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(Melinda Shore) wrote in
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> In article <Xns9ACAA1D1AA1C17544444@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Terri <Terri@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>So I've heard, but I've also heard of some fairly credible
>>stories about s****s crawling up inside toilet bowls before, too.
>
> I just don't know. It means that they somehow got into the
> septic tank (through the leach pipes?) and crawled up the
> drain into the house. That's kind of ambitious for a s****,
> I think. I hope, anyway.
I got the impression the s****s that got in the toilet bowls
actually slithered in between the toilet seat and the toilet seat lid,
seeking the cool ****celain during hot weather.
>
>>What kind was it?
>
> I think it was a black rat s****. I've lately been seeing
> milk s****s all over the place. They're a little freaky
> because they shake their tails like a rattler, and the first
> time I bumped into one was definitely a WTF? moment.
Gopher s****s sometimes do that. They even kind of look like
some rattlers. You really have to look at the head shape to be
100% sure.
>
> I would not like having rattles****s around me. I
> definitely don't envy you that.
The thing is though, that with rattlers they give you a warning.
With them it's pretty much "leave me alone and I'll leave you alone".
Once you've heard their sound you never forget it. Actually, I think it's
more than that. The first time people hear it they *know* somehow
that's what it is.
Not so with other venemous s****s.
I know a lot of people with
> sleddog kennels up your way and in Montana. Do the s****s
> stay away from the dogs and dog yards?
Most of the time, yes. Whenever you hear of a dog or horse
being bitten it's usually because a dog is out traipsing or
hunting through brush or high grass, or next to the rivers in hot weather
and horses, because they've stuck their noses down there out of curiosity.
There *is* a risk of rattlers seeking out stock tanks for water and shade,
depending upon where the tank and horses are located.
I know of three people personally who have had their dogs
get bit by rattlers and lived to tell the tale (and vet bill.)
One becomes more aware of them during hot weather and I find
I tend to have it in the back of my mind when it's hot and
I'm approaching water of any kind where they may be seeking
shade or water. Walking through brush in the summer near water
always requires a bit more caution than usual.
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