Animal-Snake

Yes, the only pit vipers in the United States that are venomous have heads that are triangular but the coral snake does not have a triangular shaped head. And there are some non venomous snakes that do have triangular shaped heads so just because it might have a triangular head does not mean tht it is venomous but as you mentioned, they can still bite you with their inward curving teeth. I wish that there were more people like you that would rather chase away a snake (or other animal) instead of just killing them on sight or even go out of their way to kill them.

Ahh the memories that you just brought back. Our snake wasn't in the yard, but in our kitchen!!! It's a extremely funny story, so bear with the length. I had moved in with my Mom, and had been living with her just a few months when I decided that I would refinish an antique side table I had. I was outside working when my Mom came storming down breathing fire. Her first words to me were "WHEN DID YOU DO IT??!!!???!!" I looked up and asked "Do what?" Mom continued to fume and rant "When did you do it???" Finally I asked her, when did I do what? She stormed at me "When did you put the rubber snake in the kitchen????" I denied it but she didn't believe me, so I had to go in the house and pick up the "rubber" snake. By the time we got into the house, my cat was fighting the "rubber" snake. I about had a heart attack as the cat had just finished raising a litter and we had to take her into the vet to get her spayed. She was only a few bones with fur over them and she wasn't in shape to fight a snake. So I raced around to the back door and came up behind my cat and grabbed her. She was so intent on the snake she jumped so high and so hard she nearly knocked me out. I got her into the bedroom and then we had to figure out who we were going to get to remove the "rubber" snake. We finally figured out which neighbor so I got to do the calling. The neighbor lady answered the phone and I came directly to the point "We have a snake in the kitchen". Her response was "Is it real??" I answered nicely that it was real. Then the neighbor lady asked me "What kind is it???" I snapped at that point "I don't know, I didn't ask it!" She then hollered out the window at her husband "Toni has a snake in her kitchen." His first words..."Is it real?" Then he asked "What kind is it?" His wife answered the questions respectively "Yes, and she didn't ask it." While we were waiting for the neighbors to come down, Mom decided that she better bring the dog in the house. Charlie was huge, part royal standard poodle and part Irish Wolfhound. He was terrified of snakes and if he saw it he would never come in the house again. Somehow she managed to get him past the offensive object in the kitchen and down the hall to her bedroom. The neighbor man came in with a shovel and dispatched the snake. (He was going to use his 45, but he figured that we wouldn't really want a hole in the floor.) After the body was removed, they looked it up in the snake book and it was poisonous. My Mom and I couldn't get out of bed without turning on all the lights. It took us both about a year to get over that episode. What is strange is now snakes don't bother me that much. I have lived way out in the country for about 26 years and lizards and snakes don't phase me anymore.

LOL---obviously you're not afraid of snakes. Neither am I yet did you know the number one phobia is snakes? A friend of mine years ago had a virtual zoo in her home that included two fully grown pythons and yes, I got to handle them Mmmm..maybe if you walk under that tree, have an umbrella handy...LOL

thats was a very brave and nice experience of yours. ur such one brave person.

Oh my! snake? That is one of my phobia. I think, if I were into the situation I would have gone screaming too. LOL You said, it was 5-6 foot long! That could be even taller than I am. LOL I just dont like creeping creatures. Just don't get them near me if you don't want to hear a screeching yell. LOL

You really are a brave chap, that lady is lucky to have you for a neighbour, Im not that brave, i would have called the authorities to see what they say, {just the thought of snakes sends a shiver down my spine} well done lolololol....

You are very brave to do that. It seems that nowadays, there are just too many snakes out there, now what are the pest busters doing?. Just kidding. The other day I was on my bike and this big python was slithering and making its way crossing the road. Luckily I wasn't going fast at that time. If I were in your situation, I don't think I'd have the courage to do what you did. I heard the advice too; never to walk in the back fence.

mlh, I have to say, you are one crazy but brave woman. I'm afraid that I am one of those people that would have been calling animal control from my side of the fence. You obviously know alot about snakes. I can hardly look at a book to learn about them without having nightmares. I used to live in the Mountains in Ca. where all I saw were rattle snakes. I'll probably have a snake nightmare tonight but I wanted to applaud you for not being a coward like me. Staying away from the trees is a good idea. leenie