Someone new has moved into the neighborhood and he is NOT my friend. Friday afternoon I came home all excited to have the rest of the afternoon ahead of me to relax. I was greeted at the door by the cat going insane as usual. I didn't really think anything of it until I heard my neighbor Christina's dog barking. Then I heard to women screaming.... I decided that I should probably check this out and looked out the door to the deck.
I was greeted with the very comical picture of Christina standing on a chair throwing white landscaping stones into her yard. My other neighbor Deb was standing on the deck next to mine jumping up and down screaming. I soon joined them when I realized that a four foot black snake was slithering its way towards my deck! I am really not a fan of snakes and wanted to run for the hills...but I thought better of it since the snake was headed for MY house. Christina continued to keep the sake in the back of the yard while our other neighbor (yes this was turning into a community wide event) went a got a shovel to chase the snake away with.
Animal lover that I am I voted for beheading as punishment for entering my yard. Unfortunately Frank said that he was a good snake that ate rodents. So the snakes life was spared and Frank threw him back into the woods. Frank and Deb returned to their homes and after much discussion about how we detested snakes Christina and I did the same. We thought the problem was solved...
Apparently, the snake realized that I was the one out for the death penalty and decided to give me a scare of my own. The next morning I was leaving the house to go to Tae Kwon Do when I happened to look down and realize that I was stepping OVER my new friend Mr. Black Snake. My hands were full because I was attempting to carry breakfast and my purse out of the house so all I could do was scream and run. My neighbor Deb was in her front yard and came running over because she thought that I had gone into labor! I screamed for Deb to look at the front porch at which point she joined me in screaming and jumping up and down. This time we didn't have Frank to save us and the only man in the court thought the snake was cool. (This was not a helpful assessment in case you are wondering.) The snake finally got sick of hearing us scream and slithered off into a garden at which point I told Deb the snakes days were numbered and I left for Tae Kwon Do.
Tim had to convince me to come back to the house because I was afraid the snake would make another appearance. (He didn't) When I came into the house I realized that the door was not latched/locked all of the way and I became convinced that the snake had found a way into the house. Tim promises me that this is not the case but I am still not sure....
On a side note Christina went on a retreat this weekend. She spoke with a wildlife expert of some sort and they said that the snake did need to go because in addition to biting people it is a constrictor.
That pretty much made it a done deal for me. Tim had today off and I made him spend most of it looking for the snake. I want it out of here!!!!!
P.S. I apologize to animal lovers everywhere I am usually right there with you, but with this snake its personal. (I am pretty sure he has it out for me)
1 comment:
EWWWWWWWW. I HATE SNAKES...You know, I ran into an albino boa constrictor in Riverside. True story. But it was dead cause someone ran over it in the woods. So I don't think it's the same snake. Lucky for you. My snake was like, 15 feet long. I would move back to your mom's until the snake has been killed and stuffed. Gross. You are so brave!
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