Re: Snakes in a Cave !

by Mandi Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:35 pm

hi, i keep snakes (corn) so hate to think of killing one and like kirsten would try to save them, jut cover with a large cloth, when calm(both of you) scoop up and put outside. m

by Cullarfamily Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:40 am

We've had a 3ft long ladder snake at ours. On Thursday it ate some very small baby sparrows - didn't see the snake eat them but the bulges in his body and the lack of tweets from the nest ...... Then on Sunday he/she was back - wanted the larger, just ready to fly older fledglings - needless to say the birds had no chance. Dislocated it jaw and swallowed whole! Don't know where it is now. Hopefully had enough of a banquet at ours and is 'vegging out'. Not a great fan of snakes (or scorpions - had two of them too) but would have liked to have saved the baby birds - impossible - in the end just nature's way I suppose.

by miron Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:40 pm

I asked my neighbours not to kill a snake, but it was after their baby rabbits - which they keep for food not as pets.

by Rosie Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:49 pm

My son disposed of a snake that was eating the broody chickens eggs. Crying or Very sad

by Dave Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:39 pm

I anm a snake (in the grass) Twisted Evil

by Markiemark Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:08 pm

Cricky, is this a regular occurence? Shocked

Personally don`t have a porblem but the wife has a massive snake phobia, if she reads this thread she will have kittens What a Face

, might even become a deal breaker which would be such a shame.
She`s great with spiders thou Smile

by Diamonddog59 Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:14 pm

Poor thing was probably just passing through and scared to death.

There are very few dangerous snakes in Europe but a reptile bite can give you a nasty infection.

If you don't have dogs and cats, they are really good to have around the garden or campo as they keep rodents, scorpions and bugs down.

I would have just used a broom and chased it out the house and let it go on about its business.

by Markiemark Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:16 pm

Diamonddog59 wrote:Poor thing was probably just passing through and scared to death.

There are very few dangerous snakes in Europe but a reptile bite can give you a nasty infection.

If you don't have dogs and cats, they are really good to have around the garden or campo as they keep rodents, scorpions and bugs down.

I would have just used a broom and chased it out the house and let it go on about its business.

Probably right DD59, yeah we have a staffie, she is higher up the pecking order than me in our house Smile

Thanks for the advice

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