Re: Bad Experience. The perils of gardening.

Marv
What is this!  Mutual Omaha Wild Kingdom.
Ken

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 20:00:22 EDT Lubadub@aol.com writes:
>It's me. Marv in Altoona. My gardening day today was really bad. I got 
>home 
>from work and went down to the garden. Remember how I caught a 
>groundhog in 
>less than 12 hours yesterday? Well I could see in the distance that my 
>trap 
>doors were shut. I thought, groundhog number 2. As I got closer to the 
>trap, 
>like really close, I saw a huge snake coming out of the trap, about 3 
>feet of 
>him out. I don't like snakes. I jumped back and when I could breathe 
>again 
>saw that it was a black snake. I thought I would leave and let him 
>leave. I 
>came back and he was still there in the trap about the same as when I 
>had 
>gone. I hate snakes so I gave him more time. I threw a few pebbles but 
>he 
>didn't move. I got my really long handled rake and moved the cage. The 
>snake 
>didn't move. But, there was movement inside the trap! A very very 
>small bunny 
>was in there. The rabbit had gotten caught in the trap. The snake saw 
>him and 
>tried to get him but was too big and got stuck. The snake died stuck 
>in the 
>wire opening. I let the rabbit go. He and I both had a bad day. I am 
>sure his 
>was worse than mine. The snake is still stuck in the trap. I'll deal 
>with him 
>tomorrow. Enough gardening for today. The perils of pumpkin 
>growing!!!! My 
>heart rate is still a little fast.
>
>Marv in Altoona
>
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