Rattlesnake in the Garden! EYEWWW!!
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
13 years ago
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A really great rattlesnake master
Comments (3)gottagarden, I wish I could post a picture, but no digital camera and too technologically challenged to deal with one. And with dial-up I have constant and persistant problems with this site--I think it has to do with the moving ads. At least the problems began when the ads began to move. But E. yuccifolium 'Kershaw Blue' is a really great plant....See MoreThanks for the Neckargold, Blue Marbut, Rattlesnake, and Insuk's!
Comments (1)gorgeous pics Meghan!...See MoreRattlesnake as dried or shelly bean?
Comments (1)I'll eat just about any bean as a shelly if it gets away from me, as long as it isn't too hard to shell. I'm no expert on how shellies are supposed to be, but Rattlesnake shellies seem OK to me...just not as big as most of the varieties that are touted as shellies....See MoreOT: Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes
Comments (21)Thank you all for your kind comments and good wishes. I know I'm far from the only one who has had "interesting" encounters. I've actually had quite a few, but there again I'm not alone in that. Sylvia, I had read about vaccines for dogs and cats but the comments were not exactly favorable. Years ago I had a dog who was bitten in the face by a rattler. His face was very swollen on one side and he lay in the back yard for a week, with a hole forming where he had been bitten, and then he recovered and the hole closed over. yuccarose, I'm sorry that your neighbor's dog was not as fortunate. mcnastarana, snake repellent might not be a bad idea in places where we walk most often and in the garden around the house, and I'll look into that. The rest of the property is too large and too hilly for that to be feasible. Sylvia, please do be careful where you have the Mohave rattlers. Fortunately rattlers want to be left alone. I don't think I could ever live in Africa where black mambas are so aggressive that they will chase you, and their venom can be deadly within 15 minutes. Lisa, thank you for your kind thoughts. I had to chuckle when I read your post, which sounded so much like mine. A baby rattler in the house is no joke since their venom is just as potent as that of adults. stillann, I saw the original Parent Trap movie and do recall the scene about the fiance trying to scare away bears. It's hilarious....See Moreborderbarb
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