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tinkerbell of winter · 03-16-2009, 08:24 PM

I will never complain about winter weather again! At least our winters freeze out large bugs and keep the snakes asleep!

tinkerbell of winter · 03-16-2009, 08:29 PM

OMG I am so having a nightmare tonight I just know it!

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Originally Posted by kaffinito

Snakes I can handle. SPIDERS I can't!

I saw plenty of snakes growing up in Michigan. The highlight of one summer was seeing a real live Mississauga rattler on our front lawn. I've always liked snakes.

As I've said, spiders are my thing. I once opened up a bag of grapes and a large spider crawled out - after I finally killed the thing I noticed an hourglass on its belly.

I now soak all of our grapes in a large bowl of water for a half hour before I open the package!

3boymthr · 03-16-2009, 08:38 PM

I hate, hate, hate snakes, so of course, I'm cursed by them.

We have them all the time in our house. And no we don't live near a swamp or in the south or anything like that. We live in a house halfway up a hill near the woods in Massachusetts. We find tiny ones, medium ones, and lots of skins. The last skin was about 4 ft long. We've had them in our basement shower, in the dryer and in the rafters. We've had garter snakes, black racers and a copperhead

in our basement. Luckily we didn't know it was a copperhead until after I'd had my DS (13) carry it and the box is was hiding in outside and dump it out in the woods.

. Or course since we had never seen a snake like it before we decided to look it up. Did you know copperheads are extremely rare and endangered and almost never seen in MA? Oh, and poisonous. yeah that. I do now.

Now because I am so cursed, I will be the guest who has the snake in the bed and the one that lays eggs in the bed, too.

CanadianImagineer · 03-17-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 3boymthr

Now because I am so cursed, I will be the guest who has the snake in the bed and the one that lays eggs in the bed, too.

Alright I'm good with that, thanks for taking one for the team

trekker93 · 03-17-2009, 07:11 AM

They prey on the mice and little critters that are problems! It's when you see an alligator when you should get nervous!

DisneyMomx7 · 03-17-2009, 07:47 AM

DH and I are both freaked out by snakes.

We have seen them a few times at Disney. Once dd saw one (long, black one) on the path at Tom Sawyer's Island on the way back to the raft. DH and I panicked and almost left the kids!

Second time DH saw one on the loose at the Boneyard in AK. CM's had the infamous "burlap bags" trying to catch it. We left AK immediately.

Third time DH and I saw it from a distance. We were sitting on our balcony at BC and saw a long, black snake slithering in the area just past the bushes that separate the patios from the grassy courtyard area near the volleyball courts.

We used to ask for a 1st floor room at YC - that cured us. Of course when we went in February what do you think we got - a first floor room at the GF. I never went outside without checking first, and didn't go out when it was dark AT ALL!

If we ever saw one in our room I don't know who would drop dead first - me or DH.

dawz1026 · 03-17-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DisneyMomx7

DH and I are both freaked out by snakes.

We have seen them a few times at Disney. Once dd saw one (long, black one) on the path at Tom Sawyer's Island on the way back to the raft. DH and I panicked and almost left the kids!

Second time DH saw one on the loose at the Boneyard in AK. CM's had the infamous "burlap bags" trying to catch it. We left AK immediately.

Third time DH and I saw it from a distance. We were sitting on our balcony at BC and saw a long, black snake slithering in the area just past the bushes that separate the patios from the grassy courtyard area near the volleyball courts.

We used to ask for a 1st floor room at YC - that cured us. Of course when we went in February what do you think we got - a first floor room at the GF. I never went outside without checking first, and didn't go out when it was dark AT ALL!

If we ever saw one in our room I don't know who would drop dead first - me or DH.

oh I feel the same way! We saw one at the BC too..thankfully down below in the water near the bus stops..ewww

chocovrdmicears · 03-17-2009, 09:50 AM

Well I guess I am now in the 'why did I read this entire thread when I knew it was just going to give me the heeeby jeeebies' club. The good news is that no one actually posted a pic...that might have thrown me right over the edge.

ps - I will be un-subscribing to this thread asap in case someone DOES post a picture.

