I\'m Summer, a mouthy, sarcastic bitch. I\'m passionate about natural birth, long term breastfeeding, and living naturally. I curse too much, love tattoos, and will some day be crushed to death by my book collection. I homeschool, dream of gardening, and swing to the left. 
Slither Hither Little One
In a less controversial post today, this big thing made a surprise visit to my house yesterday afternoon.
It was definitely bigger than it looks here. I would estimate it at about 2 feet, maybe 2 1/2.
The boys and I were picking up toys in the yard so Dearest could mow. As we came back from the backyard this guy was slipping up onto the front porch. I wasn’t sure if he was poisonous or not, and wasn’t about to find out, so I tried herding him across the porch. It didn’t work. He ended up right in front of the door, trying to figure a way into the house. So there’s the boys on one side of the snake and Saff sleeping on the other side.
Luckily he had just eaten so that big undigested mouse was making him slow and stopping him from getting through the gaps. The neighbor was out in his yard and came over to help herd it off the porch with a stick. He whacked it silly, grabbed it’s head, and carted it off across the street. That’s when I could get in the house and grab my camera.
He only stayed out for a few minutes, then uncurled and slowly slithered off down the street back.
About half a block away there’s a small creek that’s left pretty wooded and wild. We’ve had a ton of frogs hop up from their, but this is the first snake that came out for a visit. I guess I’m going to need to get some sort of guide to snakes so I can tell which ones are safe and which ones to call animal control about.
Isn’t nature fun?
Last week, we had a green garden snake eating a toad on our front porch. Took him the better part of four hours. Homeschooling fun for the whole family.
Actually, it’s a good thing our resident hawk doesn’t come that close to the house, isn’t it?
Ack! I am totally terrified of snakes. Even completely non-poisonous ones. I try not to let my kids know, but even seeing that picture is giving me the heebie jeebies. I think I’d better just leave now.
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oh dear lord…yuck yuck. I’m seeing some of your twitter feed over to the right and…I’m sorry. I wish that adults knew how to act like adults and not result to nasty childish name calling. It’s very very sad and I know how hurtful it is. We could say “let it roll right off” all day long couldn’t we….and it wouldn’t make a lick of difference. Perhaps stepping away from the PC and doing a sage burning cleanse might be in order? *gentlest hugs*