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Zorro

(15,749 posts)
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:22 AM Aug 2017

Florida 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 he’d hear sounds in the attic. I didn’t 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.

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Florida man discovers huge snake has been living in his attic for years (Original Post) Zorro Aug 2017 OP
'maybe it was rats'... I would've still freaked out!! SummerSnow Aug 2017 #1
Boas are cool snakes, and docile, though I would worry about small pets if one was loose in the tblue37 Aug 2017 #4
Rats are big problem in Florida LeftInTX Aug 2017 #11
that noise was the snake going after the rats. WhiteTara Aug 2017 #2
Right wryter2000 Aug 2017 #6
That his would take care of any day problem. nt tblue37 Aug 2017 #3
Scary question: What's that thing been eating for years????? AHHHH!!!! lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #5
Cool. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #7
And all those years he blamed his neighbor for the missing pet cats. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #8
I would have left it jmowreader Aug 2017 #9
Exactly...must be lots of them to keep a boa fed. LeftInTX Aug 2017 #10

tblue37

(65,487 posts)
4. Boas are cool snakes, and docile, though I would worry about small pets if one was loose in the
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:49 AM
Aug 2017

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

wryter2000

(46,081 posts)
6. Right
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 12:22 PM
Aug 2017

The snake was helping fight the vermin. A six foot boa is hardly "huge." Lovely snakes. Not native to Florida, I believe.

lindysalsagal

(20,730 posts)
5. Scary question: What's that thing been eating for years????? AHHHH!!!!
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 11:50 AM
Aug 2017

"Honey, didn't you say you bought a new guinea pig yesterday???"

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
9. I would have left it
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 02:11 PM
Aug 2017

Now he's going to be infested by whatever this guy has been eating all these years.

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