For now, I see them sunbathing every morning. I try to say "Good Morning"! But they do not seem to like me much, as they run away as soon as they see me :-)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Snakes
My wife saw a snake the other day near the front footsteps of our house. Knowing that venomous snakes are extremely rare in the Northeast, we were not too alarmed. We researched and found out that it was an Eastern Ribbon Snake, which is harmless. When she saw that snake again within the next couple of days, she was a little worried. Then she showed me that there were two of them, sunbathing right next to the front steps. We did not want to kill them. I thought of using the shovel to move them away from the steps and closer to the woods/stream that runs through our property. But I realized that they move really fast and that I might not be able to keep them on the shovel until I get to the stream. So, they continue to live in a hole next to the steps. I read that snakes of this species mate in spring, and give birth to about 10-12 babies in July/August. I am worried now, and am trying to think of ways to move them away from the front entrance, without harming them.
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San man..I read your post and told Chandrika about it on Tuesday night..And the same night I had a horrible nightmare where a cobra was chasing me all over our old house in Malleshwaram..I woke up just as I was frantically trying to strangle the snake after it had bitten me a few times..
Can't imagine how you guys are putting up with a couple of snakes on your door step even if they are harmless..Get rid of them before you end up with dozens of snakes all over the house dude..
There's a wildlife control agency in Glastonbury, CT..Guess its somewhere on the way to the Simsbury restaurant where I used to have lunch every week day for over a year when I was in PRT in Windsor..
Check out the below website and call them:
http://www.wildlife-removal.com/city/CT-Glastonbury.htm
Regards,
Madhu
San man..I read your post and told Chandrika about it on Tuesday night..And the same night I had a horrible nightmare where a cobra was chasing me all over our old house in Malleshwaram..I woke up just as I was frantically trying to strangle the snake after it had bitten me a few times..
Can't imagine how you guys are putting up with a couple of snakes on your door step even if they are harmless..Get rid of them before you end up with dozens of snakes all over the house dude..
There's a wildlife control agency in Glastonbury, CT..Guess its somewhere on the way to the Simsbury restaurant where I used to have lunch every week day for over a year when I was in PRT in Windsor..
Check out the below website and call them:
http://www.wildlife-removal.com/city/CT-Glastonbury.htm
Regards,
Madhu
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