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A bigchickenpussybaby. I have a phobia, a totally irrational fear of snakes.

never been afraid of them started catching them when I was about 6-7, remember my mom and aunt chasing me when I was 8 with a hoe telling me to drop the water moccasin i caught.

Cool! When I had to live in Kansas, I used to catch Copperheads near the house and relocate them. My wife is terrified of snakes. She can barely look at a picture of one.

Worst ass whuppin I got from Mom was stuffing one in my pants pocket and her finding it whiel washing clothes. i still cringe

My friend Gary was at an air base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. There was a village nearby and he would go down there to a local restaurant and have a meal and a beer.
Walking down the road one day, he saw a garter snake and picked it up. He walked into the Thailand restaurant. Everbody jumped up and ran out the door.
The owner, who knew Gary, told him, "Gary go outside right now and drop the snake and kill it. Or else, you will die young in Thailand."

Turned out it was a bamboo viper.

My son in law is a war veteran, decorated police officer. He is scared cshitless of snakes. I have chased him several times with live rattlesnakes I’ve caught. He squeals like a little girl. If there is a snake in his yard, my daughter has to go kill it.

Here is a good size pine snake I caught a couple of years ago.



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Well, I understand your wifes position. How is she able to leave the house?


Hey Digital Dan, not gonna copy your last pic as I've seen enough. But is that the one they called the 2 step Charlie? I've got buddies that told me about them. And... the FU lizards.

Just do what I do. Catch them with your snake tongs. The pattern on the skin is pretty when you see it up close.

The triangle shaped head is always the thing to look for. There's a few venomous snakes native to here, but about all you hear of are Copperheads. Anytime I see a snake the first thing I focus on is the shape of its head.

But I can't recall the last time I saw a snake of any kind around here.

Yeah, look at the head.




Now tell me, is this a bad snake?

A bigchickenpussybaby. I have a phobia, a totally irrational fear of snakes.

Getting the zero turn mower ready yesterday, gas, checking fluids topping off hyd. tanks & just about finished. I had scanned the shop floor & rafters when I first went in the shop, all clear.

Put the caps back on tanks & right there in front of my face, sticking it's tongue out & looking at me like, whats up? The sumbuck wasn't in the rafters, it was in my feakin mower.

After the usual girly scream & the 5-10 foot run when I can usually stop myself, the vision of the encounter reappeared, my distance had doubled. Then I realized it was still in my mower & screamed just a little more. I had a 317 Smith w/shot shells in my pocket, but that just didn't compute until after the 30' dash.

Wife came to the end of the porch & I thought she ask; what is it.
Totally irrational now, I said; WTF do you think it is.
She said; I ask where is it, you smartass.
It's in my freakin mower, I said, & wanted to cry. What the hell am I gonna do now.

I'll save the snake lovers the details of the rodeo that followed, but in the end, it didn't go well for the critter. Tools were a S&W & a frog gig with a 12 foot pole, as I wouldn't touch a snake with a 10' one.

I've tried to man up & get used to the things, but so far I haven't been successful, my virgina always come into play. My phobia isn't totally life controlling as I usually deal with it & don't live in constant fear when I think I'm in their territory. But the sudden encounters take over before I can gain any common sense of the situation & I just loose it.

Just thought I'd vent, & yes, the yard still needs mowing.