western australia

This may not be what you think it is

@JudyEv (325622)

Rockingham, Australia

February 12, 2022 7:55am CST

We’ve spent a bit of time at my brother-in-law’s place recently and I kept getting a fright from his garden hose which looks for all the world like a snake. Australia has a bad rap because people think the place is crawling with snakes but a great many of our citizens go through their life and many never see a snake or only see one in a zoo or wildlife park. I am not really afraid of them but do have a healthy respect for them. I must admit I got a couple of frights from this harmless hose.

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@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

12 Feb 22

My hose is green and I am glad of this. My neighbor thought he was grabbing the hose and he grabbed a snake.

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@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv - Before approaching a bush, I move with a stick to be sure they are not hidden inside. They seem to love to hide in the rosemary bush, I find their skin every year there.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

I was thinking of you when I posted this as I know you don't like snakes.

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@Hannihar (129388)

• Israel

13 Feb 22

@LadyDuck That is very scary that your neighbor instead of grabbing the hose grabbed a snake instead. How did he feel after he saw what he grabbed? I am with you I do not like them either. I hate bees more.

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@snowy22315 (169888)

• United States

12 Feb 22

Makes me glad my hose is purple...lol. No mistaking that for a snake!

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

And we have quite a bright blue one here at our own place.

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@RebeccasFarm (86732)

• United States

12 Feb 22

It is a lovely hose

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@RebeccasFarm (86732)

• United States

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv I didn't

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

@RebeccasFarm You're just too smart. I should have known I couldn't fool you.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

Haha - good for you. You didn't think it was a snake?

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@FourWalls (62085)

• United States

12 Feb 22

Maybe you should get some yellow paint and write “NOT A SNAKE” on the hose.

I’ve never seen a dangerous one anywhere but in a proper, safe place (a zoo or a reptile farm). I’ve seen a couple of harmless ones on hikes, though.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

They can be incredibly hard to see in their natural habitat.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

12 Feb 22

But you were just burying reticulated pythons at your niece's house! I thought you liked snakes!

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

I don't like them near houses. If they stay away from the house then they're allowed to live.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv I totally understand. That's what we do here, too.

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@Hannihar (129388)

• Israel

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv You are so right the hose does look like a snake. I do not like them at all.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 22

I had a very good look at it at first.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 22

@Hannihar Yes, but I looked closely to make sure.

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@Hannihar (129388)

• Israel

14 Feb 22

@JudyEv ok so you knew it was a hose and not a snake then?

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@shaggin (71664)

• United States

12 Feb 22

Wow I can’t imagine not seeing one my whole life. We have many in our yard. I feel bad when the lawn mower gets them.

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@shaggin (71664)

• United States

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv we do get rattlesnakes here and copperheads but the rest are harmless. I’ve been in the woods so much in my life and never saw a poisonous one but I know lots of people who see them often. Trapesing through the woods geocaching not paying attention to the ground and looking at the direction on my phone I am very thankful to never have stepped on a poisonous one.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

@shaggin They camouflage remarkably well too.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

So are they all just harmless grass snakes or whatever?

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@Shavkat (137212)

• Philippines

12 Feb 22

If it is at night, I would be scared.

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@Shavkat (137212)

• Philippines

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv I hope I could do that at night here. My place is so grassy.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

True. If I'd shone a torch on it at night, I would have been very worried.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

@Shavkat I would be a bit worried walking through grass at night.

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

16 Feb 22

It does almost look like a snake which I am terrified of.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb 22

When I first went up the backyard and saw it, I did a double-take.

@DianneN (246643)

• United States

13 Feb 22

I’m terrified of snakes. Doodles was, too.

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@DianneN (246643)

• United States

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv I see no redeeming quality in them.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

@DianneN We think that about mosquitoes!

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

I know there are a few myLotters who don't like them at all.

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@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Feb 22

I'm sure at a quick glance it would look like a snake.

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@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv No, it doesn't help.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

The colouring is very snake-like - and the twist in it doesn't help.

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@Ronrybs (17854)

• London, England

12 Feb 22

I am not a great fan of snakes, but will happily leave them alone

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

Do you ever see them in your garden?

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@Ronrybs (17854)

• London, England

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv Never seen any around here. Probably have a better chance along the canal where it is more overgrown

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@LindaOHio (155957)

• United States

13 Feb 22

That's funny. You can't be too careful!

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

That's true and it's the season for snakes. They like the heat.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Feb 22

It looked a lot like a snake at first. I have encountered rattlesnakes and it was not a fun day.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

The two colours and twists got me every time. I'm glad we don't have rattlesnakes.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 Feb 22

@JudyEv I am glad you don't either. They are not fun.

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@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

13 Feb 22

I can see it causing a fright if you catch it from the corner of your eye. I do not mind snakes, but they mind their business and I mind mine, we get along.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

That's how I am with them too.

@BarBaraPrz (45476)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

12 Feb 22

Yup, that's a hose trying to look like a snake. Shame on it for spooking you.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

It should be ashamed of itself!

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

13 Feb 22

Even I don't like snakes. We dont see them here.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

That's good. I hope we won't be seeing any too.

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

12 Feb 22

Beware the harmless-looking hose. I went to pick one up by the nozzle and got a face full of water. My missus, standing by the tap, thought it was great fun.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

Haha - I can believe that. I would have thought it was very funny too.

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@wolfgirl569 (95082)

• Marion, Ohio

12 Feb 22

It is striped

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

Our tiger snakes are striped and they are known for being quite aggressive.

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@sammyy (527)

• India

13 Feb 22

I haven't seen a snake in real. Though some of my family has seen a few on rainy days here. I'm terrified of them and hope to never come face to face with one ever. This does look like one at first glance.

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@JudyEv (325622)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 22

Most snakes are keen to get away from people which is a good thing.

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