There is a snake loose in my building

jdluvr06

One of the bio guy's snakes got out and they haven't found it yet. It isn't a poisonous or deadly snake, just a little corn snake but now I'm all jumpy.

jdluvr06

Yay! Mini crisis over. They found the snake.

CMGragain

It was probably worse for the snake than for you.  My old cat killed several corn snakes in our back yard.  (We used to live next to a wooded area.)

Maggie0829

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. When I used to work in a portable trailer down on the military post we had a snake fall out of the ceiling in someone's office. I had never in my life heard a man scream like a 5 year old girl before. And H used to have snakes when he lived at home. He said that they would get loose every now and then. I told him that I hope he enjoyed his snakes because he would not be getting one EVER once we lived together. Luckily a mouse that he fed to his one snake, that we guess was sick, ended up attacking and killing his snake. It was awesome.

jdluvr06

CMGragain said:

It was probably worse for the snake than for you.  My old cat killed several corn snakes in our back yard.  (We used to live next to a wooded area.)

I sure it was worse for the snake. I actually think snakes are pretty... When there is no chance of them touching me. Lol. I was just worried I was going to reach into a cabinet or something and get bitten by the snake. I doubt that would have happened anyway since corn snakes aren't aggressive but it is one of those silly thoughts that gets in your head and refuses to leave.

firebabe6519

I would have been waiting outside until it was found. I hate snakes! Been bitten too many times to bear any love for those creatures...

CMGragain

I really don't understand people's fear of non-poisonous snakes.  Snakes eat mice and other vermin.  They don't hurt anybody.  What's the problem?
Now termites - yikes!

doeydo

Ha, if that happened in our building FI probably wouldn't want to stay here and would go to his parents' or something because he hates snakes.  I actually like snakes, and rats, mice, bats, etc. that other people usually find 'gross' or scary'.  I do, however, hate when a creepy crawly is in my apartment or on me.  

Maggie0829

CMGragain said:

I really don't understand people's fear of non-poisonous snakes.  Snakes eat mice and other vermin.  They don't hurt anybody.  What's the problem?
Now termites - yikes!

I have a problem with things that have zero legs or more then 4 legs.

Fran1985

Did anyone else hear the title of this thread in Woody's voice?

kmmssg

Maggie0829 said:

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

When I used to work in a portable trailer down on the military post we had a snake fall out of the ceiling in someone's office. I had never in my life heard a man scream like a 5 year old girl before.

And H used to have snakes when he lived at home. He said that they would get loose every now and then. I told him that I hope he enjoyed his snakes because he would not be getting one EVER once we lived together. Luckily a mouse that he fed to his one snake, that we guess was sick, ended up attacking and killing his snake. It was awesome.

Yay for the mouse!!!!!! I HATE snakes. We had a 60 ft anaconda in our yard a couple of years ago and I am sure you heard me scream. Stupid husband said it was a 16 inch garter snake.That is when I realized he didn't know jack about herpetology. I watch waaaaay more National Geographic than he does and I am SURE Brady Barr would say that was an anaconda of epic proportion. Stupid husband.

JCbride2015

Maggie0829 said:

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. When I used to work in a portable trailer down on the military post we had a snake fall out of the ceiling in someone's office. I had never in my life heard a man scream like a 5 year old girl before. And H used to have snakes when he lived at home. He said that they would get loose every now and then. I told him that I hope he enjoyed his snakes because he would not be getting one EVER once we lived together. Luckily a mouse that he fed to his one snake, that we guess was sick, ended up attacking and killing his snake. It was awesome.

I just choked on my cracker reading the bolded.  I would go running out of that office and probably never come back.

firebabe6519

Maggie0829 said:

CMGragain said:

I really don't understand people's fear of non-poisonous snakes.  Snakes eat mice and other vermin.  They don't hurt anybody.  What's the problem?
Now termites - yikes!

I have a problem with things that have zero legs or more then 4 legs.

My problem is that even non-piosonous ones can have a nasty bite. They eat rats and gross diseased rodents. Sometimes the infection that comes from a bite can be worse than venom.

I have traumatizing snake experiences period. From a cotton mouth dropping into my canoe from a tree and getting his fangs stuck in the sole of her shoe to a nightmarish incident while working for the herpetarium... I hate snakes.

KeptInStitches

firebabe6519 said:

CMGragain said:

I really don't understand people's fear of non-poisonous snakes.  Snakes eat mice and other vermin.  They don't hurt anybody.  What's the problem?
Now termites - yikes!

I have a problem with things that have zero legs or more then 4 legs.

My problem is that even non-piosonous ones can have a nasty bite. They eat rats and gross diseased rodents. Sometimes the infection that comes from a bite can be worse than venom. I have traumatizing snake experiences period. From a cotton mouth dropping into my canoe from a tree and getting his fangs stuck in the sole of her shoe to a nightmarish incident while working for the herpetarium... I hate snakes.

erinlin25

I WOULD FREAK THE FCK OUT!!

Cookie Pusher

FI is so terrified of snakes that if I even told him about a snake being loose in your building, he would freak out. His fear is completely irrational (and includes obviously fake stuffed animal snakes and anything that looks snake-like), but it's cute. Just... don't ever tell him about the snake getting loose unless you want to see a grown man whimper and freak out!

jdluvr06

I have to say that the time the big spider got out was much scarier than the snake getting out.