The Full Monty Python

[dr greg]

Look what was hangin over my head like the Sword of Damocles as I sipped some of my latest shipment of wild puerh flowers from YiWu Mountain wearing a nice rayon early 50's loop collar Dauntless shirt I found in the outback.

 

[lolly_loisides]

Perhaps he wanted a drink too.

That's a diamond python isn't it? He's beautiful.

 

[JoeNiblick]

I've always been more of a dog person.

 

[scottyrocks]

Talk about having a dangerous situation hanging over your head.

 

[dhermann1]

OK, so if that much of him/her/it is dangling that far off the roof, or whatever, how much more must there be to be hanging onto whatever it's hanging onto? If you follow my logic.
Obviously that's not a large enough snake to threaten an average sized adult, but what size critter or small child would be vulnerable to its gentle caress?
Yes, it is a beautiful creature.

 

[DutchIndo]

Well the Serpent didn't drop on your neck so the Horse Shoe worked. That is unless the he knocked the shoe off on to your skull while landing your neck.

 

[Harp]

Look what was hangin over my head like the Sword of Damocles...

knife the s.o.b.; then toss inside large leaves, bury, start a fire,
and let smolder for an hour or two. Or simply grill over fire.
Grab a beer and mustard, turn on the game and have a snake sandwich.

 

[Foofoogal]

you need to either kill that snake or drink some more. I suggest the former. eeekk......runuts?

 

[dr greg]

eat your pets?

I couldn't eat him, it'd be too much like munching on a pet, we have a lot of rodents around these parts, and it's a long and ancient tradition to have a snake in the roof.
We feel honoured now to have him up there, it means we have sort of become real locals or something, and the house is now truly part of the landscape.
He actually dropped down from there about 5 secs after we took the photo, and I just missed having him land on my head. Which wouldn't have worried me too much unless he'd bitten me on the face, their bites tend to fester a bit I'm told.

 

[cookie]

Give him some of that wildflower juice ...he might get a bit snakes hissed...lol

 

[lolly_loisides]

Hissed - haha, good one Cookie.

I'd love a house snake, lucky you Dr Greg. I have a house possum (luckily he doesn't live in our roof). We occaisonally feed him & he rewards us by not eating our vege patch.

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[dhermann1]

We used to get possums (North American variety, still marsupials) , and raccoons in our back yard in Brooklyn.
Glad to see you have a healthy attitude toward your reptilian friend. Snakes are elegant creatures, as long as everybody keeps out of each others way.

 

[John in Covina]

On Long Island, my parents house, mom had a corner compost heap with a variety of food scraps that went into it daily. The momma possum used to bring her babies there for a quick snack regularly.

 

[DutchIndo]

My Dad had Geckos or some type of lizards that lived IN the house on the walls. I asked him if they would kill them he said no they ate the "Skeeters".

 

[Fletch]

You need a cat. A large, friendly cat with a well honed hunting reflex.

from the (Geelong Advertiser), Oz

 

[MrNewportCustom]

If he offers you an apple, RUN!


Lee

 

[Story]

I was having an ice cold beer in my buddy's (early 19th cent. log) house last month, talking to friends when I noticed a large black snake winding up the fireplace.

Hmmm.... that's not wall art, sez I. I'm quick like that, you know.

 

[dr greg]

my lizard on the wall

My Dad had Geckos or some type of lizards that lived IN the house on the walls. I asked him if they would kill them he said no they ate the "Skeeters".

We have them as well, the Asian variety has somehow made it down here from the tropics and is displacing the native ones, but they do eat mosquitoes, seen it happen many times, as well as moths and cockroaches, they are seriously fast at it too.