2disneyboys · 03-17-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DisneyMomx7

have seen them a few times at Disney. Once dd saw one (long, black one) on the path at Tom Sawyer's Island on the way back to the raft. DH and I panicked and almost left the kids!

LOL

I saw a small snake in my backyard one time a few years ago -- yds was 2 and ods was 5.. I DID LEAVE THEM, got to the patio, turned around and had to go BACK to get them. --they were just standing there crying -- I felt terrible about it (leaving them) but I really could't help it -- I just get so panicky when I see snakes.

steffali · 03-17-2009, 11:58 AM

OK people there has got to be something they can do to keep the snakes from going into anyone's room.... snake away or something please I beg please dont let me see any

BreezysMom · 03-17-2009, 11:59 AM

Funny, I am always looking up and out at Disney so I guess I have missed them but I am with other posters... I would pee my pants, then scream and run. And yes, I would leave my child in my dust.

Thanks to everyone for this enlightening thread. Now I have snake cooties.

matthew&haleysmom · 03-17-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BreezysMom

Funny, I am always looking up and out at Disney so I guess I have missed them but I am with other posters... I would pee my pants, then scream and run. And yes, I would leave my child in my dust.

Thanks to everyone for this enlightening thread. Now I have snake cooties.

You said exactly what I was thinking!!

disneybarbie · 03-19-2009, 08:00 AM

It wasn't until my eight trip to wdw last year that i saw a snake there!

At SSR I saw a teeny tiny black snake (about 6 inches long) which i actually thought was a twig or a pencil, until it wriggled off the path and into the bushes!

Then walking back from DTD to SSR one evening we saw a group of people stood around staring at something, near the Marketplace bus stop, it was a 2/3 ft yellow-ish snake, completely still.. and a tweenage boy was trying to jump on it?! His parents weren't stopping him.. I can't say I like snakes but in this instance I actually felt sorry for the animal and angry at the boy!!

SSR also has some big dragonflies and tree frogs around the resort too... none of them worried me - and I'm from the UK where we barely have any native wildlife like that!

Barbie

pokiekay · 03-23-2009, 07:47 PM

Maybe they want to see Mickey Mouse too!

Vickie46 · 03-23-2009, 09:09 PM

We saw a snake on the sidewalk at Port orleans Riverside.. my daughter and I were terrified! We changed resorts.. we couldn't see ourselves walking back to our room at night knowing we would be worried a snake would come out! FREAKED us out!

03-16-2009, 08:24 PM	#61
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03-16-2009, 08:38 PM	#63
3boymthr DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mass. Posts: 4,813	I hate, hate, hate snakes, so of course, I'm cursed by them. We have them all the time in our house. And no we don't live near a swamp or in the south or anything like that. We live in a house halfway up a hill near the woods in Massachusetts. We find tiny ones, medium ones, and lots of skins. The last skin was about 4 ft long. We've had them in our basement shower, in the dryer and in the rafters. We've had garter snakes, black racers and a copperhead in our basement. Luckily we didn't know it was a copperhead until after I'd had my DS (13) carry it and the box is was hiding in outside and dump it out in the woods. . Or course since we had never seen a snake like it before we decided to look it up. Did you know copperheads are extremely rare and endangered and almost never seen in MA? Oh, and poisonous. yeah that. I do now. Now because I am so cursed, I will be the guest who has the snake in the bed and the one that lays eggs in the bed, too. __________________ (me) (dh) ds (17) ds (12) ds (10) Last edited by 3boymthr; 03-16-2009 at 08:44 PM.

