I Love My Brother But........
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
May 17, 2019 1:41pm CST
I love my brother Alain, we visited him twice at his beachfront condo in St Augustine while we were down in Florida. We had a wonderful time. Yesterday he was sending me some pictures of recent repairs he had done to "my room" . He put in a beautiful new gray wood look tile floor and a pocket door for the bathroom. That was all good.
But then, he sent me two pictures that freaked me out. He said look what the lawn people found .... and then he said I had a visitor earlier today!! The gardeners found a cottonmouth!! I know that there are snakes in his area of Florida, I always look at my feet when I walk from the parking lot to his back door!! That is exactly what I am afraid of seeing. I think because it is warm now they are out more!!! Ugh, ugh, ugh I love my brother but I don't think I will be visiting anytime soon!!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
No, they wouldn't they like water.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
It is downright uninviting!! lol But I am thinking about flying down later this summer anyway, and we could drive over and check our house too.
@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
17 May 19
@BelleStarr Would you die at once if such a snake bit you?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
@MALUSE I don't think so but it is venomous. They are not aggressive however so they most likely would not attack.
I hate snakes and I know that the cottonmouth is venomous. Stay away from your brother for the moment.@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
lol Luckily I am back in Connecticut so I probably won't be back down there until January.
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@LadyDuck (459558)
• Switzerland
19 May 19
@BelleStarr I am so scared by snakes. We only have a couple of venomous snakes here in the area, they are small snakes that hide among the rocks. I never move a rock without wearing sturdy gloves and I use a stick first to lift a bit and check if there is nothing there.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 May 19
No it isn't inside the house, it is on the doorstep.If they were in the house I really would never visit again. lol
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
20 May 19
@BelleStarr the picture of the snake by the door would be just a little too much for comfort.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
I think that must be what it is, mating season. I hope it ends soon lol
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@celticeagle (159609)
• Boise, Idaho
17 May 19
Ugh! Snakes are very scary. I don't think I'd want to visit for a while either.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
I am always afraid when I am there, I have seen snakes myself there and I get freaked.
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@allknowing (130195)
• India
18 May 19
We have concrete paths to walk on and Preiti always alerted us whenever she spotted something moving
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
Snakes like the concrete, it is warm!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
I have never seen a snake at either and I agree, I prefer to leave it that way. I have seen one on the road in Connecticut and at our cottage in Pa.
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@DianneN (247219)
• United States
17 May 19
@BelleStarr I trained Doodles to run when he sees one. Even with his heart condition, he beats me to the door. 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
No it isn't a good idea for a lot of reasons.
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@just4him (307405)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 May 19
@BelleStarr Another reason not to live in Florida. I love to go barefoot as much as possible. We might have snakes, I've never seen them, but I know people who have, but they are harmless garden snakes.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
We hopefully I will never have to outrun a snake lol I would probably die!! 
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@db20747 (43434)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
17 May 19
@BelleStarr Thought I was going to have to use this advice the other day!! Thank goodness i didnt!! It was just a small snake!!
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
18 May 19
Even I would have been afraid.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
They are bad enough to be afraid of.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
19 May 19
@BelleStarr yes...especially for a person like me who is badly afraid of all.animals
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 May 19
The one the gardeners found is poisonous so that one is bad the other is just a black snack and rather harmless.
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@Nevena83 (65280)
• Serbia
18 May 19
@BelleStarr Oh, I would not like to see a poisonous snake, in fact I never distinguish them.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
18 May 19
I wouldn't be visiting him either, if he was my brother. Or at least I would find another time of the year to visit LOL
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
lol I agree with you, I will stick to visit in January, February and March when the snakes are slower from the cooler weather.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
19 May 19
@BelleStarr Yep that sounds the best season to go. I hope you tell him, it is nothing personal, but the snakes are the responsible for your decision! lol
@snowy22315 (170663)
• United States
18 May 19
They are dangerous. Not sure they are in this region, but they say they swim and keep their head out of the water. I have seen a few snakes like that in the lake here and the tributaries.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
They are not aggressive however and usually prefer to stay away from people but ugh!! I hate snakes.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
I am with you on that, they terrify me!!
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
18 May 19
Good heavens... my mouth just dropped open! I live in flip flops when we are down there!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
lol Yup well keep an eye out for what is under your flip flops lol
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 19
Me too, ugh just the thought of them gives me the willies.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
Me too so I won't be visiting too soon.
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yikes me too! I hate snakes. Are they poisonous?@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
18 May 19
Yes the one the gardens had was poisonous the other one I think is just a black snake and they are not.
