Gulp!! Look what we found in the shed.....

[yvette]

OMG
That would freak me out. My hubby is afraid of snakes too!! lol

 

[itzmered]

I don't like snakes but am fine with them being around our property as we do not have any poisonus ones in our area. I still don't like finding them if they are very big. I walked out to the garage one day and laying in front of the door was what I thought was this big rope. Figured someone had it out and forgot to put it away. I was going to pick it up and as I reached down it moved It was a 4 foot bull snake and believe me I can still run pretty darn fast

 

[Sadieladie1994]

That is so cool! All I ever see are cute little garter snakes...

Come to texas and we can fix that problem....home of copperheads, cotton mouths and we grow 4 of the 5 carnivorous plants! •Welcome to Texas. •

 

[Marlene]

 

[Stormcloud]

Looks like you missed out on some good bush tucker there Kathy. Tastes like chicken. Yummo!

 

[jerseybella]

I would have to move.

 

[Kolas mum]

Thanks Casey, I was hoping someone who knows their snakes would happen along! I didn't know about the shed skin being bigger than the snake - that is so interesting I always wondered how it works. I did think it was some kind of python, having lived in Cooktown for a long time we are pretty familiar with pythons - although not in the bathroom Audrey !!! I think it was better to find the skin without the snake - but I promise that if we do find the snake nothing will happen to it, I am more than happy for it to work as our living, breathing pest control system. I love watching the way they move and they really aren't out to hurt us - and usually will just head off in their quiet way when they are disturbed.
i will try to get a photo if we come across a python with a shiny new skin. I am not sure how long the skin has been there, not too long as it wasn't covered with spider webs like lots of other things in the shed!

 

[rockoko]

 

[Mare]

We have plenty of rattle snakes here where we live. 25 yrs. ago, my husband and I rode our horses down to this property, looking for a house sight and bumped into 3 rattlers. We nick-named it rattlesnake gulch. It took several years, after building and moving in, for the dogs and cats to move the snakes off. We had a Bassett Hound that would get nailed at least once every year, poor guy. He survived every time but was pretty scarred up by the time he was 7 yrs. old.

 

[Feather]

Come to texas and we can fix that problem....home of copperheads, cotton mouths and we grow 4 of the 5 carnivorous plants! •Welcome to Texas. •

Oh, no thanks. That's okay. I like living in an area practically devoid of all things venomous or poisonous. But pictures of potentially dangerous animals, bugs, and plants are great! Pictures can't hurt me.

 

[ncGreyBirdLady]

 

[Valvaren]

Awesome find, I'd guess the snake to be closer to 6 ish feet give or take, as the owner of six I've seen a lot of sheds. I realize 6 feet sounds scary to some but I have a 5 foot boy who is sweet as can be and can still fit in my hand and I have average hands for a girl. If you find him or her be sure to get some pics!

 

[birdlvr466]

 

[Kolas mum]

Come to texas and we can fix that problem....home of copperheads, cotton mouths and we grow 4 of the 5 carnivorous plants! •Welcome to Texas. •

I would definitely be scared of the copperheads! But doesn't a cotton mouth just sound like it should be cute and cuddly and gentle? I am picturing something with a cotton ball kind of mouth

 

[Kolas mum]

We have plenty of rattle snakes here where we live. 25 yrs. ago, my husband and I rode our horses down to this property, looking for a house sight and bumped into 3 rattlers. We nick-named it rattlesnake gulch. It took several years, after building and moving in, for the dogs and cats to move the snakes off. We had a Bassett Hound that would get nailed at least once every year, poor guy. He survived every time but was pretty scarred up by the time he was 7 yrs. old.

I have only seen rattlesnakes on TV (mostly cowboy shows ) but I would be terrified of them - I would take my python over your rattlesnakes any day!! I imagine that they are a little like the death adders we used to get up north - they lay in wait and didn't run off like most other snakes. Of course, they weren't lying in wait for humans, but something a little more manageable like a native rat or mouse, but if you happened to stand on one (which thank goodness I never did) they would give you a very nasty bite.
I lived in New Zealand for a couple of years and it was a wonderful feeling being able to tramp through any kind of terrain knowing there was nothing nasty waiting to nip you!!

 

[juliashmulia]

Awesome! I love snakes.

 

[Kolas mum]

Awesome find, I'd guess the snake to be closer to 6 ish feet give or take, as the owner of six I've seen a lot of sheds. I realize 6 feet sounds scary to some but I have a 5 foot boy who is sweet as can be and can still fit in my hand and I have average hands for a girl. If you find him or her be sure to get some pics!

Apologies, I don't know how to reply to multiple posts in one reply. I agree with you, pythons are rather lovely - to look at and to watch. I have never kept one, but know someone who did and I loved handling him - they are so smooth and supple and with the big ones you can feel the amazing strength hey have. I promise to take pics if we find the owner of the skin!