03-17-2009, 07:11 AM	#65
trekker93 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,886	Snakes are bad! They prey on the mice and little critters that are problems! It's when you see an alligator when you should get nervous! __________________ 1978(offsite),1984offsite,1990(DixieLandings),2004 ,2005,2006-off site,2007(POP),2008(POP),2009(POP),2010(Sept)-Pop Century,2011Sept.POPCentury,All Star Music - July 2012, Sept2012 POP, Next TRIP:POP Century - MAY & Sept.2013

03-17-2009, 07:47 AM	#66
DisneyMomx7 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hamilton Square, NJ Posts: 10,767	DH and I are both freaked out by snakes. We have seen them a few times at Disney. Once dd saw one (long, black one) on the path at Tom Sawyer's Island on the way back to the raft. DH and I panicked and almost left the kids! Second time DH saw one on the loose at the Boneyard in AK. CM's had the infamous "burlap bags" trying to catch it. We left AK immediately. Third time DH and I saw it from a distance. We were sitting on our balcony at BC and saw a long, black snake slithering in the area just past the bushes that separate the patios from the grassy courtyard area near the volleyball courts. We used to ask for a 1st floor room at YC - that cured us. Of course when we went in February what do you think we got - a first floor room at the GF. I never went outside without checking first, and didn't go out when it was dark AT ALL! If we ever saw one in our room I don't know who would drop dead first - me or DH. __________________ Robyn GF - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011,2013 YC-2006,2007,2008 BC-2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 Poly-2006, 2007, 2008 HRH-2004,2006 RPR-2012

03-17-2009, 11:58 AM	#70
steffali DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clarence, NY Posts: 1,118	OK people there has got to be something they can do to keep the snakes from going into anyone's room.... snake away or something please I beg please dont let me see any __________________ Me Patrick Catalina : Honey bear Never underestimate the determination of the mother with a handicapped child

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03-17-2009, 09:50 AM	#68
chocovrdmicears DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,091	Well I guess I am now in the 'why did I read this entire thread when I knew it was just going to give me the heeeby jeeebies' club. The good news is that no one actually posted a pic...that might have thrown me right over the edge. ps - I will be un-subscribing to this thread asap in case someone DOES post a picture.

03-17-2009, 11:59 AM	#71
BreezysMom DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Western Subs, Chicago Posts: 1,622	Funny, I am always looking up and out at Disney so I guess I have missed them but I am with other posters... I would pee my pants, then scream and run. And yes, I would leave my child in my dust. Thanks to everyone for this enlightening thread. Now I have snake cooties. __________________ DH Me (Teri) DD (11) Poly Maeve Oct 2007 Poly~ Dec 2008 Poly CL~ Oct 2009 Poly CL~ Oct 2011 Poly CL~ Aug 2012 Poly CL

03-19-2009, 08:00 AM	#73
disneybarbie Disney Princess Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 2,467	It wasn't until my eight trip to wdw last year that i saw a snake there! At SSR I saw a teeny tiny black snake (about 6 inches long) which i actually thought was a twig or a pencil, until it wriggled off the path and into the bushes! Then walking back from DTD to SSR one evening we saw a group of people stood around staring at something, near the Marketplace bus stop, it was a 2/3 ft yellow-ish snake, completely still.. and a tweenage boy was trying to jump on it?! His parents weren't stopping him.. I can't say I like snakes but in this instance I actually felt sorry for the animal and angry at the boy!! SSR also has some big dragonflies and tree frogs around the resort too... none of them worried me - and I'm from the UK where we barely have any native wildlife like that! Barbie __________________ Dec'09 TR NYC & WDW TR - Dec'10 Grand Dream of a Honeymoon - June'11 PTR - Oct 2012 & June 2013 October 2012 TR

03-23-2009, 07:47 PM	#74
pokiekay Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 10	Snakes and Gators Maybe they want to see Mickey Mouse too!

03-23-2009, 09:09 PM	#75
Vickie46 DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: USA Posts: 3,897	We saw a snake on the sidewalk at Port orleans Riverside.. my daughter and I were terrified! We changed resorts.. we couldn't see ourselves walking back to our room at night knowing we would be worried a snake would come out! FREAKED us out!

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