That's odd, I think.
I nudge it, and something inside it moves.
Yep. Definitely odd.
So I cautiously pop the lid and I look inside.
Yep...it's a snake. It's black, so I'm guessing that it's a black snake. Because it's black. It's only about 6 feet long though. It doesn't look happy.
I let Murphy check it out. He cautiously peered into the pail and jumped back as if to say: "Oh, HELL no!"
So I took it out and turned it loose by some big rocks on my land.
Now it's presumably happy. The blue jays, however, have yet to stop screaming.Now I have to figure out what to get my nice neighbor in return. Anyone got a spare skunk they're not using?
I could maybe come up with army ants and a jar of peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I don't mind the black snakes around here, they do seem to have a direct correlation to the mice that get into the garage.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the "Bucket o' Snake" TM I would think is not a neighborly thing to do!
If you get your nice neighbor a skunk, be sure to put it in a bucket with a note that says, "Caution, angry skunk inside!"
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess it's better than the dead opossum I found in my front yard earlier this week.
ReplyDeleteHis/its entrails leaking out suggested to me he/it didn't expire from natural causes there.
Thankfully, the garbage collectors (or animal control) took the bagged vermin away sometime today.
Had a lab/shepard mix that hunted copperheads in the pond for fun.
ReplyDeleteBlack Rat Snake, Elaphe Obsoleta. I've had various rat snakes as pets; they're docile and not inclined to bite, even when you first capture them. Nice to have around if you have a problem with mice or rats.
ReplyDeleteI could get you a skunk within three days.
ReplyDeleteShipping it though.
I'm not that pissed off at government or business carriers.
Hmm.
ReplyDeleteYou sure that's not some sort of West Virginia courtship gambit?