My farm is truly blessed
© Kathy Ralph 2011
Snakes & Rodent
Well, what can I say about
snakes? Those that put fear
into the hearts of the bravest
men. Apparently there are
some 31 species of snakes in
the Greater Brisbane Region.
Actually they put fear into
me too! But let's just stop a
while and realise that they
also have a right to their little
lives as neighbours on our
great continent.
Many people in Australia
are happy to have a resident
Carpet Snake in their ceilings
or stables. They rid the place
of rats and mice. They look
menacing, but really they are
quite harmless to humans.
Generally, I am told snakes
are more scared of us than
we are of them. I hope it's
true. I have been fortunate
not to come into direct
contact with any…
except the ones that
Pushka has bought in!
What's this on my bedroom floor, and where's
Pushka? Bunny doesn't seem to care! Some
watchdog! What sort of snake? I don't know. It
can't be poisonous though because Pushka's okay.
Oh no here's another
Thank goodness for zooms!
Please understand that these photos are
not always perfect, I can't miss a 'Kodak'
moment but sometimes my hand shakes…
hence blurred snakes! Seriously though,
have you ever touched a snake? I always
thought they'd feel cold and clammy. Not
so, they feel warm and soft like velvet!
That's the ones I've touched anyway.
What do I do with them? Well, I get the
broom, attempt to sweep them into one
of the big empty horse feed bags, gingerly
take them outside and let them go! Then I
run like hell! It would be quite amusing to
watch actually… funny home videos and
all that!
