I always liked snakes BUT not when they are eating my pets and more importantly when they are eating our baby pets that Sandy has been raising
But I realized today that Sandy is more concerned about Distance from her bed then distance from her baby birds, This is how I figured this out today..
It's hot early here, hi 80's, snakes get active here first heat spell, Been having Birmingham Roller Pigeons disappearing from inside the Pigeon coop, Had a haunch, today I saw the pigeons freaking out in there outside cage, almost all our out in it, the outside coop connects onto the inside, in other words, there freaking to get out. I quickly walk towards the barn to look inside, On my way there is a water pail on the side of the driveway with the garden hose in it as i walked past the hose it coiled and I screamed like a girl, was a 4 foot black snake drinking from the pail of water we leave there for the peacocks and chickens that roam free, Well after a few seconds calming down I see the pigeons are still freaking out so I walk into the barn and sure enough there's a solid 5 footer resting on the Pigeons main row of nesting boxes stretched out with a giant lump a third of the way down from it's head. I knew it was the size of the white and black almost full size "Squekker" (name for fledgling pigeons) That Sandy was just bragging about because its from our best rolling best looking pair and we had hi hopes for. I ran for the camera, Sandy, My hook and gloves.
Ran into the house say to Sandy "Your not going to bummed by the snake drinking the fresh water you just changed but your going to be pissed about the pigeon the snake in the barn just eat" I won't repeat what my Lady said but you get an idea in the pic of her standing in front of the box on the quad that the snake is in.
on how she felt about it.
I thought for sure she would want me to catch and release it up the river cottage like we have before but when I suggested it she asked "The same place you left the others go?" Yes I say , In the hole in the big stump right outside the cottage, well "Don't you think thats a little close to our beds up there" I lol at say it's outside and on the other side of the building, "That's still to close" so Where do you want it, Well again refer to pics, she had me drive it to the very end of our property here, down over the hill on the other side of the creek so it would still be safe on our property but far enough from her bed and if it comes back it will go back to the barn and not lost and end up in her cottage bed, well I'm still lol and love her for her caring but safe goofy ass way she lives and let's live. Just had to share the story of part of my day. RR
