Tom Gauldin wrote:
"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
Let's not go there ;-)
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.
I am terrified of snakes. It's something I am working to overcome, because
they are so beautiful and useful.
However, my fear makes me an *excellent* snake spotter. Maybe that's why
Bill married me
(although on one of our first dates I nearly blundered
into the rattlesnake (--NOT something else
we were actually looking for.
I was distracted by love
--
Susan Hogarth