So many posts, so little time,
As SidevieW‘s theme was set,
Should form the subject of this rhyme –
But I’ve not got there, yet! 🙂
For all the deathless prose I’ve missed
While internet was out,
I must confess I’m full of wist*
To know, it, all about;
It does show, though, it is no go
With reading back that far –
I’m far too slow to do it, so,
For me to stay on par,
If there’s a bit that you have writ
That I should not have lost,
A link here fit; I’ll get to it
No matter what the cost!
*wistful
SO MANY snakes, lately; SO LITTLE tolerance for having them inside!
I relocated this one smartly back into the garden.
Probably a yellow-bellied house-snake and not a mamba, but still …
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I have lived with snakes in my house and they were very well-behaved. They lived in the spare bedroom closet and at the time I was breeding dogs. We all lived quite peacefully together, the dogs, the snakes and I. They were Natal Blacks, I think.
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Not many people have them as permanent house guests!Snakes generally like to mind their own business. A few exceptions include old and bold black mambas, and fat and lazy puff adders.
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Nope, don’t like the snakes, not any kind, no snakes allowed!
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You haven’t been properly introduced! Mind you, I don’t think I would like to chat to a rattler.
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I quite like snakes, but then there are no poisonous ones in Canada which helps the liking part, I’m sure.
When I get too far behind on reading blogs, like lately because of connection issues, I mostly start fresh. otherwise it becomes much too overwhelming.
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I’m sure I’d be even more fond of snakes if I knew none of them were poisonous!
Starting fresh is the sensible way to go. I try and isolate some of the plums from past issues, but it often isn’t feasible.
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I’m well behind on reading. And commenting. And writing. So what? Catching up as and when is fine. Plus even those of us who don’t work have things to do. One of the reasons I don’t post more often is because I find it quite daunting to hit on a blog and find half a dozen posts to read back through. Too, too much.
I’m glad my snake took him/herself away without me having to retrieve the damn thing. They move so quickly.
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Yes, one simply has to use sense and discipline. Trouble is, I know that I am often missing some gems – but that’s life.
My snake liked it where he was and objected to being moved. He got distinctly testy about it.
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Has the snake got a name?
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Snakes seem to share rather a rude one. Funny how many people call them, ‘Oh, sh*t!’
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You never get cheery ditties about snakes either
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so many snakes, so little time to scream
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Screaming time depends on how long it takes me to persuade the slithery specimen to relinquish indoor residence!
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Do snakes fiddle with the internet connection? Could they be to blame? 🙂
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that sounds about right
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I just hope I don’t try and plug a snake into a socket instead of the cord …
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that could provide great interest to all around
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I think they leave that to Toby the collie to do. She’s terribly good at creeping into small spaces and disconnecting things.
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Highly unlikely that it is a green Mamba. They live in tree tops and seldom come down to earth. The Mamba has a smaller head than the Green snake so from the size of its head I would say it is a Natal Green snake. Feeds on geckos and frogs. Completely harmless and very useful to have around. It is also a female.
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Sorry. That’s a male!
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As long as your next correction isn’t, ‘Sorry, that’s a mamba!’ 🙂
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I think you are right, but maybe not on the last bit.
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Welcome back! 🙂 That’s a pretty snake though I wouldn’t have been able to tell it’s not a green mamba.
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Thanks – unlikely that he was , but I treat all snakes with respect just to be on the safe side.
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If I fall behind, I generally go back a day or two but that’s it. There’s way too much out there to play catch up for any more than that.
As for the snake, I stay as far away from those as possible, it doesn’t matter if they’re harmless or not
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Good policy.
Good policy.
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Yikes! Living with snakes..even a slow worm gives me the shivers….
Hope that your internet id back online
you are right it has been some time
now if your electric has been put right
some more witty pros are still insight
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At least when I am not around
Some rhyme from you will still be found! 🙂
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Must admit it is a great man it that fortune takes
to care with somewhat of aversion
of our slithery snakes.
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I quite like snakes, actually. Hence my character Sir Pent, the Knight-Adder.
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Glad you didn’t do what most would have done with the snake… relocating is just so much better…
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As long as he doesn’t thank me by coming back in and nipping at someone!
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Re-locating is what I do with spiders. I think I might find a snake more daunting. I like the idea of being full of wist!
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I have become far less tolerant of spiders of late, after seeing what ravages their poison can do to human flesh – one nearly cost Sister-in-Law a leg.
The ‘full of wist’ gave me the incentive for the whole rhyme!
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Yeah . . . too much stuff to catch up on everyone else’s stuff . . . but you’re still going to catch up with mine, right.
Just kidding; Perfectly understandable given the amount of content out there. Sometimes we must resign ourselves to missing out on pure awesomeness.
. . . and the snake is cute, but yeah . . . Melisa would be a little put out at having one in the house.
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I do try! As long as you haven’t been on any more marathons lately.
The ladies do seem a bit intolerant when it comes to snakes …
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