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Ha! It was raining snakes at my house a few years ago

Posted By: Tired on 2007-08-22
In Reply to: SNAKES!!! - medtype

It freaked me out. We have an underground house and somehow mama snake got into the ceiling and had a mess of babies. They found a space to crawl through when they were exploring the ceiling and would fall on our living space floor. I called around and found out they were harmless ringneck snakes, and since my cousin married a "reptile man", I asked him if he wanted them because he educated children in schools with his reptiles.

He took them and I got a few bucks for my trouble; i.e., chasing and catching them. A month later, there was a new roof on the place.

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SNAKES!!! - medtype
- Ha! It was raining snakes at my house a few years ago - Tired
  - Thanks in advance for my nightmare tonight. nm - Moo
- Another place to check... - Moo
- Call your local county extension office or animal control to see if - they have suggestions for keeping them out. NM
- It might be cold where you are and they trying to find - warmth. Do you have a cat?
  - or hot and they are seeking cool! - nm
    - They like heat. Will tend to find warm place to - curl up.
- Must be holes in your foundation - Misha

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