Pygmy Rattlesnakes

[shell seeker]

I say the best snake is a dead snake!

 

[pokey]

I say the best snake is a dead snake!

I second that! I can handle bugs, mice, and alligators, but snakes make my stomach turn; even pictures have that affect on me

 

[gilesdad]

Here is the link for Urban Legends dealing with scorpions in cacti.
I think a bluff has been called. :roll:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/cactus.htm

But if it actually did happen Kish should get as much media involved as possible. Because this is a story that's Too Good To Be True! :scratch:

 

[Smiling JOe]

Here is the link for Urban Legends dealing with scorpions in cacti.
I think a bluff has been called. :roll:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/cactus.htm

But if it actually did happen Kish should get as much media involved as possible. Because this is a story that's Too Good To Be True! :scratch:

Go back and read post # 68 & 69.;-)

 

[Cil]

Or #67.

This link offers some interesting information about critters that live in cactus.
It mentions both scorpions and pseudoscorpions hanging out in the saguaro.

insects and the saguaro

FWIW:
I used to spend a lot of time at a Denver nursery, buying houseplants and such. There were a couple of different times when a plant I bought had one of those little green frogs on it. Critters can sometimes hitch a ride.

edited to add: that story really freaked me out! I got a strong visual with the phrase "vibrate and shake." Ewww.

 

[SBilliter]

 

[FLSunChaser]

That is EXACTLY the snake that my husband found in our garage last Thursday. It actually got caught in one of his casting nets, so it was pretty easy to kill it. My husband made sure to show it to me so I knew what it looked like just in case I ever came across another one. How scary though for it to be in our garage - I don't even like going out there anymore!

 

[SBilliter]

Go to Flickr.com and type in pygmy rattlesnake for more pics...We do not have that variety here in Kentucky...but we do have rattlers...and most commonly copperheads...but our newest nuisance has become the ever growing black bear population in the hills and mountains behind our house....eeekkkkkkeee....

Hope I do not run into any of those critters when we visit Fla in July

 

[Tatertot]

Okay, so now that we've established there are snakes everywhere down here...how do we keep them out of our houses and yards? My exterminator last weeks said the only thing he knew of was to put moth balls around the outside of the house, but that STINKS up my whole yard. Anyone know any other remedies for snakes?

I'm also curious how to keep those darn lizards out of my kitchen and living room. They keep getting in my house somehow when I let the dog out and they're impossible to get back outside. Any ideas on how to get them away from my house?

many thanks for any suggestions! :clap_1:

 

[SBilliter]

Okay, so now that we've established there are snakes everywhere down here...how do we keep them out of our houses and yards? My exterminator last weeks said the only thing he knew of was to put moth balls around the outside of the house, but that STINKS up my whole yard. Anyone know any other remedies for snakes?

I'm also curious how to keep those darn lizards out of my kitchen and living room. They keep getting in my house somehow when I let the dog out and they're impossible to get back outside. Any ideas on how to get them away from my house?

many thanks for any suggestions! :clap_1:

Moth Balls is a suggestion I have gotten too, here in Kentucky...you can also buy a product at your local hardward called snake away but it does not work on all snakes and in the case you encircle a snake, guess what? You have built a perimeter around your house and the snake won't leave...otherwise keep your weeds and grass cut low and watch out!!

If anyone else has a suggestion, please please let me know...I am scared to death of snakes...