Have you caught anybody peeping in at you?

India
December 13, 2008 5:21am CST
Yesterday, I caught someone peeping shamelessly through my window. I always work at a table near the window, and I saw this yellow-and-black head peeping in at me. His eyes were bright, and what's more, he even put his tongue out at me. That's when I yelled and scared everybody in the house. "Snake!" I yelled, and the creature vanished as fast as he had appeared. Now, I have nothing against snakes. Nice creatures, snakes! But I love them when they are far, far, far away from me! I simply wouldn't know what to do if a snake got into my house. Of course, my cats would have a great time torturing the poor thing, and I wouldn't even have the guts to save its life. So, I sincerely hope snakes keep away from my house for their own good. Caught anyone peeping in at you recently? How did you deal with the situation? Or does this incident remind you of someone or something? Cheers and happy Mylotting!
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18 responses
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
13 Dec 08
LOL too funny..and oddly enough it does remind me of something...I was peeped at more times than I can count as a child by the male parental unit of the house....and he was a snake too...just a different kind
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
16 Dec 08
He had positioned the mirror so he could stand outside the bathroom, behind the wall of the stairway and sneakily watch us. Phucking freak Yep..thats the sort of thing he would do to me too...Didnt matter if I was in the tub, shower, on the toilet etc..any chance he could find to peep he took it...
• United States
14 Dec 08
My mother used to have a woman come in to 'babysit' us when she was out and sometimes if the woman couldn't come she would send her husband instead. One night my sister and I were having our bath and I got out of the bathtub to get something and saw his reflection in the medicine cabinet mirror. He had positioned the mirror so he could stand outside the bathroom, behind the wall of the stairway and sneakily watch us. Phucking freak.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 08
I had to laugh at the lead up to the snake part of thought of this awful peeping tom you know those horrid men who like to well you know, I could say the story had a happy ending, but as you don't like snakes it's not, however it is I suppose a happy ending for the poor snake as he didn't become a play thing for your cats! Obviously he wasn't a poisonous one, ewww but I am with you there I hate snakes! We have a peeper but it's only a Tom Cat he's a lovely thing we have nicknamed Tiger but our Meggy hates him and he always looks in to see if she can come out and play I guess he wants to 'court' her but she won't have it, she is a madam and looks down her nose at him and even worse starts creating mayhem if she seems him at the window but does this deter him? No, it makes him even more determined so we often see him at the door or see the nose print on the door as though he's looking for Meg!
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 08
Great thanks, they are working wonders for both beating depression and SAD as well as sweating all the germs out, so I shall be bug free for Christmas!!!! Have a great one yourself my friend!
• India
14 Dec 08
Wow!! What a cute little love story! It is a case of unrequited love, eh? LOL! Thanks for the response
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 08
Well I have but it was not a Snake it was an actual Person looking in so now I close my Curtains as soon as it gets dark as that really scared me but I think it would have scared me more if I had a Snake staring at me lucky we do not have them here in the UK as such
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 08
I would have scared him off you tell Gissi that, I would have growled at him for sure, he wouldn't dare to show his face again that's for sure! Wolves do have their uses! Hope you are alright sweetheart xxxxx
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 08
Wolfie it is so good to see you I miss you so much Sweetie I thought I had upset you Gissi says he knows that his Wolfie would have chased him away, I am to tell you though that you would have been proud of Gissi as he really shouted at the Person lol and growled at him Big Hugs to you Sweethearts xxxx
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• India
14 Dec 08
What a sneak! I am glad Gissi chased him away for you! That's the greatest thing of having a dog around. Thanks for the response.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
14 Dec 08
A snake? LOL I thought you were talking about a person! LOL I had a couple of people peep at my family and I. Though we were outside in our yard. We live on a field (which belongs to my landlord) and 2 men came up to us from the other side of the fence. Yep, they were on this very field. And they were looking right at my family and I! It was kind of creepy. My husband took the initiative and said hello. They didn't really say anything and walked away after a minute or so. After they were out of earshot, my husband said they must be homeless. I asked him he could he tell? And he said because of the back packs they were carrying on their backs. I didn't know what to think, other than it was odd for these people to be walking on what is private property. After 10 or 20 minutes went by I saw these 2 same men across the street getting into what looked to be a brand new vehicle! Homeless my foot! LOL I'm guessing they were either from another country trying to see how Americans live up close and personal or they were surveying the land. But if that was the case, why the heck did the come to the backside of the house? I found it all very strange, but at least haven't been back.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
15 Dec 08
Who knows? Guess we'll never find out (unless they do decide to come back ).
• India
15 Dec 08
Well, that's really odd!! Wonder what they wanted??
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@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
28 Dec 08
Are you sure it wasn't a yellow eyed kitty cat? LOL Snakes are scary, but kitties rule this world. I don't know what I'd do if A snake got in my house. I don't know which are poisonous and which are harmless. Just to be safe, I'd keep far away from them all.
