Woman Finds A Snake Who Made Home In Her Screen Door And Instead Of Chasing It Away - They Become Friends
How would you feel if you discovered a snake in your home? Most people wouldn't be too thrilled.
We have to admit that snakes aren't exactly endearing and cuddly creatures. However, some people enjoy having them around.
One day, while hanging out by her screen door, Bootsy the cat observed a snake in need of assistance and immediately notified his mother. She discovered that the snake was stuck in a hole in the screen door and couldn't get out, so she took a drill and carefully began to enlarge the hole so the snake, subsequently named Snickers, could escape.
“It took only a few minutes with a drill, but it took Snickers about 30 minutes to feel safe enough to try to exit through the larger hole,” Melisa Taylor, Bootsy's mom, says. Snickers slithered away, and Taylor didn't give it a second thought—until he reappeared.
“Surprisingly, he was back within the next day or so,” Taylor said. “My cat spotted him again poking out of the hole and looking in the window.”
Taylor wanted to ensure Snickers was safe after she discovered he had taken up residence in her screen door. The most reasonable next step was to put up signs to let everyone know that this was his house and that they should not bother him.
Melisa Taylor drills a hole to let the snake out
And the snake was free
Taylor doesn't see Snickers on a daily basis, but when she does, she is always overjoyed to see him. Even if she doesn't see him, she enjoys knowing that he is around. He's now regarded as an important part of the family.
“It scares the venomous snakes away from my yard, and I am thankful for him,” Taylor concluded.
But the snake actually liked it there
Several signs now hang over Snickers' house. They're meant to be goofy and enjoyable, and everyone who's seen them has found them to be so.
“Most of them laugh or think it's cute and wholesome,” Taylor said. “I've been thanked a lot for rescuing him from the tiny hole.”
And now it calls it home
The snake's name is Snickers
People around the world have different beliefs about snakes in homes, and those beliefs can vary even from one city to another within the same state or country.
That probably depends on the folklore and living conditions in the area. For instance, even though the snake is often detested in Christianity (because of the whole apple thing), it is not universally hated among the people.
Even though it doesn’t look friendly, and not many people want to hang out with them, there is the concept of a “house snake” or “a snake under the doorstep.” A snake that comes to your home and exterminates rodents is a hero, not your enemy.
That snake is to be looked after, not chased away. It’s a blessing.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And we have to admit, throughout history, people have always had more trouble with rodents than with snakes.
So, even though people fear snakes, they need them—just like doctors.
Speaking of which, snakes wouldn't be a symbol of medicine if they were so bad, right?
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