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Offline bwallace23350

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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #40 on: June 03, 2016, 12:06:47 pm »


So seeing this gave me a shot of adrenline like and epi pen. I was holding my 8 month old when I saw it. Just a rat snake so I let it live.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #41 on: June 03, 2016, 12:19:05 pm »
Good for you Bwallace. The only snakes that I kill are the water moccasins that I cannot catch and move off our property. They are too fast and to dangerous to catch.
My wife's cat used to bring snakes into the house all the time. It never brought in a poisonous snake. Luckily for them, my wife also doesn't have any problems removing them as long as she can recognize which type it is.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #42 on: June 03, 2016, 12:54:06 pm »
She is one of two rat snakes we have in our yard. The other one is much bigger than that one but we have no rats in the yard.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #43 on: June 03, 2016, 01:43:09 pm »
Beautiful animal. Thank You for letting it live there. It will pay you well for it's stay.

PS. It will also eat venomous snakes.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #44 on: June 03, 2016, 01:45:49 pm »
just curious, how are snakes around bees? Are they a problem?

We only have garter snakes on our island.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #45 on: June 03, 2016, 01:51:21 pm »
I have no clue. I don't live near my bees.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #46 on: June 03, 2016, 03:35:52 pm »
No problem. Snakes don't bother bees, and bees don't bother snakes.
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Re: To Benedryl or Not?
« Reply #47 on: June 03, 2016, 04:33:05 pm »
I seen at least four different snakes on my property this year.  Luckily it is very very rare to find a poisonous one in my neck of the woods.  So I say live and let live.  I'd rather have snakes then rats and mice. 
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