This afternoon we went to an old co-workers house to pick up a swing-set and a porch swing. Apparently they had laid down some astro-turf and these foam squares to keep thier grandkids from getting hurt if they fell off the swings.
Well we had already taken apart the swing-set and had it loaded in the truck when they asked us if we wanted to foam squares to put also. We were picking them up and dusting them off when I happened to look over right as DH picked one up and stepped away. I looked down and there was a pigmy rattlesnake
I told him "DONT MOVE AND LOOK DOWN"... OMG he moved like lightening and grabbed a shovel! He quickly killed the snake ( I know, some people think it's cruel but they are posionous!)... As he took care of that one we CAREFULLY lifed up another foam square and there was an even bigger one!
and eggs! This one was about to strike DH when he lifted the shovel and it turned the other way and took off. We squished all the eggs and decided right then that we weren't going to use the foam squares. Our friend thanked us because he does have a dog and cat that go in the back yard and if they were to get bit then it would kill them.
Then as we were about to leave our friend hit the A/C unit by accident and ROYALLY ticked off about 100 bees that are apparently living under the unit... I quickly ducked into thier screened pool enclosure and waited for them to die down. I'm HIGHLY allergic to bees/wasps.
Talk about some close calls today!
Well we had already taken apart the swing-set and had it loaded in the truck when they asked us if we wanted to foam squares to put also. We were picking them up and dusting them off when I happened to look over right as DH picked one up and stepped away. I looked down and there was a pigmy rattlesnake
Then as we were about to leave our friend hit the A/C unit by accident and ROYALLY ticked off about 100 bees that are apparently living under the unit... I quickly ducked into thier screened pool enclosure and waited for them to die down. I'm HIGHLY allergic to bees/wasps.
Talk about some close calls today!