OT... OH my gosh Im moving.

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2007, 05:36 PM

Oh man... I know this may sound stupid but I have snakes all over in my yard... lol I have a huge phobia. I have no idea what kind they are but I am deathly afraid of them... I cant even look at them without freaking out... I am gonna have nightmares... How do I get rid of these nasty things?

I saw some last fall in my driveway. I had to call my brother to come get them. I was afraid of my flower gardens the rest of the fall. I was afraid to walk through the grass... YUCK.... Now I looked out my bedroom window and there is a darn snake skin...

Oh my gosh....

Who else here hates snakes?

Woodstock · 05-15-2007, 05:47 PM

I don't hate them but they do give me the creeps.

What type of snakes do you have there?

Yesterday, I found a large (4') black snake in a bird house in my back yard. I got my son to prod it away into the neighbor's yard. LOL~ I don't kill black snakes because they are helpful in eating rodents and keeping other more dangerous snakes away.

rebekwl · 05-15-2007, 05:54 PM

Woody-I sure do miss it over there with all the harmless garder snakes and black snakes. Lord only knows what kinds of snakes they have out here in the desert!!! I try not to think about it!

Blue_eyes-I am not TERRIFFIED of snakes, but would seriously freak if there was one close to me. I think spiders are my worst enemy!!! Ew... What do they look like?

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2007, 05:54 PM

I dont know what they are... They are tan with red stripes to make diamond marks... I hate them all... I cant even walk by them in a pet store... I have lived in town all my life.. I built a house ONE block out of town (im considerered living in the country now) and I have snakes.... The one my brother took away last fall was about 4 feet long. The damn thing was snapping at him..

boozeman · 05-15-2007, 06:02 PM

come to NYC ..no snakes here

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2007, 06:15 PM

Yeah right Booze,, lol

Barcochris · 05-15-2007, 06:36 PM

At lowes or Home Depot here there is a snake repellent. looks like fertilizer and smells a bit like moth balls. I just put it around my Yard. I am not sure if it works but I have not had a snake in my yard.

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2007, 06:39 PM

Well I will def. try anything.. Thank you I will look for it.

Woodstock · 05-15-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

come to NYC ..no snakes here

I hear the snakes THAT far north have morphed and now have two legs/arms and can even talk!

hehehe...

sasquatch · 05-15-2007, 07:26 PM

snakes were put on earth so that women would wear thigh high boots with 4'' stiletto heels, snakes are good, nice snake hisssssssssssssssssss lol. maybe you could become a falconer?

cheeks69 · 05-15-2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue_eyes53813

who else here hates snakes?

My wife and daughter are terrified...

We get some garder snakes, I think they're pretty cool

mps9506 · 05-15-2007, 08:37 PM

I was the stupid kid that was always playing with snakes when we lived on the coast in VA. We used to find garter snakes, brown water snakes, cottonmouths, hognoses and the occasional pine snake.
When we moved farther south I enjoyed it even more because I could find snakes that we could actually keep like corn snakes and racers.
I don't keep or breed them anymore, but I love finding them. Just keep in mind they do hang out where they know they can find food. It sounds like a corn snake from your description, and they typically it mice and other small furry rodents, although they can catch small birds. The baby corns typically eat the anole lizards until they get bigger.
Corn Snake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Does that look like it?

bluespotjawfish · 05-15-2007, 08:38 PM

Rebekah - garder snakes and rattle snakes! If it rattles it is a rattle snake

boozeman · 05-15-2007, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sasquatch

snakes were put on earth so that women would wear thigh high boots with 4'' stiletto heels..

sounds kinky

blue_eyes53813 · 05-15-2007, 09:20 PM

mps, It is hard to tell from the picture... Are corn snakes striped or do they have red circles? The picture looks similiar but kinda hard to tell..

The snakes I have and dont want, lol have very distinct bold red lines.that make a diamond on the back, I will do some searching and see if I can find a picture. I would take a picture of one in my yard but I am usually running away.

I do have fields around my house and across the street I have a spring that runs through Our subdivision. Last year we had toads in our yard all the time. I think the snakes may be looking for the toads..

05-15-2007, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	OT... OH my gosh Im moving. Oh man... I know this may sound stupid but I have snakes all over in my yard... lol I have a huge phobia. I have no idea what kind they are but I am deathly afraid of them... I cant even look at them without freaking out... I am gonna have nightmares... How do I get rid of these nasty things? I saw some last fall in my driveway. I had to call my brother to come get them. I was afraid of my flower gardens the rest of the fall. I was afraid to walk through the grass... YUCK.... Now I looked out my bedroom window and there is a darn snake skin... Oh my gosh.... Who else here hates snakes? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,023 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. I don't hate them but they do give me the creeps. What type of snakes do you have there? Yesterday, I found a large (4') black snake in a bird house in my back yard. I got my son to prod it away into the neighbor's yard. LOL~ I don't kill black snakes because they are helpful in eating rodents and keeping other more dangerous snakes away. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. Woody-I sure do miss it over there with all the harmless garder snakes and black snakes. Lord only knows what kinds of snakes they have out here in the desert!!! I try not to think about it! Blue_eyes-I am not TERRIFFIED of snakes, but would seriously freak if there was one close to me. I think spiders are my worst enemy!!! Ew... What do they look like? __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA Last edited by rebekwl : 05-15-2007 at 05:54 PM. Reason: spelling things wrong again

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. I dont know what they are... They are tan with red stripes to make diamond marks... I hate them all... I cant even walk by them in a pet store... I have lived in town all my life.. I built a house ONE block out of town (im considerered living in the country now) and I have snakes.... The one my brother took away last fall was about 4 feet long. The damn thing was snapping at him.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. come to NYC ..no snakes here __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. Yeah right Booze,, lol __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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Barcochris Cabbage Leather Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 367 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. At lowes or Home Depot here there is a snake repellent. looks like fertilizer and smells a bit like moth balls. I just put it around my Yard. I am not sure if it works but I have not had a snake in my yard.

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. Well I will def. try anything.. Thank you I will look for it. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. snakes were put on earth so that women would wear thigh high boots with 4'' stiletto heels, snakes are good, nice snake hisssssssssssssssssss lol. maybe you could become a falconer?

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mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. I was the stupid kid that was always playing with snakes when we lived on the coast in VA. We used to find garter snakes, brown water snakes, cottonmouths, hognoses and the occasional pine snake. When we moved farther south I enjoyed it even more because I could find snakes that we could actually keep like corn snakes and racers. I don't keep or breed them anymore, but I love finding them. Just keep in mind they do hang out where they know they can find food. It sounds like a corn snake from your description, and they typically it mice and other small furry rodents, although they can catch small birds. The baby corns typically eat the anole lizards until they get bigger. Corn Snake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Does that look like it? __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,410 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. Rebekah - garder snakes and rattle snakes! If it rattles it is a rattle snake __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 7,142 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT... OH my gosh Im moving. mps, It is hard to tell from the picture... Are corn snakes striped or do they have red circles? The picture looks similiar but kinda hard to tell.. The snakes I have and dont want, lol have very distinct bold red lines.that make a diamond on the back, I will do some searching and see if I can find a picture. I would take a picture of one in my yard but I am usually running away. I do have fields around my house and across the street I have a spring that runs through Our subdivision. Last year we had toads in our yard all the time. I think the snakes may be looking for the toads.. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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