Yesterday afternoon was a mess! Matty was working in the front yard and Noah and I were doing some power washing in the back yard under our deck. Matty came back to check on us, and sure enough, we needed him. I didn't have the power washer hooked up right, so he fixed it, and I was demonstrating how well it worked. We have a walk-out basement and I was washing under the deck on the second floor. Suddenly, Matty grabbed the back of my shirt and pulled me back. As he was pulling me back, I saw something move under the deck. I will not kid you, I was not brave. I screamed and cried and ran. Noah had been playing under there - I was so scared and shaken. Fortunately, my husband had his wits about him. He went and got a hoe. He made a plan to "power wash" the snake into the bucket. However, I decided that I could not watch a snake fall from the sky and not have nightmares. So Matty got on the phone to our dear friend (and new father!) Matt Coles (happens to be a vet- YIPPEE!) Matt came over and he and Matty plotted.
Here is video and photo action of the rest of the experience. A couple of notes for you... the snake hissed at Matt Coles three times. It started slithering away on our lattice for awhile. It's hard to see but if you watch the video a couple of times, you can make it out. Also the video isn't my best work (let's be real - footage of Noah will always be my best work) but with the pressure, I think I managed okay.
Matty, ready for action!
The only little spot of lattice Matty didn't pull out last summer! That's where the really long snake decided to make a home...right over my head where I was powerwashing!!!
"Where'd the snake go?"
"There it is!" (Not actually anywhere near where the snake was at the time.)
Dead snake.
"Let them have dominion...over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth." Can I get an "Amen"?!
3 comments:
AMEN!!!!!!!
IT IS HUGE. WHAT KIND OF SNAKE WAS IT. DID GUTTER KNOW?
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT DIDN'T HISS AT YOU WHEN YOU WERE POWER WASHING.
HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BECAUSE WHERE THERE IN ONE, ANOTHER ONE IS NEAR BY SO BE CAREFUL.
NOAH SEEMED TO BE ENJOYING THE SNAKE KILL.
Amen! Emily you were so forceful with your "Kill it!" Even Noah was giving advice. Thank goodness for the cool heads of Dr. Clothier and Dr. Coles! Why wasn't the whole neighborhood concerned, I could hear get-togethers in the background! Hope your nights are snakeless dreams.
Oh. My. Word. That thing is huge! I would have screamed and ran for my life too! Thank goodness it didn't get close to that cute little baby!!!!!!!!
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