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| Here is a new twist. I was putting potting soil into some large pots, shaking it out vigorously. As I emptied out the last bag a huge snake fell out. Yes, you read that right SNAKE. Since I was up close and personal I could see that it was a water moccasin. I was behind the table on my deck and had nowhere to go. Fortunately, he wasn't too hacked off and went over the side of the deck. Moral here is that you need to be more careful about the dirt in your pots than the dirt at the barrel race. |
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| Frodo - 2016-04-13 8:54 PM
Did you manage to get him killed.
No I was sort of in shock when it fell out of the bag. |
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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | A bag of potting soil??? Like Miracle Grow, or something???? Crap. That's one more thing I have to worry about. |
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| Yes it WAS Miracle Grow! Scared the crap out of me. I don't do snakes. |
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Location: South Dakota | streakysox - 2016-04-13 10:59 PM Yes it WAS Miracle Grow! Scared the crap out of me. I don't do snakes.
An unopened bag of Miracle Gro???? My Lord, it would take a miracle for me to recover from that kind of shock....yikes!!!!!!!!!!   |
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but holy moly, that can give you a heart attack!!!
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Location: East Texas | streakysox - 2016-04-13 8:46 PM
Here is a new twist. I was putting potting soil into some large pots, shaking it out vigorously. As I emptied out the last bag a huge snake fell out. Yes, you read that right SNAKE. Since I was up close and personal I could see that it was a water moccasin. I was behind the table on my deck and had nowhere to go. Fortunately, he wasn't too hacked off and went over the side of the deck. Moral here is that you need to be more careful about the dirt in your pots than the dirt at the barrel race.
Oh, now that makes sense as to all that hollering I was hearing all the way in town!! LOL!!!!
Girl, I wouldn't be around to have told that story... I would have died from a heart attack!!!
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Location: Nebraska | how the heck was it still alive in there??? I would have freaked out! |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Let me get this straight. It came out of an unopened back of potting soil or did it come out of your pot? |
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| horsesinharleton - 2016-04-14 8:35 AM
streakysox - 2016-04-13 8:46 PM
Here is a new twist. I was putting potting soil into some large pots, shaking it out vigorously. As I emptied out the last bag a huge snake fell out. Yes, you read that right SNAKE. Since I was up close and personal I could see that it was a water moccasin. I was behind the table on my deck and had nowhere to go. Fortunately, he wasn't too hacked off and went over the side of the deck. Moral here is that you need to be more careful about the dirt in your pots than the dirt at the barrel race.
Oh, now that makes sense as to all that hollering I was hearing all the way in town!! LOL!!!!
Girl, I wouldn't be around to have told that story... I would have died from a heart attack!!!
You better watch the Miracle Gro potting soil at Lowe's in Marshall! |
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| CYA Ranch - 2016-04-14 8:56 AM
Let me get this straight. It came out of an unopened back of potting soil or did it come out of your pot?
It fell out of the last bag of potting soil that I dumped into the pot. Scared the crap out of me but what is worse, he is hanging around the house somewhere. I get up at 5:30 to feed every morning. (in the dark) I have found my headlight!!!! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | streakysox - 2016-04-14 10:23 AM CYA Ranch - 2016-04-14 8:56 AM Let me get this straight. It came out of an unopened back of potting soil or did it come out of your pot? It fell out of the last bag of potting soil that I dumped into the pot. Scared the crap out of me but what is worse, he is hanging around the house somewhere. I get up at 5:30 to feed every morning. (in the dark ) I have found my headlight!!!!
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| THAT is why I don't have plants and flowers. I keep my grass mowed real close around the house. All I have are a few bushes and 2 trees. But have also heard about snakes curled up in the bushes. I don't do snakes either. Have killed my share but they were mainly (I think) black snakes. Still gives me the creeps. |
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Dirt, dirt, we are always worried about the dirt