[Grovenet] Re: GroveNet Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5/snake

[Geri]

Am with you there, Katie, on letting the snake live on.
Especially -- and this is the part that was freakiest
to me -- when the snake started pulling on a lever!

;-)
Geri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "allnutt" <allnutt at verizon.net>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Re: GroveNet Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5/snake


:I gave the pilot a lot of credit for being smart enough not to kill the 
: snake.
: When you are startled or worse yet, scared, it takes a lot of courage not to 
: lash out and destroy what ever has cause the fear. Especially if you have 
: the power to do so.
: I agree that snakes should be allowed to live on and control the small 
: rodent population as well as spiders should be thrown outside to help 
: control the insect population (especially mosquitos).
: 
: Katie
: Isn't the Guam snake a transplant? Non native species don't get to run amuk 
: and ruin other places in my book either.
: 
: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: <JBlair2154 at aol.com>
: To: <grovenet at rdrop.com>
: Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:40 PM
: Subject: [Grovenet] Re: GroveNet Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5
: 
: 
: >
: >
: > In a message dated 6/5/2006 2:08:22 PM Central Daylight Time,
: > grovenet-request at rdrop.com writes:
: >
: > Wish  they would've identified the kind
: > of snake it was.
: >
: >
: >
: > It was a black snake. I watched the video on AOL and the  pilot was really
: > amusing. When asked what he thought when the snake's head  appeared out of 
: > his
: > instrument panel, he said, "I thought: this is not going to  be a good 
: > day."
: > Fortunately, he also said the snake was not killed, just  slightly wounded
: > after being smacked in the head, and was released. (I hate  seeing 
: > non-poisonous
: > snakes destroyed...except maybe that tree snake from Guam  that kills 
: > every
: > bird and other living creature in the vicinity.)
: >
: > Joy
: >
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