Post #1678215
2026-04-25 18:54 UTC
I'm glad the little idiot dog had the sense not to try to seize the snek. or maybe he did, I heard him barking obsessively after I let him out but I wasn't watching. this is the second snek I've seen up close to the house in as many weeks. I don't worry about little ones, but the big ones steal eggs and can kill small chiggens. if it had been in the coop, well, that's a death sentence. I may kill the next one regardless. sneks are surprisingly tough in the fiber, you have to saw away to behead them. at least, if you're a middle-aged wamman working alone and trying to not get bitten in the process. beheading things is not my favorite thing to do.
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@Grumblesock@clew.lol 2026-04-25 18:58
@LawrenceGerald@poa.st I imagine if the dog had seized it he'd be stinking too. Do you normally get this many snakes around this time orf year or might there be a population boom or displacement due to construction/drained wetland or something? If they're dangerous I would kill them without question. I never like having to kill animals but I'm quite strict about coming down hard on dangers near my home or livestock.