I’m calling this “The Week Of The Snake(s)”.
We had three snakes in our garage and one in the living room, since MONDAY. It was like the Apocalypse or something.
I won’t show the pictures, because they’re gross and all my twitter and Instagram peeps already saw them. But the first was stuck to a glue trap right outside the kitchen door, in the garage. M dad threw it and the trap away. The next was slithering around the garage (Ivy saw that one) but I couldn’t bring myself to do anything about it and just went inside, freaked out. The next was the living room snake. Tiny and black and inside the kitten’s mouth. I would’ve SWORN it was dead, until it disappeared. And the last was stuck to another glue trap in the same spot in the garage. I called Orkin after putting out an SOS on Facebook to try to figure out what it was. The lady said she’d have our tech (we have an ant issue) call me back. She did, at 4:30 on a FRIDAY. Way too late to have her do anything. But it turns out that they can’t do anything, because snakes are considered wildlife. The first lady couldn’t tell me that?! Again, I would’ve sworn it was dead. At least 8 hours after first spotting it (first thing in the freaking morning), I picked up the trap to take a closer look at its pattern and head, and IT MOVED. The one small part of its belly that wasn’t stuck down WIGGLED. My mom (being the bad ass that she is) killed it for me later that night.
My nerves were completely shot by Friday; every time I saw another one, it got worse. Last night, I filled in a couple of cracks in the garage wall and we picked up some snake repellent. Of course, it’s been raining here all. day. long, so I haven’t had a chance to sprinkle it around the house.
There haven’t been any sightings today (knock on wood), but I’m still watching where I walk, for damn sure.
Where the hell is Sam Jackson when you need him?
Snakes are so freaky. Although, I'm not nearly as scared of them as I am spiders. They are everywhere here. GIANT ones. Ugh!!!
We have a ton of spiders, too. Not huge ones, but those glue traps in the garage? Always full of them!
AHHHHHHHH!!!! That's all I got on this. Just sitting here screaming and twitchy for you. My 3rd worst nightmare. :shudder
IT. SUCKED. I am just hoping against HOPE that it's over. GAH!
I assume you're writing this blog from a sealed panic room, because that's where I would be right now.
RIGHT?! I get all twitchy every time I open the garage door, all peeking around the corners and crap. This is no way to live!
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Ohhh noooo! yuck, just yuck! 🙁
Yuck is RIGHT. One of the "perks" of living in the country, I guess.
I HATE SNAKES!!!
I saw the pictures on Instagram and thought to myself, damn, thanks for the heebie jeebies, Greta! 🙂
Hope that you have a snake-free rest of year!
Oh my gosh, I do too!!! (and sorry about the heebie jeebies)
You're braver than me – i'd be movin!
I wanted to, every time I saw a new one. It was like torture (I'm talking like it's all in the past….here's hoping!!).
1) Your children are beautiful – love the school bus photos on today's post and the lip gloss shot! 2) The photos of your kids could be catalog shots – so pretty! 3) The photo of your dancing little boy – precious! 4) The snake. OMG – I'd be freaking out and swearing up a storm (cause that scares snakes?!) – you are one brave woman! Here's to an easier, less frightening week starting … now!
Thank you, on all counts! This week has started out much more calmly, and I hope it stays that way. Fingers crossed!
Yikes!! I'm sorry you had to go through this. Snakes are scary and gross. They make you shudder just thinking about them and then, something brushes next o you and it makes you jump, because you just know it must be a snake. ICK. I hope they are gone for good (especially with those adorable children playing there).
EXACTLY. You should see me walking into the garage these days….it takes a while. And every little blade of grass or kitty tail that brushes my ankle gets my heart racing. You understand! Thankfully, I haven't seen one since Friday. Fingers crossed!!!