So, I'm suspicious by nature, even before I began working with inmates.
Here are the facts: A few weeks ago, we had a new central heating and air system installed. The workmen were under the house and left the little door to the crawl space open almost all day. It's been rainy here, but a few days after the heat pump was installed, we began to smell a terrible smell. We searched the house over, but could find nothing. Some days it was worse than others, and it didn't smell exactly like a dead animal. Yesterday, DH and his friend went under the house to do a complete search. He said it smelled awful under there. His friend found a dead black snake approximately 6 foot long semi-buried in a hole, the source of the smell.
The speculation: I don't think that snake just crawled under my house and died. If he lived under the house, he would have had a way in and out. And I doubt he would have just seen the door open and thought "at last, my opportunity to gain access to the crawl space!" Especially with all the activity going on that day.
The startling theory: I think those workmen found the snake, murdered him, and put him in the hole. I can't prove anything, but I believe this is what happened.
The conclusion: A.) We don't kill black snakes, they are harmless creatures. B.) We had to live with a mysterious horrible smell that was almost impossible to track down, a snake in a hole in an expansive area of dirt being very difficult to spot.
I am mad about this and want to call the central air company and make wild accusations that they will no doubt laugh at.
The question: Do you think the workmen are guilty of the crime?
Here are the facts: A few weeks ago, we had a new central heating and air system installed. The workmen were under the house and left the little door to the crawl space open almost all day. It's been rainy here, but a few days after the heat pump was installed, we began to smell a terrible smell. We searched the house over, but could find nothing. Some days it was worse than others, and it didn't smell exactly like a dead animal. Yesterday, DH and his friend went under the house to do a complete search. He said it smelled awful under there. His friend found a dead black snake approximately 6 foot long semi-buried in a hole, the source of the smell.
The speculation: I don't think that snake just crawled under my house and died. If he lived under the house, he would have had a way in and out. And I doubt he would have just seen the door open and thought "at last, my opportunity to gain access to the crawl space!" Especially with all the activity going on that day.
The startling theory: I think those workmen found the snake, murdered him, and put him in the hole. I can't prove anything, but I believe this is what happened.
The conclusion: A.) We don't kill black snakes, they are harmless creatures. B.) We had to live with a mysterious horrible smell that was almost impossible to track down, a snake in a hole in an expansive area of dirt being very difficult to spot.
I am mad about this and want to call the central air company and make wild accusations that they will no doubt laugh at.
The question: Do you think the workmen are guilty of the crime?