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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFlorida man discovers huge snake has been living in his attic for years
Out of all the stuff that can go wrong in Florida, finding out that a snake has been hiding out in your attic is probably low on the list.
Bob van der Herchen recently had the pleasure of discovering a 6-foot boa constrictor living in the attic of his home in Englewood, Florida, rent free. According to WFLA, van der Herchen's son and wife often complained about noise coming from the attic, but he payed no attention to it.
He used to complain hed hear sounds in the attic. I didnt think much of it, I thought maybe it was rats, van der Herchen told WFLA.
Just rats, nothing to see here.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-man-discovers-huge-snake-192335755.html
You certainly can get close to nature in Florida. If nature isn't coming in to visit you in your living room, it's setting up shop in your attic.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)tblue37
(65,487 posts)house.
Whenever my friend's 9-10 foot boa Ralph came to visit my daycare, we put the cats and ferrets in another room for their safety.
The kids were fascinated by Ralph. They enjoyed my 4 milk snakes and my lizards, as well as the cats and ferrets, but they were absolutely fascinated by Ralph.
Here is a story about the time my kids and I took Ralph to visit their elementary school:
"Snakes Got Feet!"
http://pettales.homestead.com/snakefeet.html
LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)They're also a big problem here.
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)wryter2000
(46,081 posts)The snake was helping fight the vermin. A six foot boa is hardly "huge." Lovely snakes. Not native to Florida, I believe.
tblue37
(65,487 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,730 posts)"Honey, didn't you say you bought a new guinea pig yesterday???"
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)In the as long as you're not afraid of snakes kind of way.
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Now he's going to be infested by whatever this guy has been eating all these years.