Alright with the snakes already!
@GardenGerty (157555)
United States
June 15, 2018 8:38pm CST
While we were at the herb class, Karyn, the teacher got a phone call. From her neighbor.
She lives next door to a small park.
It seems a black snake had curled up around the bars of the equipment.
Then it crawled down and went under the cars parked for the class.
They said that they had called the city to come get it.
I do not believe our city does that.
Karyn said she had seen one out basking in the sun in her garden this week as well.
It seems to be a good year for snakes.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Jun 18
You can keep them in Kansas please.
My cousin texted me a few months back, apparently a snake made it's way into their house.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I know we have had them in the shed. I am glad that they eat the rats and mice.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum Well these are black. No Kansas venomous snake is black. We have copperheads and three types of rattlers. I still would not want to get bit.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty Oh yes they definitely have benefits. I don't know how to tell the venomous from the non venomous.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Jun 18
So glad we don't have snakes around here.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
Snakes are everywhere, but you may not hear about them.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@Courtlynn I am not sure where you are. There are more of them where it is warmer and there is more open ground. Kansas and Oklahoma qualify there.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty besides as pets, I've never seen anyone ever mention snakes being around here. so must not be seen often
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Jun 18
Blame it on concrete jungles that are mushrooming the world over. These poor beings have been displaced, sadly
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
No, the ones here have lots of habitat. There is an entire empty field across the road and a woodsy area in back of me. A vacant house is beside me. I think these snakes are feasting on rodents.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@allknowing I understand they eat grubs as well.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty As long as they feast on rodents and do no harm then that is a good thing
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@Tampa_girl7 (48989)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I haven't seen any myself, but my family and neighbors have.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I have seen them twice. Once on the street and one time going across my yard.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48989)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I hope that you don't encounter anymore.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@Tampa_girl7 I am at a distance, and ignore it, not threaten. It ignores me as well.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
16 Jun 18
I am always afraid of snakes. I don't believe there are good snakes as for me all snakes are traitor even to their masters and also harmful.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
Well , I do not want to own one, or any other wild animal. I will let them stay in their place.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I want them to stay in the wild, but I am glad they are out to do pest control.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
16 Jun 18
@kepweng hahaha!!! No. I am scared to snakes.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty yes, they should stay in wild because it's their home
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Jun 18
I thought you were going to say you found another snake in your mower... 
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I think we will use the mower enough now to discourage snakes making a home in it.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
No, this is not a poisonous snake. There are four poisonous snakes in Kansas. Three are rattle snakes and one is a copperhead. None of them are lazy old black rat snakes.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@Shavkat I always heard to kill them with a shovel.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
17 Jun 18
@GardenGerty That's nice to hear. However, the idea of seeing a snake is not also a good thing for me. We do have some snakes here. A bolo will be handy to kill them.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
Our city does not have enough employees to control dogs, let alone snakes. Like you, I am fine with them eating the mice.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@LadyDuck exactly. Keeps rats out of our back storage shed as well.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
17 Jun 18
@GardenGerty If they do not come inside, I have nothing against them, they keep the garden clean.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
Oh, they are not interested in me, so I do not worry. I would worry if Princess chased one, but so far, so good.
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
18 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I made Doodles afraid of them, but cats usually avoid them.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I was thinking it meant there was plenty of prey for them to eat.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jun 18
Next to frogs, I am scared of snakes.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
I started to make a joke about snakes next to frogs, but if you are scared that would not be very nice of me.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jun 18
@GardenGerty In the case of fear of frogs it is because of their long tongues snapping at me.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
At my other place I did not see them, although the kids would find them (garter snakes) in water meters from time to time. Here there are more open spaces without buildings. I see more of them.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty I see a snake in the park occasionally. I don't go anywhere else where they would be.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
You have some snakes in your country that are quite fearsome.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I am sure if I was aggressive with these snakes or scared them they would bite. No they are not poisonous, but I do not want to be bit anyway.
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@snowy22315 (169997)
• United States
16 Jun 18
I haven't seen one yet this year, but I bet I will before the summer is over. I always seem to.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
16 Jun 18
Shhhhh. . . they are probably where you live as well. Don't tell.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
16 Jun 18
@GardenGerty ahaha. So far, worm but not snake
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@mom210 (9036)
• United States
16 Jun 18
Yes, we have seen several this year already. We had to get one out of the basement. The kids left the basement garage door open and it got in. I don't like them in the yard, I especially don't like them in the house. They are fine in the woods next to us.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
18 Jun 18
We do not have a basement, but we do have a crawl space. Not that we crawl in it. A plumber might have to. I am pretty sure they are in our shed in back as it has a dirt floor and space to crawl in.
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@xFiacre (12598)
• Ireland
16 Jun 18
@gardengerty Now this is why I live in Ireland - NO SNAKES. However we do have a few rattlers slithering about the corridors of power.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Jun 18
I heard that in the old neighborhood, where the rentals are, 6 has been killed already. 5 rattler and one chicken snake.
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