The boys are more scared of snakes than I am. So, no, no pet snakes.
We have death adders. We have Australian brown snakes. In the ocean, we have sea kraits. All very deadly. You’ll die twice! Then, we have a cousin of the komodo dragon, a soal-soal. Lots of bacteria in a bite from them, and they are aggressive. We have deadly spiders. Plus, we have the most deadly of all, the anopholes mosquitoes. Second to that is the aedes mosquitoes. Then, finally, we have crocodiles and wild boar. It ain’t safe here!
Two stories: When we first arrived here and were in language school, one night we had company and served spaghetti. A dang mosquito landed on my plate in my sauce. One of the guests said, “go ahead and eat him. It’s only fair.”
Second, you can tell how long a missionary has been here by how they react to bugs on the food. A new missionary will see a bug land on the food and through the food out, wash the plate, and get new. A second-termer will merely shrug and shoo the bug away. Someone who has been here awhile will comment, “yay, no bugs.” But someone who has been here as long as I have will say, “Hey! Where’s my bug,” grab one out of the air, and add it to the food before eating.
Funny story!
Used to worry about diamond-back rattlesnakes in the wood pile or under the porch but no more wood pile but still have 2 porches. Haven’t seen any rattlers in a few years though.
Wherever you live there are dangers to watch out for.
In the spring, I’m always on the lookout on my walk for bears emerging from hibernation, hungry bears.
“All very deadly. You’ll die twice!”
How scary!
Question? Are you still living where they had built you a new house and that guy was stalking you?