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• India
18 Jan 09
LOL! Keeping away from them is the wisest policy. :) Thanks for the response.
• Philippines
16 Dec 08
I live in a farm, so I am not surprised if I see snakes every now and then. As far as ecological niches go, the presence of snakes is a sign that the web of life in a given area is still more or less complete. Snakes are at the top of the predator pyramid, and their presence indicates the presence of animals they catch for food, which animals in turn depend on the web of life for their own food, and so on and so forth. Snakes are very scared of humans. When I go to portions of the farm which I think may have snakes, I make sure that my walk will create a lot of noise. I also bring along a stick with which I hit either the ground or other vegetation so as to create noise to warn it off and give it a chance to go away. Among the Visayans in the Philippines, we use garlic to supposedly drive snakes away from their habitat. I don't really know if it's effective.
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• India
17 Dec 08
You sure know a lot about snakes. :) Cheers and thanks for the response
@GardenGerty (157427)
• United States
13 Dec 08
On occasion we have had problems with cardinals--red birds, falling in love with their own reflections in our windows. Not only do they peep at the windows, they fly headlong into them and crash. Poor little bird brains, over the years I am sure some of them have gotten concussions.
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• India
14 Dec 08
Poor little things! I hope they survived the crash. :)
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
13 Dec 08
Yes its not the first time that I caught someone staring at my window. I have nosy neighbours. But I don't consider it as a problem. I just mind my own business if they want to stare they stare. I am always tempted to bare my bum but my wife always stops me in time.
• India
14 Dec 08
hehehe...I feel like baring my bum to my neighbors too, but nobody lets me. LOL!! Thanks for the response.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
16 Jan 09
I am really afraid of snakes. I can't bear to touch them. Well, I have several encounters with them since we have a poultry in our backyard and it is often visited by snakes. I am sorry to say that I have killed some but what can I do, I also need to protect that chickens that we had. There was even one time that a snake tried to bite me in the face, I did not see it coming right away, when it tried to attack, I was able to move a little bit backward so it was only able to bump my face and was not able to penetrate.
• India
18 Jan 09
Oh gosh, that must have been a terrifying experience. ;) Thanks for the response.
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
13 Dec 08
i hate snakes poisonous or not, they are the one of the worst creatures or animals that have existed in this world. i just don't want to see any snake even at zoo. though they are in far safe distance from people.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
13 Dec 08
It's my understand that snakes don't hear so you must have frightened it with some movement. I don't know how many snakes are poison where you live but even a small one of those can kill you or your cat. We have snakes that breed near our pond and I really enjoy them, but I leave them alone and enjoy from a distance. It's foxes that are giving us trouble right now, we are worried that they will catch one of our old house cats so we send the dog to chase them away. The humming birds often look in at us in the summer time.
• India
14 Dec 08
I jumped up when I yelled. LOL! I guess that scared it more than the yell. You seem to live in a nice wild spot. I would love to live in such surroundings myself. Thanks for the response.
• United States
13 Dec 08
{{shudder}}, I hate snakes!! I for sure don't want them "peeking at me" through a window either...LOL!! OMG!!! We have so many of the darn things at the farm, we always did but I do NOT like snakes at all; I don't like them on tv, the movies or in a zoo either!!! again {{shudder}} !!!
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• India
14 Dec 08
LOL!! Dream, I hope the snakes keep away from you. :) I don't mind watching them at the zoo. I really don't mind them if they are far away. Thanks for the response.
@melvztab (124)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
yes, i did. i even chased him. i do suspect that that guy is still peeping at me but i am just alert for whatever badtrip he might do.
@kaliyha (591)
• Philippines
14 Dec 08
Very amusing ^_^ I do have a "peeping" experience with a real person this time. Sometimes when I have to dress, I go to our laundry room to get some clothes. Most of the time, I'll just dress right there and then. One time, I have this weird feeling that someone's watching. Then from this small overhead window, I saw our neighbor (a man) peeking from his balcony. The nerve!
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• India
15 Dec 08
What a freak! You should have punched him in the nose.
@lovesummer (1162)
• Malaysia
14 Dec 08
lol that was funny I thought was a pervert. hahaha No, I don't remember I was peeped recently. Only me peeping someone. :P
@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
13 Dec 08
Nope, I have not caught anyone peeping in on me. last time that happena bird ran so hard in to my window and broke its neck. But i did have a visit not to long ago outside by a big black snake with white rings on it. It was pretty scary looking.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
13 Dec 08
yuck, I have stairs right in front of my window and the people upstairs look in every time they are climbing up the stairs. I hate it.
@Frederick42 (2024)
• Canada
14 Dec 08
So far, nobody has peeped in at me. I am sure there is nobody who has so much courage. None is so strong and powerful that he or she can stare at me. I do not think this snake was peeping in. It is the nature of snakes to crawl here and there. I am sure the snake did not even know you were there. He peeped in naturally.