GROSS

It's been a couple of days since I blogged, there's so much going on.





It's a snake's skin!! and we found it (and it's owner) in our garage!!! oh, so gross!
We found him about 2 weeks ago slithering behind some wood in the garage and were so unprepared and didn't know what to do... we're city folks! give me a concrete jungle over a real one with bugs, spiders and snakes please!

About 4 days ago, we went out to check on him to see if he's still there, and lo-and-behold, there's TWO of them!! ((shudders)) We'd been trying to get the landlord to have someone come out to get him, but it was taking forever... when we saw the second one, we got worried that there might be a nest or god only knows what else... We didn't know how to deal with it and didn't want to touch them in case we piss them off and have more trouble than we started with!

Finally, the next day the landlord had someone come out and both snakes were in the garage, he just casually picks one up with a towel and walks him outside... but when he came back for the second one, it had already run back to it's dark safe hole. :( So we kept an eye on him for a few min, but he wasn't going anywhere... The exterminator (I think that's what he's titled) sprayed some stuff around the whole house that's supposed to keep the snakes away, he said they hate the smell and it drives them crazy. He also put some of it right up in the hole where the second snake was hiding, as well as some super sticky pads to catch him if he comes out. (It was funny when the exterminator asked: Where did you move from?... I bet he was thinking, where do these people come from that they're scared of this tiny snake and don't know what to do!)

So far, we saw him the first day trying to peak out of his hole, but otherwise, haven't seen any evidence of him... which could mean that he's either gone (we're hoping) or he's still up in his hiding hole.

As much as I want that nasty thing out of here, I am now a little less worried about his existence knowing that he's harmless. He's a small snake - less than 2 feet - but when you know nothing about snakes, you can't tell if they're venomous or dirty or diseased... He's supposed to be feeding on bugs and insects, which there is plenty supply courtesy of the small creek that runs right under our driveway and the 'foresty' area behind our house.

So we're going to assume that he's gone for now and do some more very heavy cleaning!

how....fun.... :(