Once the rain stopped it was a beautiful day! Since the grass was getting out of control again, I decided to mow the lawn.
The kids packed up some toys to play downstairs on the back deck so I could keep an eye on them, and we headed downstairs. But wait! What is that at the bottom of the stairs? Since I always over exagerate, I thought it was nothing. But it certainly looked like a snake. But could it be? I mean this was in the house, in our finished basement. As my ears started to ring and my hands started to get clammy (always happens when I am scared) I crept down the stairs getting closer. Yes, yes it was...it was a snake!! It was a baby, but still a snake non the less. How in the world did it get in? Is there more? Where is its mother?!!!
The kids and I turned and ran up the stairs as fast as we could! Where is Charlie? Oh that's right..on the road in San Diego. What do I do?! There wasn't anything that I could do, I am so afraid of snakes there is no way that I would ever be able to capture it. The kids and I went to the basement garage by going outside and avoiding the snake all together. The kids and I were trying to set up their toys and figure out how Olivia was going to play restaurant with her brother. The lawn needed to get mowed, but I still was trying to think of what I was going to do about the snake in the house. I did not want to leave it in there, it could crawl up the stairs and get in the main part of the house.
I went in the garage to get the lawn mower, and inside was another baby snake!! That was it! I was freaking out now! I called the first person I thought of. "Jamie, HELP ME!!"
Her husband Andrew and her came over as soon as they could. He looked everywhere but could not find the snake in the garage. Where did it go?!! I was so disappointed that he did not find the snake. He went inside to get the other one, and to look around. The snake in the house was dead. He brought it out, and said it was a copperhead! My first reaction was too shout, "Are you kidding me!" Because it was a baby it was hard to distinguish. Im still unsure, but have decided that they were black snakes. All I can say is that I hope to God it was!
After looking through the house, we could not find anymore snakes. I was not completely convinced that the house was not snake free. Charlie received many, many, many text messages that were neither nice, or positive. "I hate this house!" "I just want to move!" "How can you move us here and never be home!" Yada yada. I was so upset!
Since I still wasn't convinced the house was snake free, I was afraid all night. Looking in all the corners, putting towels underneath doorways, etc. I made the kids sleep with me that night; never a good idea for getting any sleep. I slept not a wink that night. I had to go to work the next day. I researched all day, when I had the chance, on how to get rid of snakes, how to deter them, anything I could think of. As the time neared for me to go home, I just wanted to stay at work. I was safe there. But that was not realistic. As I pulled in the driveway, Charlie's Dad was in the driveway. I got out of my car and walked over to his truck, where he was sitting. I asked what he was up to, and he said he was snake hunting. Charlie had called him and asked if he could go in and look around the house. He said that he didn't find anything. Thank God! I wasn't here to see how well he looked around, but I did feel a bit better.
Today I spent the entire day cleaning. Every nook and every cranny has been vacuumed, dusted, mopped, and looked in. So far so good! I don't know if I will ever be convinced that there isnt anymore in here. But for now, I just have to have faith that God will keep us safe....copperhead, black snake or not.
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