I hate snakes! You'd gotta be crazy to go anywhere near them.

[brentspeak]

I'm sorry, but they're just too scary. Even the ones that don't bite. Don't be crazy and go anywhere near them!

[SallyMander]

1. But... but... i like them!

Think how neat it is that they've been such a successful group, evolutionarily speaking. No limbs at all! And they do just fine.

And some of them are really cute!

[Labors of Hercules]

2. I likes em too!

most are very docile and beneficial. Had a black snake a few years ago that I picked up in the woods. Named her Tasha. She hung out in our barn and kept the copperheads away.

[poiuytsister]

4. So were the copperheads docile and beneficial too? n/t

I hate snakes I hate snakes I hate snakes. I won't even watch them on TV because they leak out of the set and into my living room.

[Arkansas Granny]

11. That's how I feel about spiders. I've gotten a little more rational

about it as I get older, but there was a time when I couldn't touch a picture of one in a book. Snakes, on the other hand, don't bother me.

[China_cat]

34. Docile? No. Beneficial? Yes.

All snakes subsist on rodents, amphibians and other things that are normally considered pests...ones that, if there were no controls such as snakes, would quite quickly take over the world.

[fudge stripe cookays]

35. No.

Copperheads are poisonous. And have a tendency to hide in woodpiles and piles of leaves! We have them in Texas. :scared:

[SallyMander]

6. I've never understood why

people have an irrational fear of all snakes. There are some that could hurt a human, yes, but most will get out of your way if they can!

I bet Tasha was happy to keep the rodent population down too! :D

[Labors of Hercules]

10. yep. The only problem was keeping her out of the chicken coop.

She liked eggs almost as much as we do!

[Arkansas Granny]

7. My dad always said that black snakes would keep poisonous

snakes away, but I've never seen anything to back that up. I know that we had a healthy population of black snakes around the place when I was growing up and I don't recall ever seeing any copperheads or any other venomous snakes. The black snakes that lived around the barn and shed were not to be bothered and any that were found in or near the house were to be caught and released at the barn.

[quip]

29. Well, "black snake" isn't exactly a species of snake

A black racer would do no good; neither would a black rat snake. A black King snake (Niger, Splendida, or Nigritis) would be good; they will attack and eat rattlers and copperheads (hence the name "king" snake)

King snakes make docile pets, too. And they eat rodents, so they are good around a barn, although they will eat other rodent eating snakes, too.

[Mojorabbit]

32. I almost stepped on a black racer

out in the yard today. It was all shiney like it had just shed it's skin. It was lovely.

[quip]

39. Do you live in Florida?

If so, it could possibly have been an Indigo snake, which is in my opinion the most beautiful snake there is! Racers are black, but their scales are somewhat dull in sheen. Indigos' scales are like bits of black glass; they are shiney and beautiful to behold (and to hold:-)

It's actually the one snake I never owned that I always wanted to (they are protected). Now, the Mexican King Snake (lampropeltis nigritis) is very similar to the Indigo in terms of skin shine, but they are smaller and more readily available than Indigos. Needless to say I had a few of them :D

[Mojorabbit]

41. Yes, I live in central florida

The only snakes I have found in my yard are black racers, corn snakes, and a few really small snakes that are pencil sized whos names I can't remember off hand. One little one is black with a red ring around it's neck. We do have moccasins in the lake though.

I think it was a racer as it had the yellow on the face. I could be wrong though!
See pic of one just like it I took down thread and please let me know what you think.

[quip]

42. Yup. That's a black racer

When we go down to Sanibel Island for spring break, we see them and sometimes catch them for fun; strictly catch and release). Usually it results in a bite, but it's not too bad. I almost caught an Indigo in Ocala one year-- he was too fast and I was so surprised by him (probably about a 7 footer).

I'm not a fan of taking snakes out of the wild; they are a lot tamer when they are captive born/raised (generally speaking)

Here is a pic of a nice indigo:

http://www.indigosnakes.com.nyud.net:8090/images/Carmichael001.jpg

[Mojorabbit]

43. I see what you mean by the shine

Beautiful snake.

