Re: snakes and cats

Geez, you ruined their fun!
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: "GardenChat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 10:55 PM
Subject: [CHAT] snakes and cats


> Hi all-
>
> Been kind of crazy lately, but things are finally settling.  Except for
> our little excitement this evening.  Front door was open, cats just
> hanging out looking out the screen door.  I'm just working on the
> computer and then realize that one of the cats is all scrunched down in
> stealth mode and the other one is all poofed up with a ridge of hair
> down it's back.  They clearly see something- I figure something
> outside.  Until... my siamese (the poofed up one) jumps back then wacks
> at something with it's foot.  I get up to see what is up and in the
> darkish room see something (bigger than a bug!) in the corner of the
> door.  Turn on the light and it is a SNAKE.  Granted it is a little one,
> but still it's in my house! Clearly the screen door wasn't shut
> securely- or else it wouldn't be inside.  So- it stretches out along the
> screen, so I closed the inside door (basically trapping it between the 2
> doors. Went out through the garage and got a stick and opened the screen
> door to shoo it back out into the garden.  It was only a little gopher
> snake and I'm rather pleased that at least I have some little creature
> enjoying my garden (he just needs to stay out of my house!)
>
> Theresa
> Sac, CA
>
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