Morning Adrenaline...

308Scout · Jul 21, 2020

So, Ms. 308Scout discovered this in our bedroom upon waking up this morning. I saw her jump back and let out a healthy "WTF" before I jolted out of bed. Fortunately, I was able to trap it and neither of us or our dog were bitten. A local wildlife service/trapper is coming out to collect it and do a thorough inspection for possible entry points to the house later today. Unfortunately, our locale is fairly thick with copperheads. Today I was reminded that adrenaline is a far more effective wake-up call than caffeine.

XCheckR · Jul 21, 2020

Woah. That will wake you up quick

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Jul 21, 2020

If it was my house there would be a wife shaped opening through the house walls...through the bricks and all...and I'd be right behind her. I've very snake phobic.

Pensfaninmd · Jul 21, 2020

Wow! Glad you got it before it got you... Scary!

Pensfaninmd · Jul 21, 2020

TheOriginalMexicanBob said:
If it was my house there would be a wife shaped opening through the house walls...through the bricks and all...and I'd be right behind her. I've very snake phobic.

Haha.

28Shooter · Jul 21, 2020

I like snakes but - damn! Glad he didn't hit either one of you.

FrankOceanXray · Jul 21, 2020

Damn.

Squaregrouper · Jul 21, 2020

308Scout said:
So, Ms. 308Scout discovered this in our bedroom upon waking up this morning. I saw her jump back and let out a healthy "WTF" before I jolted out of bed. Fortunately, I was able to trap it and neither of us or our dog were bitten. A local wildlife service/trapper is coming out to collect it and do a thorough inspection for possible entry points to the house later today. Unfortunately, our locale is fairly thick with copperheads. Today I was reminded that adrenaline is a far more effective wake-up call than caffeine.

Not just a Copperhead, a coiled and ready to strike Copperhead.

308Scout · Jul 21, 2020

TheOriginalMexicanBob said:
If it was my house there would be a wife shaped opening through the house walls...through the bricks and all...and I'd be right behind her. I've very snake phobic.

She would have been through the walls had it been a spider!

Lloyd · Jul 21, 2020

Wow your family is incredibly lucky your wife is so with it first thing in the morning. If it were me, I would have stepped on it on my way for a cup of coffee.

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pbharvey · Jul 21, 2020

TheOriginalMexicanBob said:
If it was my house there would be a wife shaped opening through the house walls...through the bricks and all...and I'd be right behind her. I've very snake phobic.

Same.
I'd burn the house down and move out of state.

308Scout · Jul 21, 2020

Lloyd said:
Wow your family is incredibly lucky your wife is so with it first thing in the morning. If it were me, I would have stepped on it on my way for a cup of coffee.

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It's location against the wall helped give some warning. As soon as she stepped out of bed (it was about 5 feet away), it started vibrating its tail, which fortunately was hitting off of the baseboard and was audible.

BlueHeeler · Jul 21, 2020

Social distancing with that guy has never made more sense.

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Jul 21, 2020

308Scout said:
She would have been through the walls had it been a spider!

That's true as well. My first wife was even more so when it came to spiders.

tallen702 · Jul 21, 2020

As for entry points, are you on a foundational basement, slab, or crawlspace? If it's a basement or crawlspace, I'd look at the band-joists to see if there is anyway it could have gotten in. I was getting carpenter ants in my kitchen non-stop when I finally figured out that they were coming through an abandoned hole in the band joist that had been drilled to run power to an old mercury-vapor lamp that was in the back yard. Filled it with expanding foam and haven't had an issue since. Alternatively, a crack in duct work in a crawlspace can let these bastards in.

spoon059 · Jul 21, 2020

pbharvey said:
Same.

I'd burn the house down and move out of state.

Ditto

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teratos · Jul 21, 2020

I'd eat it.

Taco · Jul 21, 2020

308Scout said:
So, Ms. 308Scout discovered this in our bedroom upon waking up this morning. I saw her jump back and let out a healthy "WTF" before I jolted out of bed. Fortunately, I was able to trap it and neither of us or our dog were bitten. A local wildlife service/trapper is coming out to collect it and do a thorough inspection for possible entry points to the house later today. Unfortunately, our locale is fairly thick with copperheads. Today I was reminded that adrenaline is a far more effective wake-up call than caffeine.

Let us know if you figure out where it came in from. I’m definitely going to be doing a check around my home tonight for potential pest entry points haha.

smokey · Jul 21, 2020

Now you get to search for where all the rest are. If there's one....there's more.

DutchV · Jul 21, 2020

I have no talent with snake-wrangling. There's be lots of drywall to patch after dealing with that.

Glad you're both okay.

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