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I get a call at work from my daughter, who's in a panic.
"there's a Garter Snake in the house! I put a box over it, but Casey (daughter's dog) won't leave it alone!
So I leave work and drive the 3 miles home.
Daughter Unit wasn't there!
I go in the house and into the family room, where the dogs and the snake are supposed to be.
The box that was at one time covering the snake is smashed over in a corner, and no snake in sight.
Hhmmm, wonder where that snake went? Looking around the room, the carpet in front of the recliner is all scruffed up from dog claws scratching so let's look under the chair.
Flipping up the leg rest, I can see about four inches of snake, but the rest is up in the chair.
I grabbed the tail and pulled it out.
Of course the snake is pissed off due to the dog harassing him, and he bites me!
I let go of the snake, the dog then grabs it, flips it a few feet and goes after it again!
Me, the dog and the snake make a little crazy dance around the room for a bit, till I get ahold of the damned dog's collar, and make a swipe grab of the snake.
I got him about 4-5" back of the head, so of course the bastard bites me again. This time I didn't let go.
Opening the storm door with a dog's collar in one hand and a snake in the other, was a bit fun, but we three went outside finally.
Letting go of the dog let me disengage the snake from the back of my hand.
Casey the dog is now jumping up trying to grab the snake, so I hot footed it to the fence and tossed the snake outside the back yard.

Whew!
That was a real goat ropin' I'll tell ya!

I called the Daughter Unit, and told her to call off the air strike on the house as she was figuratively ready to burn it down around the snake!

Some days life is more exciting than others.

Quite a story. Hope you and daughter and dog are all well.

Good Job!

Snakes in the house are always a fun time!!!!

Next time, try a rattler...

on the rattler, don't do the 4" behind the head thing.

had a 6ft bull snake get loose in my parents house when i was in high school. it decided to crawl out from under the couch during a dinner party my parents were having.

As cold as it is up there the snake couldn't have been to fast!

stxhunter,

Thanks for the best laugh I've had in days !

Myron

I don't know about that Paul, the house is 65* inside.

If it was a rattler, there'd be some furniture and house repair!
357 130gr. HydraShoks make a mess.

Had a similar instance, but a copperhead under our bed. Armed with heavy leather gloves, a flashlight in my teeth, and two large Tupperware containers, I crawled stealthily under the bed. Gently eased the first container under his venom laced head and then placed the other container behind his tail and shut the two together. Yelled to the wife, get the .22 with rat shot out of the gun safe NOW. With the little bugger firmly entrenched in 2 Tupperware containers, held fast by yours truly, I calmly escorted the unwelcome guest to the back deck, where he was dispatched with a single shot. I think I earned a few points on my man card that night😀😀

Halfdozen, I ain't afraid to say that you're braver than I. I would have been repairing the carpet from a load of buck shot.

I am just probably stupid LOL.. My elderly neighbor called one night for same problem ( we are in a semi rural area in Texas on a lake) took the same approach basically. I guess the bright light in their eyes does something so they don't strike. Or maybe I am a snake charmer! Same end result though, 1 shot of .22 rat shot and he was taking the eternal nap. Story for another time is my wife, a hoe, bird nest box, and a copperhead. At the end she won, crazy woman.

Yeah, buddy!

If it ain't one thing.....it's two!!!

Best story I have read all morning!

I keep a 40" rattler in the house...
hanging on the wall. It's a good very good snake.

Great story.

m_stevenson - good story - but all of that and you didn't kill it? It will be back for more fun. And, how do your hands smell? The garter snakes we caught as kids always would poop - or exude some smelly stuff - on us so we could hold our smelly hands under the noses of Moms and girls - after we scared 'em with the snakes. On a cautionary note, those bites may be prone to infection - maybe keep an eye on them.

poboy - I too have a rattler skin on the wall - in my reloading area. It serves as a reminder that probably now I'm too old and slow to be wrangling poisonous snakes anymore.