Weekly column: snakes and reptiles I have known
Cats: slack woman|Where I live, they are thinking about banning snakes and reptiles. That seems a little extreme.
OK, yes I recall snakes and reptiles were a bit a nuisance when I was a bright young thing doing the pubs, bars and lounges on a regular basis. There were snakes and reptiles all over the streets of my city.
The reptiles would come out early, and the more beer they drank the more reptilian their behaviour.
The snakes came out later and went straight for the shooter bars before slithering hither and thither to the next shooter bar.
I used to repel reptiles with a set of plastic vampire teeth. If you happened to catch the eye of one, you just put the fake teeth on and presto: Reptile. Be. Gone.
But banning them? That would ruin all the fun. We couldn’t use our vampire teeth and how would we develop our reptile radar?
No, I’m against an all out ban. Let’s keep the snakes and the reptiles.
For more tips on repelling snakes and reptiles go here.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:01 am
Even worse: old snakes and reptiles. They should shed that skin once they hit 32, but they don’t always.
September 21st, 2007 at 9:33 am
Yes, there’s nothing like an old reptile who still thinks he’s quite a specimen.
September 24th, 2007 at 7:08 am
I don’t get it. Is Halifax considering a curfew?
Regardless, one needs black to appreciate white.
September 25th, 2007 at 3:47 am
Here here Dick.
How could one develop one’s reptile radar without letting the reptiles roam free.
PS The city council is considering a ban on the animals, but they haven’t specified how complete the spectrum of their definition…