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countryjake

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11. I'm happy they weren't all freaking out in that video.

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 07:14 AM

Jun 2015

And I'm also glad they left it go on its merry way. I love snakes, too.

That's cool that you teach your kids to appreciate them!

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Watch this snake that dropped into a Charlotte NC kitchen for some eggs: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 OP

thank you for the reminder magical thyme Jun 2015 #1

How far North are you? countryjake Jun 2015 #3

Maine. the only snakes I've seen up here are tiny garden snakes magical thyme Jun 2015 #4

You do have rat snakes there. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #6

ah. that explains it. I keep all my food closed up, magical thyme Jun 2015 #9

Yeah, I don't think they are found clear up there. countryjake Jun 2015 #7

They are Connecticut, but this is the northern end of the range. NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #49

Oh my god marym625 Jun 2015 #2

Well you do have rat snakes there. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #5

I don't want to know marym625 Jun 2015 #16

Whatever works. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #18

Sorry, I didn't mean to be disrespectful marym625 Jun 2015 #23

You weren't. Didn't mean to sound snippy. nt Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #35

You didn't. marym625 Jun 2015 #53

I'm so glad y'all didn't kill it. I love snakes. callous taoboy Jun 2015 #8

I'm happy they weren't all freaking out in that video. countryjake Jun 2015 #11

Well, we do have some baaaaaad snakes around here as well- callous taoboy Jun 2015 #17

I live in South Carolina. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #19

That's how my momma raised me! Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #37

Haha...my 80+ neighbor called 911 last week when she found a black rat snake under the couch! Sancho Jun 2015 #10

One of the few snakes that doesnt get an instant run from me! 7962 Jun 2015 #12

You're awesome for not killing that snake pengu Jun 2015 #13

I wouldn't mind having one around to keep the mouse population in check, but Vinca Jun 2015 #14

He just dropped by for a snack. nt Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #15

I had a big one living around my back porch a few summers ago- callous taoboy Jun 2015 #20

Here's the one that I almost walked right into... countryjake Jun 2015 #36

Wow! He's been eating well! callous taoboy Jun 2015 #44

My brother and I had an "incident" with this fella, a few months after the pic. countryjake Jun 2015 #46

OMG! I like snakes, but I think this would do me in. AllyCat Jun 2015 #21

Did he at least offer to pay for the egg when he got caught? Hoppy Jun 2015 #22

He can't afford to pay because he works for scale. Orrex Jun 2015 #25

Are you crazy?!? It could have given you the rabies!!!!!1! Orrex Jun 2015 #24

Birds, reptiles and fish do not get rabies. eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #31

Uh, yeah. Orrex Jun 2015 #34

That is the only good thing about being bitten by a snake. NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #48

Kali should weigh in... and tell you how frequently she finds rattlesnakes IN her house! hlthe2b Jun 2015 #26

SMH Mr Dixon Jun 2015 #27

Damn! I thought this was going to be a Lindsey Graham thread! randome Jun 2015 #28

Uh, wrong Carolina. That snake--Lindsey Graham--is from SOUTH Carolina. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #29

I've seen some HUGE black rat snakes around here. Usually moving very fast. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #30

That thieving no good. Must be a GOPer. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #32

Snakes are marvelous. hunter Jun 2015 #33

Oh hai! frylock Jun 2015 #38

I can haz dis egg to suk? Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #42

When I was growing up, we had a healthy population of black rat snakes that lived in and around the Arkansas Granny Jun 2015 #39

I love snakes and my kids and I have kept several as pets in the past. I tblue37 Jun 2015 #40

Still not nearly as bad as the spider rain in Australia. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #41

Give me the snakes. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2015 #43

Yes. The total nuclear destruction of Australia Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #45

Although I put small spiders outside... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #52

It's as bad and literal as it sounds. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #54

Even the snakes have heard about the national egg shortage. NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #47

Good thing you don't live on a plane. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #50

When my oldest was about five we lived in an old country house Fumesucker Jun 2015 #51