

Knock you down and break your leg?!? Hahahahahaha! Maybe if you're a 50 pound girl. Still, I bet it was a bit freaky.

the guy that came over who owns like 20 snakes said that. not me. i dont know. but he said they strike almost as hard as a king rattle snake or some shit like that. he said it would actually knock you legs from under you, and could break it. like i said, idk. he could have been fool of shit.

the wolf

TrixieCat wrote:

Well I think it is better that he killed it to put it out of pain.
Seeing an animal or reptile in pain breaks my heart.

i agree. just was not real happy with how he "put it out of its misery"

GreenTeaDisease

the wolf wrote:

the guy that came over who owns like 20 snakes said that. not me. i dont know. but he said they strike almost as hard as a king rattle snake or some shit like that. he said it would actually knock you legs from under you, and could break it. like i said, idk. he could have been fool of shit.

I don't know about knocking you down and breaking your leg, but a black snake bite would NOT be fun. I think they have big teeth.

eyedclaar

the wolf wrote:

the guy that came over who owns like 20 snakes said that. not me. i dont know. but he said they strike almost as hard as a king rattle snake or some shit like that. he said it would actually knock you legs from under you, and could break it. like i said, idk. he could have been fool of shit.

Those rumors probably started from people who once saw a black snake, freaked out, tripped over their dog's leash (or something), and broke their leg. They didn't want to admit that so they said the snake broke their leg.

Anyway, I'm glad you didn't get bit or have your leg bone snapped like a twig...

the wolf

eyedclaar wrote:

Those rumors probably started from people who once saw a black snake, freaked out, tripped over their dog's leash (or something), and broke their leg. They didn't want to admit that so they said the snake broke their leg.

Anyway, I'm glad you didn't get bit or have your leg bone snapped like a twig...

lol, thanks. me too.

jbalicki10

I had to eat snakes back in the day when I was really hungry and there was nothing to eat in the wild. They are kinda boney though. They dont taste too bad...

SVRDhand13

I have a snake- one day I'll post a pic but I'm too lazy right now and I wouldnt want to scare anyone haha.

Its red with orange spots on it and named Eddie...yes after the PJ frontman.

failedpersephone

ARGH...I am so sorry that it died!

be nice to snakes and the creepy crawlies people!! friendly helpers...tha's all I am sayin'...

GreenTeaDisease

I couldn't copy the link, and I think it's from this week's show coming up, but on msn there's a video of Bear Grylls wacking a puff adder on the head, cutting the head off, and then just biting right into the body raw, scales and all.

PearlJamaholic

i just read the short story the curse of yig today. its about a evil snake god.

well good luck, haha

Roll Model

that's so funny that you posted this. my husband was cutting the grass for the 1st time this year (last week) and almost ran over 3 garner snakes. and was freaked out, i gave him shit because he's a bit of a puss. but then i was walking around the side of the house and saw one slither through the grass and i bout jumped up 3 feet and ran away. he-be-je-be's!

geishagrrl

We had one of these by our shed this weekend, a black racer. We have a lot of rabbits and moles and voles in our yard that would attract snakes. I hung out and watched it until it crawled under the shed. I assume it was because something is living under there, probably baby bunnies. My guess is that this what was in your yard, just one of the really big ones.