snakes

[MrCrowesGarden]

Some high school student got bit by a copperhead near a lake about a mile from my house, so I'm a bit on edge now. I know they're rare where I live but that's no comfort.

[stlouie_lipp]

I really don't mind snakes. Now spiders on the other hand...

[tlombard]

I would have abandoned ship, lit it on fire and pulled the plug on my way out. Not even sure what order I'd do those three in because I'd be panicking. It would have been every person for themselves.

Bad situation given that there are 1. no real weapons available 2. the snake is poisonous and we're in the middle of nowhere and 3. can't even use the weapons we do have (read, a wooden paddle) due to fear of cracking the fiberglass and the snake was sitting on lifejackets which would make it pretty damn difficult anyway to kill it.

Given all that, and the fact I didn't want to go back in, figured the best course to prevent it from getting into the area we were going to be and forget about it....what could go wrong. The ski slot opens to the covered back area where the engine is and the bilge pump was disconnected so there was a hole for him to get out if he wanted to which I'm guessing is where he went.

I wouldn't have even thought about all of that until I was on shore and the boat was at the bottom of the lake. I am not a brave person.

[IMADreamer]

I would have abandoned ship, lit it on fire and pulled the plug on my way out. Not even sure what order I'd do those three in because I'd be panicking. It would have been every person for themselves.

Pretty much the course of action here.


Also I now have a new fear when I take the boat out this year.

[JCShutout]

Just look at that fear as your ticket to survive natural selection. Your ancestors made it because they got away while the snakes ate those who weren't so afraid.

[CardsofSTL]

I don't like snakes much...I generally just ignore them if I see them but there's been a few that got the garden hoe treatment. I was working in my yard one afternoon and my dog killed one and brought it over to me. It was just a little harmless snake that I would have not bothered but he was proud of himself so I gave him a good back scratch.

[Smith Corks One]

[Freed Roger]

had to jump over a small copperhead on trail today, maybe 18 inches.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

[SHOW]

[heyzeus]

I think it took me 5 minutes to even find the snake in the second picture.