There are snakes, on the floor!

[yendi]

Didn't get to sleep until way too late (thanks to playing with the PS2 and watching the "Theme Park" episode of Monster House). So would have liked to sleep in, but at 9:30, Elayna burst into the room to tell us that there was a snake in her room.

I shot out of bed quicker than Samuel L. Jackson could shout "Motherfucker," and checked it out. Sure enough, a snake, right by her bed. About six inches long, and just lying there, but a snake, nonetheless. No, I didn't look closely at its markings. It was probably a garter snake, but could have been a small ratsnake or something else. While shadesong opened the door, I grabbed a towel (because I had no idea if it really wasn't just a tiny poisonous sucker, although it clearly wasn't a rattler, copperhead, or water mocassin, which are the big ones to worry about around here), grabbed the sucker, who was not happy, and ran with it to the door to throw it into the driveway.

And now, I'm wide fucking awake. And in need of coffee. But our house is snake-free (hopefully).

Comments

it's "anaconda" meets "home alone"

[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

So, in the sequel, Samuel L. gets off the plane, having rid it of snakes, and gets in the car to go back to his house where... there are Snakes In The House!

Coming Summer 2007.

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

Aiee. You are a cooler-headed adult than me. I woulda screamed.

[lupaloo.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! You go, Croc hunter!

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'There's a motherfucking snake in my motherfucking room, motherfucker!'

[lupaloo.livejournal.com]

p.s. I meant to also say that I'm sorry that it got you up. That doesn't sound like the most fun way to wake up.

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

Well done!

I just hope the dancing badgers don't keep you guys awake the rest of the night...

[shugenja.livejournal.com]

But look on the bright side. Think of the tragedy that would have ensued if you'd not had the absolute perfect icon for this situation.

[yendi]

Had Elayna not been around, I don't doubt I would have. It's against the Daddy Code to scream in front of your little girl unless a limb has been severed.

Re: it's "anaconda" meets "home alone"

[yendi]

Actually, that's the third movie. #2 is Snakes in the Limo!

[yendi]

I'm telling you, if I had Sam's number, I'd have called him then and there and asked the motherfucker what to do.

There are muthafuckin' snakes in the muthafuckin' mini-bar!

[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

*bows*

Winnah! :D

[yendi]

Fortunately, the coffee is handling that. :-)

[yendi]

Too true!

[yendi]

Nah, it was already morning.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'Put that motherfuckin' snake in a motherfuckin' towel, motherfucker!'

[sistermaryeris.livejournal.com]

A snake in the house! OY!

I freak at spiders!

[zarhooie.livejournal.com]

.....You are much better parent-y people than mine, but I think that kind of happens by default. When I had a bat in my room, my mom just said to shut the door so it wouldn't go into the rest of the house and go back to sleep. O.o

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're much braver than me. You gave Steve Irwin a run for his money. Hell, you didn't get bit in the nose or the eye, so I guess you're even one up on him.

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

preferrably the limb of the boy you're chasing off your front porch with a shotgun?

[kizlj.livejournal.com]

My sister & I learned early on that our parents were not sensible people if woken up early on weekends. When my sister's hamster died (I was 10, I think), we barged into our mom's room at around 5am and tearfully announced that Snowflake had passed away. Mom groggily replied "well, hamsters do that" and fell back asleep.

Proper funeral rites and memorial tributes commenced around 11am, when our parents were conscious again.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I heard him typing as I collapsed back in bed, and the only question in my mind was whether he was going to use this one of the "snakes on the Enterprise" one.

By the way, I'd like it known that my part here was a little more than what was descibed; what actually happened is that we launched ourselves into her room, went "OMG OMG", and Adam continued to go "OMG OMG" and kept an eye on the snake as I

* grabbed the curious cat and deposited him on the basement steps and closed the door, so he wouldn't lunge for the snake/Adam wouldn't trip on him on the way out,
* ushered the child into Adam's office, i.e. The Hell Out Of The Way, and
* grabbed the towel and handed it to him, and *then* I ran and opened the door and he grabbed the snake. *nod*

But dude. Time like this, I'm really glad I'm not a single mom anymore.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

'I hate snakes, Jock! I hate 'em!'

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*laugh* That Daddy Code's a powerful thing, isn't it? Me, with kids around: cool-headed Voice of Reason. Me without kids around: flapping arms and running in circles while shrieking like a little girl.

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

There's one to save for the grandkids. Though you might want to edit out the "motherfuckers" for the wee ones.

[tww1fa]

Once while watching a late night (2-3am) showing of Streets of Fire I noticed the cat looking interestedly off the edge of the bed - when I went to see what she was looking at, there was a young opossum hissing up at her.

I woke up my dad, we corralled the thing and locked it in the downstairs bathroom, and went back to bed. My dad took it to the lab the next day.

Advantages of having two biologists as parents - few critters creep me out :)