Living in a woodsy environment often brings me closer to nature than I sometimes want to get. Last night, in my very backyard, the local bobcat let forth the most amazing, spine-chilling, wild screeches all night. I even encountered him (or her) on the road last year, bounding from one side to the other. I regularly see (or hear) bats, owls, raccoons, deer, possums, squirrels, and the merry band of feral hogs who like to use our backyard as a path to the creek.
But I have NEVER had an encounter like the Maine woman in the news story. An 8-foot reticulated python came through her washing machine pipes and nestled itself in the load of wash. Click on the link to find out more.
Well, this is another excuse for me to avoid that particular task! I've heard a couple of other snake stories: one was about a snake who curled up inside the nice warm interior of a woman's Thanksgiving turkey, after she had removed the stuffing. The other concerned a snake who came up through the sewer system in New York and nestled itself on a toilet seat. The unfortunate apartment dweller, answering nature's call late at night, sat down upon the (rather disgruntled) reptile. It didn't harm him, but the man ended up running out of his building and into the New York streets, saying he thought he had seated himself on a wet washcloth, until he flipped on the bathroom light.
Enough primal fears for the day. I gotta go dance.
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