Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Scary
 We had a family get together over Labor Day and heard all about the big rattlesnake that jumped out at my brother-in-law while he was in his shed. The snake had been injured previously and had lost most of its buttons, so it wasn't rattling. But my brother is always watching for the black-and-white striped pattern of the rattles. (The snake blends in really well, but the rattles are very distinctive.)
Anyway, he saw the rattles just as the snake jumped out. Grabbing a metal fence post that was close at hand, he bludgeoned the snake to death, then told his wife he wanted to take a picture of it with her to show how big it was.
Well, the snake was still twitching and flopping a bit. Even though my brother assured her it was just nerves, my sister-in-law was having none of it. She made my brother run over the snake with the tractor a few times and pull out its "teeth" before she finally consented to pose. Ha!
Would you look at that thing, though? He was as big around as a tetherball pole and as tall as my sister-in-law. We asked if they cooked it up for supper, but they said "somethin' got it" during the night. Probably coyotes.
Made for exciting table talk, though. Hope your holiday weekend was fun and restful.
posted by Deeanne at 11:27 AM
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4 Comments:
Susan said...
She's A Lot braver than me. I still wouldn't have consented to a photo next to it.
It was GREAT seeing you all!!
Blessings!
11:59 AM
Deeanne said...
I think she was gritting her teeth more than smiling. See her grabbing her dress? I think she was still trying to keep as far away from that snake as she could? ha!
1:02 PM
Barb said...
Grooooooooooooossssss!!! She's a brave woman. Even if it is dead!!! Ew.....
3:17 PM
Jenster said...
Plech!! A snake is a snake is a snake - venemous or not, dead or alive. Makes for a great picture, though. What a brave woman!
Jen
3:32 PM
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