Would you belive it???

[akaangela]

A friend of mine has been working with snakes forever. Now he doesn't live in the best of neighbor hoods. Well he had gotten a nice rattler. She was a good feeder and but would not normally rattle if someone walked by her cage. Well they had a rash of break in and people getting stuff stolen. Well this kid came to his door and got into his face. He was about to push the kid back when he decided to back up and see what the kid would do. Long story short the kid walked by the rattlers tank and she perked up rattled like no tomorrow. The kid asked if he ever let her out. He said "only when I am out of the house. When I come back in I put her in her cage." NOW he never did anything of the sort. He was very careful when handling her, but the kid didn't know that and you know his house was never broken into.

Can you believe that someone would actually believe that anyone would let a rattler loose in their house when they where not at home??? There are SO many places she could have hid. He would NEVER have found her. But the kid didn't know that. Some people.

 

[LakesideBoas]

I believe it...

I live in a "opportunistic bottom feeder" type neighborhood as well. I used to take some of my pets outside for photo ops in the summer. My hubby and I decided to wash the car during one of those days.

I had my biggest boa around my waist with his head on my shoulder (he makes a good belt!). I spent more time answering questions than I did cleaning the car. Almost every person that stopped asked me if he slept with us! I got sick and tired of it so after a while I just said "Yes!".

I have not had so much as a yard ornament or anything else messed with since! My hubby even left the key in our brand new riding lawn mower till the next time he used it and obviously it was still there. We both were surprised to say the least!

Nobody messes with "The Crazy Snake Lady" !

 

[Wolfy-hound]

I'm the crazy snake lady here.
I was trying to get a pic of one of my big female ball pythons in the front yard in full sunlight(the whole natural lighting thing). She is not a very... handable snake. So I was spending half the time dodging, and trying to get the shot, sounding like the late Steve Irwin the entire time.
"Oh you're just a grumpy grumpy girly aren't you? Just sit still for a minute.. no, not stretched out, not that way.. watch it! No bitey bitey!"
You get that picture in your head? Okay so insert redneck woman into it, out in the road, screaming at me, "What kinda snake that?"
I TOLD her "It's just a ball python" like... four times, and she kept yelling at me that they didn't bite.. so "What kinda snake that?!"
Well, I shouldn't have.. but I was mad.. so I yelled back that "Fine!! It's a *&#^ cobra!" not even thinking about the results.
Yeah, I've been asked at least ten times if I could bring out the cobra for people to see. I usually just look really evasive and say "I don't HAVE a cobra... it would be ILLEGIL to have a cobra.. RIGHT?"
Once I brought out Moggie the blackthroat monitor and she tried to wipe out two neighbor boys, I haven't had any issues with anyone.
Of course, I don't know whether they fear the weird monsters, or the weird woman. I did tell them that Moggie lives in the house(of course! duh!). They also know I own a great deal of guns.
No one bugs me. I think I could pile money in my front yard, and they still wouldn't bother it.

 

[King of Snake]

I'm the crazy snake lady here.
I was trying to get a pic of one of my big female ball pythons in the front yard in full sunlight(the whole natural lighting thing). She is not a very... handable snake. So I was spending half the time dodging, and trying to get the shot, sounding like the late Steve Irwin the entire time.
"Oh you're just a grumpy grumpy girly aren't you? Just sit still for a minute.. no, not stretched out, not that way.. watch it! No bitey bitey!"
You get that picture in your head? Okay so insert redneck woman into it, out in the road, screaming at me, "What kinda snake that?"
I TOLD her "It's just a ball python" like... four times, and she kept yelling at me that they didn't bite.. so "What kinda snake that?!"
Well, I shouldn't have.. but I was mad.. so I yelled back that "Fine!! It's a *&#^ cobra!" not even thinking about the results.
Yeah, I've been asked at least ten times if I could bring out the cobra for people to see. I usually just look really evasive and say "I don't HAVE a cobra... it would be ILLEGIL to have a cobra.. RIGHT?"
Once I brought out Moggie the blackthroat monitor and she tried to wipe out two neighbor boys, I haven't had any issues with anyone.
Of course, I don't know whether they fear the weird monsters, or the weird woman. I did tell them that Moggie lives in the house(of course! duh!). They also know I own a great deal of guns.
No one bugs me. I think I could pile money in my front yard, and they still wouldn't bother it.

That's a great story, so are the others.