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Thank you. I have kept her out of the heavy underbrush and from under the house. Now the brush is cut back, she is helping me finish the clear-cutting.  

I grew up on the farm and in the woods. I learned to see creatures and what not to do when I found them. Lisa grew up in the "Asphalt Jungle" of Lansing Michigan. She can handle those circumstances but not mine. I need her insight on living in this city, so we do pretty good for a couple of kids, ya know? LOL 

 

posted by BigV on December 8, 2022 at 10:04 AM | link to this | reply

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I give you every bit of credit because I could not go under the house.  That would be scary.  I'm glad you didn't run into any under there.  I worry about Lisa because she could get really hurt.

posted by Goldiec on December 8, 2022 at 9:57 AM | link to this | reply

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Thank you. 

I have a handgun in the house as well as three shotguns. While we were in the thickest parts of the "jungle," I had a shotgun near us. The underside of the house is all sand. I've seen a few odd creatures down there, but no snakes to date. We have cleaned about 90% of the "debris" that was under the place, giving them fewer hiding spots.

posted by BigV on December 8, 2022 at 9:55 AM | link to this | reply

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I hope that you are always on the lookout for them and have a plan if you are working in the yard.  My suggestion would be to carry your gun.  Sometimes snakes climb up on porch roofs and they can drop down.  Some snakes blend into the grass and rocks and you have to watch for them.  Of course, I know you know this but it's just a good idea to stay safe.  I hope you are done working under your house because in Arizona that's one of their favorite places.

posted by Goldiec on December 8, 2022 at 9:45 AM | link to this | reply

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I have yet to see anything I thought might be dangerous.

That is not to say that they are not there, as they might be... I just haven't seen them yet. I know a lot of people are afraid of snakes, so you aren't alone. I don't willingly mess with them, but I find them interesting creatures.

We do watch for snakes. In Michigan, the only snake we had was the Massasauga Rattlesnake. Florida is a whole new game. When we lived here previously, I saw lots of snakes I gave a wide berth to avoid. By cleaning the yard, we don't unexpectedly disturb them and we have set out our territory and they know theirs. Most snakes don't come out into the open as they hunt by hiding and striking. 

posted by BigV on December 8, 2022 at 9:40 AM | link to this | reply

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The reason I was asking was when we lived in Arkansas there were so many copperheads and water moccasins.  It was very hot during the day and they would come out at night to go to the river.  We lived near the Quachita river.  It was awful because I do not like snakes.  I'm afraid of them.  When we lived in the mountains there were many rattlers.  That was scary to me too.  I know near the everglades there are a lot of snakes and alligators are a whole other story.  I know they have an alligator alley in Florida and that is a very scary thought to me.

posted by Goldiec on December 8, 2022 at 9:16 AM | link to this | reply

GoldieC

Hi, Goldie.
We see snakes, but we live in a fairly unique part of Florida. We are at the base of a small range of mountains that come south out of Georgia into Florida. We are less than six miles from the border, and the mountains fairly much end about ten blocks south of here. We live on a steep decline, north to south, and the land is "moist," but without any swamp. There is a nice lake about a dozen blocks away, and I have been told there are a few gators there, but I have yet to see them.

The snakes I have seen here are the common ones - garter snake, hognose, and a few others. Our lot was heavy with thickets and "snarly vines" as Lisa calls them. A regular jungle, but we have been slowly cleaning all of that away, and I actually spread about ten pounds of grass seed today on an area that was un-walkable two weeks ago.

Neither of us is afraid of snakes, but we are careful to look for them. Just like hunting, when I could eat deer meat, I would go hunting for them. After I was shot in the abdomen and had a lot of small intestine removed, venison doesn't taste good to me anymore, so I don't go hunting. If the snake is not a danger or a threat to me, it gets a pass. 

When I walked in the Hiawatha National Forest in the UP of Michigan, we would frequently see some huge "blue racer" snakes, well over six feet long. They would be sunning themselves on a pathway. It got so we would see them move to the side of the path, allow us to go by them, and then they would move back onto the trail. They seem to be highly intelligent creatures with a keen eye for keeping the rodent population in check!
Thanks for asking! 
V

posted by BigV on December 7, 2022 at 1:46 PM | link to this | reply

Good Afternoon

When you are outside working on your projects have you ever come across a snake?  I know Florida has a lot of them.  I know the work you are doing is making the house look very nice.

posted by Goldiec on December 7, 2022 at 11:17 AM | link to this | reply