As a kid, I can remember taking my wagon, going from tree to tree, picking the shells of the Catydids off..... ending up with a wagon load of carcasses. The Catydids were much much larger way back then or maybe they just seemed that way. My cats are good "buggers"...if there is anything at all in here one of them will find it. That's how I came across the pygmy rattler that was under the sofa.... all four cats were stalking it. Eventually it ran behind the TV where Krabby (who has no claws) kept it contained while I got my gloves and net and basket. Nothing that crawls or flies is safe in here...... including me sometimes!! paulette in sw fla usa...... On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Carol Hall <lola5341@setel.com> wrote: > pAULETT, > I love that black snake story- > People think in different ways , don`t they... > Now my neighbor killed a big rattler hanging out under his bird feeders-now > I can`t handle that! > I have black berry bushes, so I watch out when I`m around them.. > There has always been yellow rattlers around here-must be a den some > where..but I do know my cat help keep my yard clear of those kind because I > walked out one day and there lay a dead copper head with claw marks > straight > down its body-apparently my cats didnt want to eat it..they like butterflys > better.. > Here lately my cats have had a bounty of locust, this is the 17th > year-there > gone now... > Love you guys > Carol in Ky. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> > To: <searchingkin@yahoo.com>; <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Cats and chickens and dogs...uh huh! > > > >I LOVE CATS! and I have four.... two males, two females.... and two > > doggies. One Cat that I've named "Evil Stink" is a biter... I always > > warn anyone that pets him about his dr. jekyll / mr. hyde personality. > > E.Stink bites and he means it! Another cat, Kitty Krab Kakes does bite > > but > > I think she does it out of affection not meaness. My cats are all indoor > > critters and it takes a lot of work to keep this place from smellin' > like > > the zoo. The snake and cat friendship is amazing.....UNLESS that snake > > gets too hungry and might want to make dinner of of kitty.... BURP!! > > Carol, > > you better keep a big stick handy - just in case. We have a resident > > Black Snake here.....it always makes me laugh at how afraid some people > > are > > of snakes.... for no good reason either. Well, i don't really want one > > swingin' from the ceiling fans but I don't want to kill them either. > > It's just too funny to see big, husky, grown men runnin' from a > > snake.....snicker snicker teehee....(ok, ok, so it is Very funnY). > > > > paulette in sw fla usa... why oh why don't I live on a farm??? > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 8:42 PM, MC <searchingkin@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> Golly Carol!!! 30 cats??? It's all I can do to keep up with the one > cat > >> that I have. He's solid grey and he's beautiful... but sometimes he's > >> very > >> naughty... You can pet him just so long and when he gets tired of it > >> he'll > >> turn and either scratch you or bite. Could those be love taps??? and > >> bites??? Anyway, right now he's sitting on my lap and my little > >> chihuahua, > >> Chi-Chi, is standing there beside me, asking me why I'm holding that > >> 'stupid' cat!!! He's a very jealous little doggie. He'll be 10 years > >> old > >> on August 24. The cat, Eli, is three years old now. The three biddies > >> that > >> I got 3 weeks ago are growing like... well.... chickens, I guess! I > >> still > >> haven't gotten a hen house built for them and they'll be ready to move > >> into > >> it by the end of the week!! Can't seem to find a son that is willing to > >> come and help me... but that's to be expected. I thought I did a good > >> job > >> of raising my sons, but I'm beginning to wonder. I always helped Mama > >> and > >> didn't expect anything for doing whatever it was that I did... Are all > >> your cats inside or do they come and go like mine does. I have a pet > >> door > >> and he comes in at all hours. Sometimes I threaten to lock it at night > >> when > >> I go to bed cause you don't know what might end up coming in. He > usually > >> comes in before I get ready for bed though. Wow... I got carried away > >> this > >> time... don't see anybody else talking on here, so just thought I'd just > >> ramble for awhile!!! Take care... > >> MaryClyde > >> > >> > >> --- On Sun, 7/6/08, Carol Hall <lola5341@setel.com> wrote: > >> > >> > From: Carol Hall <lola5341@setel.com> > >> > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Cats > >> > To: "SOUTHERN-CHAT" <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > >> > Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 2:37 AM > >> > Hi Every One ! > >> > Hopes this comes through!!! > >> > > >> > Every one on here know about my cats I have had for years.. > >> > Got about 30 right now... > >> > > >> > So many years ago an ol`e coon use to come and eat with > >> > them on the back porch, summer and winter.. > >> > The next year the momma coon came to eat with four babies > >> > untill we had a drought... > >> > > >> > Guess Whats hanging out with the cats now ?? a SNAKE !! > >> > an ole striped garder snake was sleeping one day in the sun > >> > with the cats.. > >> > yesterday I saw the snake and a orange cat on the side > >> > walk... > >> > the snakes heard was waving up in the air and the cat > >> > looked like it was petting the snake... > >> > I watched them for a while -then they went past each other > >> > and went on there way-they were not afraid of each other.. > >> > The snake still sleeps in the sun on the porch... > >> > Think I`ll name Him Sneaky Snake because at night I think > >> > He goes Dancing and sleeps all day... > >> > Love Carol in Ky. > >> > > >> > > >> > --- > >> > avast! 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