PET SNAKE
Posted by admin on 17 May 2007 at 08:00 pm | Tagged as: On the road
Hi..spent the late afternoon at rehoboth beach..great..kids and us had lovely time.Earlier in the day Seth had noticed the nest outside the window with the eggs in had hatched..4 baby chicks..was so lovely to watch as the nest is right outside a downstairs window..we can see the mother bird coming and going and feeding them..its been great to watch..but as we were watching Seth shouted “theres a snake!” and there was climbing up the tree..practically in the nest..a small garter snake we think.We all rushed out trying to catch a snake and protect the baby birds.The snake was so quick..but attempted the nest a couple of times we kept knocking it down.When we returned from the beach the kids wanted check the nest so we looked on the nest through the window with torches..and theres a different snake..with mouth open and a chick in its mouth!!!well they all rushed out( apart from thier wimpy mother whos not too fond of snakes) in the dark and rain..and Hamish managed to catch the snake!! what a man!he was sad he had no camera to take what would have been a fab if not disgusting picture of it swallowing a chick!!Hamish put the snake in a large bin kids so excited Seth kept saying 2 snakes in one day and we have 50 weeks left yet!!(yikes cant wait to see what delights Austrailia will bring!) So the kids now have a pet snake for a couple of days..its a black rat snake..non venomous..all the kids have held it under strict supervision of thier father(mother ran off somewhere) It will be let go shortly! the 3 remaining chicks are doing well..and no snake dare go near them.We saw a british fish and chip shop at the beach..so we all sat outside it for a photo! car is running well so far!which is a relief!..tired going to bed Adios love Rachel.Enjoy the photos.x
Please for bigger photos go to… www.xanga.com/HamishandRachel Iam working on getting these bigger on this site..but as my closest freinds know I am an IT disaster ..but learning! !Any tips welcome!!xx oh my kids above are sowing potatoes..if its hard to see …set them to work we say!!
Darcy and Seth were such a big help to me planting the potatos….and finding that “fish and Chips” shop was funny….=oD
I’m sorry to see your family leave–it was delightful to meet you all. I so enjoyed both the times you shared in song, Rachel. I’m loving your CD. Our small group met here today and it was our background “dinner music.” You have a wonderful gift. Safe travels, keep sane, and may your car perform impeccably. I’ll be keeping a close watch on your blogs! Godspeed!!
Hey, glad you all having a great time, i think i would be like rach with the snake “thinks to himself probs shuddnt of put that due to sounding wimpy”, i turned 18 on Sunday, and had a boss day! and earlier the previous Wednesday i passed my driving test so im on the lookout for a car!! i hope that you continue to have a great time, and i know God will Bless you all
Have a great time!!! you are all missed here in “Sunny” Southport – actually weather not that bad atm!!