You are much kinder to that snake than I am - I do not do snakes - no matter what

You are a stronger woman than I am, I would have ran away screaming like a five year old.

Thesa & Beth - I used to be fearful of them but now that I work in real estate I have become fearless! lol

Who was more afraid of who??

They dont bite, just grab it by the tail.  By the way, he can smell fear.

Joan - I think I was more afraid than he was.

Rich - That's good to know. That's why he took off! lol

Lizette, I don't know if it's where you live but these animals are trying to tell you something....Ever hear of Animal Cards?  They tell you what animals MEAN. I know it sounds weird but doing the community service project last year I had ALL EYES on me.....and got Mice.  A friend looked it up:  "With their beady little eyes they are scrutinizing everything you do."  Never heard anything more accurate in my life! 

Carole - I wonder what meaning a snake would have. Ask your friend. Now that he knows I have been looking for him he has been on vacation. The 2 kittens that came up to me have found new homes and the 3 birds have flown out to be in the world. What's going on here?

I don't know, Lizette, I always thought the birds would have brought you luck.  She swears by that book and believes you see animals for a reason....and each animal means something.  I'm not sure if she's right but it fit exactly in my case!  I'll see if I can find out....btw, I think it is called "Animal Speaks"

Lizette,

There are some snakes that smell when they change their skin, I did not know that, but I went once to a friend's home and he had some snakes and it was a rare smell and he told me that were the snakes, I got close enough to them and yes, they were :)   Yuck !!!!!

Thanks Carole! I will be interested in hearing what you can find out.

Ray - That's crazy stuff. I don't plan on getting that close to see if he has a smell.

Lizette:  I did a little research for you on the meaning of Garter Snakes (since my friend may take EONS in getting back to me).  This isn't much but all I could find:  Garter snakes are  associated with the mind and the head, wisdom, peace, justice, perfection, creativity, good judgement, royalty, clouds, mountains, snow, etc.  Make any sense to you?

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Let me know what you think....any of the above words make sense??

I guess all of the words make sense if I associate each one with my life. It's kind of like fortune telling, then you start seeing what they tell you will happen! Thoughts become real. 

We have three to five snakes that frequent our back yard.  Only once have we seen them in the front of the house, it was a Saturday afternoon, and my wife was going out to get some lunch and happened upon one of the legless friends sunning on the front steps.  I was alerted to the snakes presence immediately by the ear piercing scream only audible to my dog who politely notified me that my wife was in distress.

Brian, it's great to have an alarm system like that. My dog has no idea what a snake is. She is never around when one shows up. Just my luck. 

LOL! being in Real Estate is Fierce....I bet Chanel is all over the place protecting you. Oh wait...you said you don't let her near. Ok, that's a good thing. ;) But hey...you're in Real Estate....born to be strong!!

Luisa, Chanel is very clingy when she feels threatened. If I pick her up she wraps her paws around my arm and holds on tight! It's pretty funny!

SNAKES!

I'm very fearful of snakes and don't want one anywhere close by. When I first moved into this planned neighborhood, many of my neighbors were finding snakes in their home, garages, yard, tanning on the porch, etc. Not until over a month ago did I find my first visitor in the master bathroom. It was about 8 inches long. The kind that chases crickets and worms.  I thought I was going to have a heart attack and haven't been able to sleep and enjoy my home since that night. Having a house built on a slab with vinyl sidding doesn't help at all. I suspect that it slithered its way along the pipes leading in behind the double vanity. Once I got it into the bucket, it was history.

Now I keep tons of moth balls handy.  According to my mother, the smell will keep the lizzards and snakes away. so far it has worked but then again, I'm not looking for snakes either.

Carolyn - I believe that the snakes are not too happy when we move into their homes. I think you and I had the same problem becuse of being in a new neighborhood. Mine was a new construction that backs up to a creek. I killed at least 6 snakes the first year. Not any this year other than seeing the one out front. The moth balls would keep me away too! Lord how I hate the smell!!!!!

In this part of the country you want to beware of what kind of snake your dealing with! Rattlers, copperheads, cottonmouths etc. Hey that creature looking thing in your garden is neat!

Danny - Funny thing is that once he knew he was on my radar he has disappeared. Hmmm....I hope this isn't a pattern developing. We have some copperheads here but I know he wasn't one.