Actually, I don't want it in my living room at any time but I apparently don't get that choice. I get up before my husband does, and normally get ready and creep out for work without turning on lights. This morning I nearly beaned myself on the bedroom door doing that, so when I got to the living room, I turned on the light at a low level, just in time to keep myself from stepping on this (fortunately) harmless but quite impressive-looking Scarlet Kingsnake.
I can't be positive how it got into our living room, but I think this next picture may be a clue.
I could tell the snake was alive because it was twitching its tail, but I wasn't sure how easy it would be to pick up until our two very excited cats started wrestling with each other and rolled right over it. It didn't move, so I scooped it up with a dustpan and put it in the flower bed outside the front door.
It was gone from that spot by the time my husband got up, so I'm hoping it was just playing dead and managed to get away.
And that some annoying young cats won't be bringing it back through the cat door tonight...and into the bedroom to show us what fine hunters they are.
Hmmm...maybe we'll sleep with the bedroom door shut tonight.
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Gee, and all I get are dead mice, oh, a baby rabbit one time.
ReplyDeleteIt's a gift of love! Glad you got it and not me.
ReplyDeleteYes, I feel so privileged, Teresa! :->
ReplyDeleteWe get mice, baby snakes, and baby rabbits too. Unfortunately, not all of them are dead so it's quite a circus sometimes trying to get them out.
Holy Cow--I would have a breakdown if I saw this in my house. YIKES. You are a stronger woman than I :)
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I was a little more aware than usual, but I was fine. There's really no fun criminal-catching story to be told. But this morning did get me thinking a little bit about fear. I'm not afraid of a lot of things.
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