tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post3944572052578336563..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : A clear and present danger ~ my column from Sunday's paperRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-47953252370671163612015-07-14T23:46:58.420-05:002015-07-14T23:46:58.420-05:00I understand not wanting to kill, but it's goo...I understand not wanting to kill, but it's good you protect your loved ones. I have never seen a snake in Florida. They must be someplace. <br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-36575273166210726292015-07-14T19:58:52.753-05:002015-07-14T19:58:52.753-05:00This article really creeped me out. I am so glad y...This article really creeped me out. I am so glad you were able to kill it. We have corps property and a lake behind our house along with snakes and other critters. I have done the same scenario as you lying in bed seeing the things bite my husband or one of the grand kids. <br />Good job. Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020639587130083388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-19668844382650638042015-07-14T15:54:25.596-05:002015-07-14T15:54:25.596-05:00Like you, I would have regretted killing it, but y...Like you, I would have regretted killing it, but you did the right thing to protect your family.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-17279975377992598922015-07-14T10:23:20.420-05:002015-07-14T10:23:20.420-05:00When I was young, my gr-grandmother (whom I stayed...When I was young, my gr-grandmother (whom I stayed with a lot), had no greater pleasure in life than when she encountered a copperhead in the garden and introduced it to the business end of her hoe. Our corner of WV was thick with copperheads and water moccasins. Those were the most common snakes I saw there. The fact that I saw them so frequently somehow made them seem less dangerous. Then...I grew up. YIKES!Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-3699596503557926102015-07-14T08:20:26.111-05:002015-07-14T08:20:26.111-05:00Oh YOWSERS. You were BRAVE. I remember your othe...Oh YOWSERS. You were BRAVE. I remember your other snake column, with you holding up the critter. Not so with the copperhead. Oh gosh. That was a chiller. SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-27720576077982884422015-07-14T07:29:50.045-05:002015-07-14T07:29:50.045-05:00Good Morning Rick, You did the right thing, we mus...Good Morning Rick, You did the right thing, we must kill those deadly snakes as they will strike at a child just running past it! I never feel bad when I kill them!!<br />We mow and wack everything down on our property and try very hard to keep keen eyes for anything on the ground long and skinny.<br />Blessings to you and yours... <br />Roxyliving from glory to gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123718369605106023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-84015261652040217402015-07-14T06:57:54.957-05:002015-07-14T06:57:54.957-05:00You are a brave man Rick. All I have ever encounte...You are a brave man Rick. All I have ever encountered were garden snakes when I was a kid. <br />You did the right thing. I certainly would be afraid that Jordan or anyone else for that matter would be bitten by such a poisonous snake. I'm so glad we don't have them around here.<br />Job well done.<br />JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-12705992277745739012015-07-14T06:52:02.429-05:002015-07-14T06:52:02.429-05:00It's so true about lessons learned. Sometimes...It's so true about lessons learned. Sometimes we learn more than once before we get it right too. Hope there are no more around your place and if they were that they left for better hiding grounds. I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-83731478919550900072015-07-14T02:15:03.035-05:002015-07-14T02:15:03.035-05:00I'm glad we don't have this problem!!I'm glad we don't have this problem!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-56081714430408209282015-07-14T01:51:34.739-05:002015-07-14T01:51:34.739-05:00Unfortunately when dangerous animals invade your s...Unfortunately when dangerous animals invade your space you have to get rid of them. You have to make yourself and your loved ones safe first. We have to watch for rattlesnakes here.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-5772645126125276302015-07-13T23:07:33.037-05:002015-07-13T23:07:33.037-05:00WOW that was larger than any Copperhead I have eve...WOW that was larger than any Copperhead I have ever encountered and in an area where family and friend would, be you definitely done a good deed. I do honestly let most snakes 'slide' but there are times, and you had one. That was a bi sucker.<br /><br />Good on you .jack69https://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-18866040816472183942015-07-13T21:50:40.885-05:002015-07-13T21:50:40.885-05:00Are they common where you live? I don't like i...Are they common where you live? I don't like it when an animal is hurt but on the other hand I totally get why you had to do what you did. Safety is needed and I would be freaking if I saw this in my yard.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-37690209541671954072015-07-13T21:05:29.320-05:002015-07-13T21:05:29.320-05:00I freak out at a Garden Snake!I freak out at a Garden Snake!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com