happythoughts 0 #1 August 26, 2004 No matter who you are, snakes can make you do it. Those darned things don't go in a particular direction, so you can't move out of the way. It rained a good part of the day yesterday and everything was looking for a dry spot. 90% of the critters ended up in my shed. I walked in to get a shovel and guess what was behind it. A 2-ft black snake. I don't mind them, but I don't like being surprised. It was in the corner, so it was trying to get away by going between my feet. I was doing the "don't step on the snake" dance. You can't go left or right, you just hop around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #2 August 26, 2004 did you scream like a little girl?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #3 August 26, 2004 Quotedid you scream like a little girl? Cursed mostly, and danced around like a 4yo doing the pee-pee dance at their birthday party. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdy2skydive 0 #4 August 26, 2004 I don't encounter snakes much, but the pigeons are everywhere in New York City. They're huge MFers - like small turkeys. They fly at you from all directions forcing you to run to the left, then to the right, then in circles to get away from them. Then they shit on your head. It's like they think it's funny - "Look guys, here comes Lisa. Watch this!" I think I'll take a snake over a pigeon any day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #5 August 26, 2004 Last night while I was leaving school, I saw the biggest, nastiest, scariest looking bug I have EVER seen. It looked like it was almost four inches long. I tried walking through the automatic doors when I saw it and I swear it turned and started walking right at me! Maybe it was one of those infamous FL palmetto bugs, I don't know. What I do know is that the damn thing had these huge wings that it started fluttering and I damn near screamed. I ended up pasting myself (and my 35 pound bookbag) up against the door and inching past it while I watched it turn in my direction. Managed to escape that one. Good times. Now, the best part is thinking about how I must have looked to the security guard stationed in front of the doors. He probably couldn't see the bug, maybe he thought I cracked from two much pressure at school. Snakes I can deal with (except for the surprise-hiding-behind-my-shovel-hey-is-that-the-exit-between-your-legs kind), but you can keep those monster bugs! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 August 26, 2004 In Florida, we have seagulls that will take the food off your plate while you are eating it. We have the same pigeon problem. People quit wanted coconut palms in their yards for the reason that pigeons love to nest in them. They will carpet-bomb your car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 August 26, 2004 There you have it. Everything lives in Florida. We don't get an annual 3ft of snow that wipes out stuff. Weeds, bugs, plants, critters. Anything that a ship can transport from South America is an added bonus. Make sure someone discusses Fire Ants with you. Also, have you seen a banana spider yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #8 August 26, 2004 QuoteMake sure someone discusses Fire Ants with you When mowing the yard, always know where the nearest hose is and that it works it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #9 August 26, 2004 QuoteMake sure someone discusses Fire Ants with you. Yesterday, there was a huge carpenter ant crawling around on my windshield as I was driving. My daughter and I were watching it every time we started and stopped at lights. Finally she said, "I wonder how long it's going to be able to stay on." I replied, "not much longer" and turned on the windshield wipers. She yelled at me for killing the ant. I told her they had tormented me so much in my life (I went through 6 years of allergy shots because I was allergic to them!), that wiping out that one felt really good. I'm an ant killa'. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #10 August 26, 2004 A praying mantis, maybe? They can bend their necks and will watch you go by. Cool bugs, but they can get BIG! edited to add picture! Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #11 August 26, 2004 Ants will walk over other peoples feet and then bite me. I am like Antnip or something. I like my yard ant-free and zealously kill the little ba*&^%$#s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #12 August 26, 2004 QuoteAnts will walk over other peoples feet and then bite me. I am like Antnip or something. It must mean you're really sweet or something. I'm that way with fleas. People will think they don't have any fleas in their house until I come over and have bites on my ankles within 10 minutes.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #13 August 26, 2004 Quotesnakes... the critters ended up in my shed. Attached: my most recent shed snake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
