Feb10 Written by:Kayle
2/10/2010 4:01 AM
The gardener said something in the Ndebele language to the maid and it gave her a shriek. Then I heard him say, “These dogs are serious!” I went outside to look what he was talking about and about 4 yards from our front door was a dead snake! The dogs had killed it and dragged it up to the door to show off their prize! Yikes! This snake was probably 1 meter long and the width was a bit bigger than a garden hose. The gardener carried it off with a stick to take and burn it while I, after getting a good look at it, searched the internet to discover what kind of snake it was. I think this snake was an “African House Snake” which is one who lives around people as it hunts rats. Fortunately it constricts its prey and is not venomous. I was creeped out, but I guess I can handle a constrictor snake here or there. Well about a week later, I came home and the gardener and the maid were outside and quite excited! Turbo had just killed another snake and was showing it off and playing with it. It was a smaller African House Snake. Again, freaky, but a “friendly” snake to have around. Then probably a week later, Turbo caught yet another snake. But this snake was a venomous snake! Poor Turbo’s lip was SO swollen as he must have been bit. This was a thin and small green snake and unfortunately we haven’t yet identified just what kind of snake it is. Oh boy! I can handle the African House Snake, but a venomous one really freaks me out, especially for the children!
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