[sasquatch]

3. Does this thread have anything to do with my thread about my slang term for Fundies?

:shrug:

[lost-in-nj]

5. YEAH!!!! DUH....

you can keep them......
they come and visit all the time... no not these....
but other squiggly mushy slithery yuchys.......


lost

[SPKrazy]

8. I don't like snakes

have come close enough to getting bit by a rattler to be very much full of respect in regards to this.

:hi:

[Deja Q]

9. Not even on a plane?

:hide:

[fortyfeetunder]

46. I finally saw SOAP...

that was a funny but weird movie.

[Mojambo]

12. I'll take spiders over snakes every single time. n/t

[KitchenWitch]

13. I love non-venomous snakes.

Am I weird?

[SallyMander]

14. No!

Well... i hope not! (Cuz i totally agree!) :P

Edit for smilie disfunction.

[brentspeak]

15. Yes!

And explain this:

[SallyMander]

18. Psst -- that's not real

You can tell cuz it kinda looks like this

[brentspeak]

20. I suppose you're going to claim that THIS "isn't real", too?

;)

[quip]

28. NO, not at all!

In my younger days I had many snakes as "pets". They are fascinating creatures.

:hi:

[Critters2]

16. Garter snakes are okay. Friendly and harmless,

unless you're an earthworm.

[brentspeak]

17. No snakes are okay: ALL are scary!

:scared:

[Coyote_Bandit]

44. And some of them are very brave

:hug:

[Critters2]

45. And very special. Thank you! nt

[Taverner]

19. Well then don't co mingle with them

I have no love of eels unless on sushi rice with a proper marinade.

Unagi......yum

[EstimatedProphet]

21. I am ambivalent about them.

Now snakeheads - that's a different story!

http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/Snakehead_circ_1251/index.html

[Withywindle]

22. I like 'em!

They know how to party.



(Yes, I just google-imaged "snake orgy" with safety filtering off. My eyes!)

[TroubleMan]

23. Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?

[Skittles]

24. they're not as scary as repukes

not at ALL

[ashling]

25. You mean like this snake?

[DarkTirade]

27. That's not a snake! Snakes don't have arms and legs.

Oh, wait, you mean the little one. Nevermind. :)

[DarkTirade]

26. Aww... but they're so cute.

I've known a few that were very friendly.

At my parents' old house we had this one black racer that kept coming back every year and living in the little two-foot gap between our porch and the back fence, where it was a bit overgrown and there were plenty of hiding places. At least we were pretty sure it was the same one. :) We didn't mind, it helped keep the place pest free and it never bothered us.

[quip]

30. Well if you are talking about snakes like THAT guy, yeah!

But ALL snakes? Nah. I understand if you are phobic WRT snakes, but you are projecting if you think someone is crazy to go near them.

</pop psychology analysis> :hi:

[Mutley]

31. I like non-poisonous snakes.

I used to have a king snake, but it hated me. So I gave it to a friend who was much better with snakes than I was. I was sad, but it got a better home.



Not the actual snake, only what the snake looked like.

[Mojorabbit]

33. I took a pic of this one in the summer

I was walking under the arbor to go to the front door when I saw him out of the corner of my eye.
<a href="http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1054921093041007294YfydOh"><img src="" alt="snake on plant in yard"></a>

[NewWaveChick1981]

36. Heyyyy.....I like snakes!

:hi: Well, I like the nonpoisonous kind. :D I've picked up garter snakes and king snakes (with my bare hands) in our back yard and moved them out of the way of the lawn mower---they eat pests and keep your yard in check. :)

Yep, I likes me some snakes. ;) :D

[Perry Logan]

37. Don't snake-bashing threads belong in GD?

[RebelOne]

38. I wouldn't go anywhere near that snake, but I like other snakes.

In fact, at one time, I had 2 boa constrictors as pets.

[annonymous]

40. My son had corn snakes as pets

Corn snakes eat mice and some will only accept live prey. If you are the least bit squeemish, then snakes are not the pet for you. My son's snakes escaped their cage and are somewhere in the house hibernating, but it is also possible one of the cats got them.

[bumblebee1]

47. Let's just say,

I would not like to go anywhere near the pictured snake in the opening post.