dennishoddy
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I was at the range sighting in a red dot on my shotgun
Left my phone in the truck, but when leaving, saw I had 7 calls from my wife within 2 minutes. Freeked me out.
Fearing the worst, called back only to hear her in full panic mode.
Finall getting her to calm down, seems a 4' black snake had slipped through a small gap in the back door, through the utility room , past my wife's recliner within a foot, and proceeded to do a vertical climb where the Sheetrock meets the stone on our fireplace.
Her first instinct was to grab the dogs, lock them in the bedroom and prepare to battle the slithering invader. She is insanely afraid of snakes, trying to call me to see where I was.
Nowhere to be found, she got a hoe from the shop. Found it was 8' up the rocks, so she jabbed at it a couple of times, causing it to fall on the mantle where it tried to get to the library shelves.
She jabbed at it some more, finally getting it to fall to the floor. It made its way back to the utility room on the tile where the chopping commenced in earnest.
That would have been scary for anybody!
When I got home she was nursing a large mixed drink trying to get her nerves settled.
I had to go on "snake patrol", overturning all furniture, looking in all closets, under appliances, inside drawers before she would come back inside.
I'm pretty sure there will be contractors here pretty soon replacing all of the doors, jambs, etc. making a seal the critters can't get in. Lol.
Left my phone in the truck, but when leaving, saw I had 7 calls from my wife within 2 minutes. Freeked me out.
Fearing the worst, called back only to hear her in full panic mode.
Finall getting her to calm down, seems a 4' black snake had slipped through a small gap in the back door, through the utility room , past my wife's recliner within a foot, and proceeded to do a vertical climb where the Sheetrock meets the stone on our fireplace.
Her first instinct was to grab the dogs, lock them in the bedroom and prepare to battle the slithering invader. She is insanely afraid of snakes, trying to call me to see where I was.
Nowhere to be found, she got a hoe from the shop. Found it was 8' up the rocks, so she jabbed at it a couple of times, causing it to fall on the mantle where it tried to get to the library shelves.
She jabbed at it some more, finally getting it to fall to the floor. It made its way back to the utility room on the tile where the chopping commenced in earnest.
That would have been scary for anybody!
When I got home she was nursing a large mixed drink trying to get her nerves settled.
I had to go on "snake patrol", overturning all furniture, looking in all closets, under appliances, inside drawers before she would come back inside.
I'm pretty sure there will be contractors here pretty soon replacing all of the doors, jambs, etc. making a seal the critters can't get in. Lol.
