Snake Wrangling
March 21st, 2007 by FiddledeedeeWhile I was giving Jensen a bath last night, Emme came rushing in all flushed and breathless. “Mom! I did thumpthing bad. I moved the rain gutter and I found a thnake!”
Keep in mind, she’s just lost her front tooth.
She was playing out in the backyard. The same yard that backs up against the nature preserve. Which is just a fancy name for creepy overgrowth. All manner of wildlife take up residence in our little yard. We have a beautiful falcon that has developed a fondness for our fence. And the rat population behind said fence. I’ve spotted a woodpecker, squirrels, rabbits, raccoon, and the occasional snake. Oh, and there was the unfortunate armadillo that was greeted by the business end of a shovel when he dug up our yard. But we don’t like to discuss that horror. We’ve instructed the girls not to lift up the rain gutter runoff thingy (a technical term) because often, the snakes take refuge underneath when my children are loose in the backyard. The snakes wouldn’t stand a fighting chance.
She must have forgotten the rules.
I then told her to go inform her father about the snake. Unless loud shrill screeching and hand wringing will lead to the demise of a snake, my presence will be of no use. In a few moments, I heard much little girl screaming. In stereo. As the sister had joined in on the action.
After I had Jensen safely deposited in his jail cell crib, I went to see what had transpired. I looked out in the backyard to see Fiddledaddy holding a dead bleeding snake by the tail. It was a good three feet long. Pretty impressive that a snake in our yard made it to such a long length. Sadly, he was stoned to death by Fiddledaddy and Emme. Yes, she shed her heebie-jeebies and joined in on the murder. A snake killer in training.
Which is actually my master plan. If I play my cards correctly, I’ll have enough snake, rat, roach, and spider killers in our house to cancel our pest control service. Imagine the money I’ll be saving.
Posted in My Life as I See It | 14 Comments »
March 21st, 2007 at 6:59 am
ROFL! I never made it past “business end of a shovel”.
March 21st, 2007 at 7:30 am
Oh my! What a brave girl you have!
March 21st, 2007 at 7:58 am
I always seem to have a similar story. It’s probably because I’m old and so are my kids, but anyway…My daughter was picking up sticks before we mowed one day. She came in as white as a ghost and I asked what was wrong! She said, “The stick hissed!” We ran outside and there was a hissing white stick! Thankfully a neighbor was home and the stick was silenced immediately!
March 21st, 2007 at 8:03 am
Why, oh why, did you have to remind me that the snakes, they are awakenin’? EWWWWW.
March 21st, 2007 at 9:38 am
Okay, so we’ve battled a few rats, ewww, and roaches, gross, but snakes??? I’d have moved long ago!!! I firmly believe that God was SERIOUS when he told the snake in the Garden of Eden that there would be enmity between the woman and the snake for all of eternity!
March 21st, 2007 at 10:22 am
Ewwww. Snakes. Don’t like em. Can handle bout anything else…well maybe not rats….
Glad that FD has once again saved the day..and back yard!
March 21st, 2007 at 10:31 am
Ewwwwwwwwwww. What kind of snake?
March 21st, 2007 at 10:37 am
You know we have “those horses” I offered you a ride on and with those come horse feed, come mice and snakes coming after the mice. I have warned my girls repeatedly that there could be one in the hay barn or feed area at any time. I have also instructed them as a good Mom would do -LOL- that the only good snake is a dead one!
Way to go Emme! She can come stone snakes at my place anytime!
March 21st, 2007 at 12:55 pm
LOL!! I love the idea that loud shrill screeching and hand ringing will off a snake. If only it were that simple!
March 21st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I’ve just found your blog! I love it!! I have a 13 mo old so it’s going to be interesting to see what he finds around the house–snakes, lizards, possums, you name it!
March 21st, 2007 at 11:56 pm
“Unless loud shrill screeching and hand wringing will lead to the demise of a snake, my presence will be of no use.”
I nearly choked from laughter when I read that. That is the exact same approach I take to spider murder.
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:50 am
I’ve seen my fair share of snakes outside the house when I was a kid. And we even had a very long chicken snake INSIDE our house when my kids were babies (the only snake I have ever seen at this house, too!). And I posted a story once about a snake in the nursery at church during VBS week. But by far the creepiest thing was when I went outside and called “Here, Kitty, Kitty,” and a giant possum came running for the food.
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:42 am
This was the best read I’ve had all day! I stumbled here quite by accident but I think I’m going to be a regular! You made my day 100 times better!Thank you!
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:01 am
I found your link from Lisa Whelchel’s website. HeeHee- you have made me laugh with each blog I have read. Thank you and keep it up!