"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:43:32 -0700, in article
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Tom Gauldin wrote:

Susan Hogarth" wrote in message news:tO_ka.2023$W%

My dogs seem to ignore snakes, although I have seen other dogs who
react
strongly to them. The dogs and I nearly stepped on a young copperhead
once
before I realised it and hopped on one foot

It was probably just a corn snake and you imagined it to be a Copperhead,
since it makes for a more interesting story. grin ...

Amusing. Fortunately I had my amateur herpetologist husband with me.


Isn't there an ointment nowadays for Herpetology? grin

BTW, I have no fight with snakes at all, unless they're I perceive them as a
threat (the cotton mouth) or they take my by surprise. I leave them alone,
respect them for killing rodents and think they're interesting. However,
when I'm surprised by one, or have one come at me, I react violently, which
is probably a shame.
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Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
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