Posted on 01/22/2011 4:42:11 AM PST by markomalley
An Idaho home that has been infested with thousands of snakes for at least five years has been put up for sale for $66,000 less than its estimated market value after the recent owners gave up and walked away.
The five-bedroom home in Rexburg, Idaho was taken over last year by the lender, Chase Bank, after the owners left and let it lapse into foreclosure because of the serpents slithering around in the ceilings and walls.
The residents are believed to be common garter snakes, a type found throughout the United States. They are not poisonous and are harmless to humans.
"It's not a problem; it's an infestation," said Todd Davis, associate broker with Realty Quest in Rexburg, who is trying to sell the home. "It's been a horrible experience."
With snake numbers estimated by a pest inspector to be in the thousands, Davis said selling the house for $109,000 -- which compares to an estimated value of $175,000 -- is likely to be an uphill battle.
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..sounds like Congress
Well, it’s the bank’s problem now. I guess I would take the house if they gave it to me, along with a lifetime waiver on all property taxes... otherwise, good luck to anyone who attempts to do anything with that property.
Dirty house means dirty owners IMO.
I thought this was about the US House of Representatives.... Wrong thread.
If they are edible, the owner could save money on meat purchases.
Reportedly, Rattlers taste like chicken.
Maybe these taste like turkey?
All you need is Fava Beans. Ssssssucculent !!!
If they are edible, the owner could save money on meat purchases.
Reportedly, Rattlers taste like chicken.
Maybe these taste like turkey?
All you need is Fava Beans. Ssssssucculent !!!
I seriously doubt that snakes are the only problem.
Snakes don’t breed like that unless there is a plentiful food supply.
I watched the story on this on Animal Planet and the one thing I couldn’t quite understand is they discovered that the previous owners walked away from this house for the very same reason.
If they weren’t told about the snake problem and the bank knew about it, then wouldn’t they have a credible lawsuit against the bank?
A buddy of mine bought a house in Niagara County about 5 years ago. The house was out in the boonies and had not been occupied for 10 or 12 years. After moving in, cleaning, painting and performing the necessary repairs the were happy. That fall, my friends wife went into the basement (I suppose to wash clothes) and there were several hundred garter snakes there. She freaked. My buddy collected them all up, took them outside, then went through a dozen or so tubes of silicone caulk filling all the places that they came in from. Accouding the the local nature guy, gathering like this is common for garter snakes. I wonder where they went after the eviction.
That would be a nest of Pit Vipers.
This is a nest of common garter snakes.
They’re selling the Capitol??
Watched that show and when it was about bedbugs I got paranoid about them and had to go over my mattress with a magnifying glass. Had to quit watching it...
In some parts of their range, garter snakes tend to over winter in dens. I suspect they built this house over/in/at an overwintering den location.
“Overwintering: Below the frost line in caves, burrows or holes of various sorts. Red-sided Garter Snakes are renowned for the huge numbers which share underground caves as winter dens in Manitoba’s Interlake region. In other parts of the province both Red-sided and Common Garter Snakes den in smaller concentrations, but in similar circumstances. (See Basic Biology)”
From: http://www.naturenorth.com/Herps/MHA_Snakes.html
Slithering snakes..as opposed to jogging or walking snakes?
Buy a couple of Mongoose and watch the fun.
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