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Family finds deadly snake living in Christmas tree
NY Post ^
| 14 Dec 2021
| Hannah Frishberg
Posted on 12/14/2021 5:25:38 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
a family noticed something strange poking its head out from behind an ornament — the most poisonous snake in South Africa.
A quick internet search revealed that the reptile was the nation’s most venomous snake, the deadly boomslang. Wild immediately sent snake-catcher Gerrie Heyns a photo of the tree interloper, circling the snake’s head. But the situation was so ridiculous, Heyns dismissed it as a joke.
“I drove over to theirs, telling them not to take their eyes off it in case it slithered away from the Christmas tree and found itself a hiding place in their home.”
“I would stress they are extremely peaceful snakes and nonaggressive and happy to be left alone, so if you see one in a tree, then just leave it there,”
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: boomslang
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An advantage to living in the frost zone.
South Africa is very dangerous.
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:25:38 PM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
"if you see one in a tree, then just leave it there"
That's good to know. I was thinking I'd just shake the tree violently to aggravate it, then grab it with my bear hands.
To: DUMBGRUNT
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A deadly snake wrapped in a tree
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:30:47 PM PST
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Boomslang:
Does not look as frightening as an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake!
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:32:11 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
The Equator is over-rated...
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:35:21 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
To: Telepathic Intruder
grab it with my bear hands.
Don't you mean "paws"?
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:38:10 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("There are only men and women."-- George Gilder, Sexual Suicide, 1973)
To: DUMBGRUNT
we have deadly snakes destroying our country...
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:40:29 PM PST
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
To: MtnClimber
Lawyers can be deceptive.
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:45:03 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(When Satan craps another demon possessed Progressive is born.)
To: Dr. Sivana
grab it with my bear hands.
Don't you mean "paws"?A grizzly bear goes into a bar. "I'll have a nice cold.......beer please".
Bartender: Why the big pause?
Bear, looking at his paws, "Oh, I've had them my whole life."
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:48:37 PM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(Let's go, Brandon!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
MY neighbor purchased a rug at K-mart and there were spiders in it.
(story from 1978)
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:48:56 PM PST
by
BarbM
(FU Pence. You refuse to be alone with a woman, but have no compunction in screwing the USA))
To: DUMBGRUNT
Wild immediately sent snake-catcher Gerrie Heyns
Mr. Wild finds wild snake or wild snake finds Mr. Wild?
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posted on
12/14/2021 5:57:42 PM PST
by
daniel1212
( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
To: Telepathic Intruder
Good idea. I haven’t had a particularly bad day, but your comment made me laugh. I think I’d poke at it with a stick, too.
To: DUMBGRUNT
“if you see one in a tree, then just leave it there”
I’m going with this advice next time this happens
To: MtnClimber
I will trade you a Mojave green that is really aggressive
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posted on
12/14/2021 7:07:30 PM PST
by
South Dakota
(Patriotism is the new terrorism )
To: HombreSecreto
If you have a fake tree you can now decorate with a rubber snake.
To: Salamander
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posted on
12/14/2021 8:27:58 PM PST
by
Trillian
To: RetiredTexasVet
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posted on
12/15/2021 12:47:12 AM PST
by
nfldgirl
To: DUMBGRUNT
We had a tree frog come with a Christmas tree some years ago...
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posted on
12/15/2021 4:27:25 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/15/2021 5:03:29 AM PST
by
Scarlett156
(The best thing about the office Xmas party is looking for a new job the next day. - Phyllis Diller)
To: Paladin2
The Equator is over-rated... South Africa is about as far from the equator as you can go.
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posted on
12/15/2021 5:39:29 AM PST
by
BubbaBasher
("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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