Sun, 20 May 2007

SNAKES IN A HOUSE! I wouldn't be a very exciting movie, but it is an exiciting daily event for me.
So, my husband and I keep finding snakes in our house. It happens almost every day. At first they were really small, like the size of earthworms. Last night we found this one, which I would not describe as small. At first it was kind of cool, but now it is getting a little creepy. I think our two cats are bringing them in for us as "treats" or "gifts". I feel conflicted about growing a yard and garden that attracts wildlife only to have our furry hunters mame the creatures I aimed to attract. We tried keeping the cats inside but they made our lives miserable. It is a good thing only one cat is a hunter, the other is lazy. We also keep the cats in at night which seems to cut down on the number of unwanted gifts brought into our house, still alive and kicking/slithering. Perhaps other gardeners feel the same way I do about wildlife in the house and pets that eat the animals they try to attract to their gardens- if you do post it on the Growing Pleasures Gardening Forum. I'd like to hear it.


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