No Big Bad Snakes! Hiss!
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
July 10, 2017 10:53am CST
There is a section in my yard that seems to be full of goodies for Doodles, the cat. It's close to the woods where he loves to hunt mice, moles, and chipmunks.
While he is patient, I get bored easily, so I pull weeds. I must have disturbed a nasty snake, because Doodles suddenly hunched down and backed away. When I saw it, I screamed like a wild woman. I yelled, "No Big Bad Snake. They Hiss!" Doodles jumped off all four paws and ran away to safety with me.
He still returns to that area, but leaves immediately when he hears those magic words. I think we are both terrified of snakes. Are you?
Photo is of Doodles in the front yard trying to hunt Chippy, to no avail. Thank goodness.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jul 17
Wild woman 
. Ah, so you do get snakes out your way! I don't mind snakes, but then again I never have to deal with them (I don't see them in our area, but of course the mailman apparently spotted one coming out from our yard the other day - and I didn't have to deal with it ).
. Ah, so you do get snakes out your way! I don't mind snakes, but then again I never have to deal with them (I don't see them in our area, but of course the mailman apparently spotted one coming out from our yard the other day - and I didn't have to deal with it ).9 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Jul 17
Oh dear now that was a terrible fright Dianne for you and Doodles!
He is a wise kitty to be afraid of them.
I hope there are not too many.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@DianneN Oh thats good you did not have to go, but bad he chipped a tooth.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView I was very relieved. He wants to reschedule, but time will tell. I chipped a tooth in Florida and had it repaired last month. It was no big deal, which surprised me. He is good friends with his dentist, who happens to be a cousin of my daughter in law. Small world!
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Jul 17
I am beyond terrified of snakes! There was one in my yard and I thought I was going to have a heart attack.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Jul 17
@DianneN Lol my husband was at work when I saw the one here. I did call him after to tell him about it-he said please be careful when your out there.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@LovingMyBabies Lol! I was in the pool and my hubs was sitting on the edge of it when he casually pointed out a big black 4 foot long snake close to the pool in a garden area about four years ago in Florida. I flew out so fast screaming and shivering. I didn't go in that area for three weeks. The pool man told me they were harmless garden snakes. OMG!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jul 17
I do not like snakes either and the past couple of years I have had more to visit and I am not happy about it either!
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Jul 17
@DianneN - One of daughters had a pet milk snake when she was a teen. It was my least favorite of all the pets we had. As for snakes in the wild, they are all "bad snakes" as far as I'm concerned. 
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@DeborahDiane (40293)
• Laguna Woods, California
14 Jul 17
@DianneN - Ha Ha! My favorite photo of my daughter as a teen is her standing in the living room, wearing a black evening gown, while she waited for her date to prom to pick her up. She had her snake wrapped around her arm while she waited ... Cleopatra style! Fortunately, she could not take it to the dance! LOL
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
14 Jul 17
@DeborahDiane How ghastly! If a date of mine did that, I'd leave him at the door.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
14 Jul 17
I had two boys living in my house. They knew way back then my fear of snakes. When my younger son was allowed to bring a shed snakeskin home from school, I stopped cleaning his room. To this day the cleaning lady does it. . I can't touch my Python handbag!!!!!
. I can't touch my Python handbag!!!!!2 people like this
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Jul 17
Doodles ain't no fool! Run from a snake!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
I am terrified of snakes. They are my biggest fear. I would never go out in the yard again if I seen a snake. Ewwwwww
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Jul 17
You, Doodles and I must belong to the same club. I'm not a fan of snakes either. Thankfully they are rare in my area.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Jul 17
@DianneN But then we have snow and cold and ice and that is no fun either.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
14 Jul 17
@DianneN "But then we have snow and cold and ice and that is no fun either." But now that I think about it, I would take Montreal winters over snakes any time.
Now, my daughters must have taken after their grandfather whom I saw kill a number of snakes when I was a kid as they have no problem holding and petting a snake.
Whenever I have come across a snake, I just head in the opposite direction. I have no intention of petting one or getting close enough to kill one. 
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
15 Jul 17
Oh yes I am and luckily for me, I have yet to see one in my yard in over 40 years. I have seen 6 foot long ones on the road about a mile from my house.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
16 Jul 17
@DianneN I have found out from experience that my feet both come off the floor of the car when it happens, lol Makes driving a little tough. I once crashed into a mailbox when I saw a spider in the car.... yuck!!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
17 Jul 17
@BelleStarr I hear you! I jumped out of a moving car once when a spider hung by a web in front of my face! lol
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Jul 17
it is a surprise that our neighbors at the back saw some snakes slithering away from them, and they said there were 4. i remember my late mother telling me (i saw about 4 big brown snakes crawling away from me when i was in high school),to not comment on the snakes because they might multiply. when i told my sister about that (so our neighbors won't comment on them), the next thing they said to us already was, there are no more snakes at the back.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jul 17
@ridingbet I feel for you! The neighborhood boys used to chase me to school by dangling snakes at my neck. Scream!!!!!!!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Jul 17
@DianneN hahaha! my friend, i am so scared of earthworms than snakes. when my son buried one of the newborn puppies, he showed me one small earthworm and i shouted. when he pulled it out from the soil and showed it in my face, i nearly fainted. i shouted so loud, with that very small wiggling earthworm.eeewwwww
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Jul 17
Thank goodness as far I know are there any not snakes in my neighborhood.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Jul 17
@Deepizzaguy I'm sure Louisiana has plenty!
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Jul 17
@DianneN In the former Canal Zone city of La Boca there were snakes.
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