Comments on: Warning: this is not for the faint of heart, or stomach. http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/ the methods and madness of one family of 12 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: kimc http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-30696 kimc Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:12:44 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-30696 Jennifer, I understand your objection, but we rarely kill snakes for that very reason. The main reason we decided to kill this one is because rat snakes, though non-venomous, can be aggressive and deliver a nasty bite - and this was a big one. He was determined to hunt quite near our house, and we have rodents <em>in</em> the house which might have drawn him indoors. I was concerned that our younger children would be in some danger with that particular snake hanging about. Jennifer,
I understand your objection, but we rarely kill snakes for that very reason. The main reason we decided to kill this one is because rat snakes, though non-venomous, can be aggressive and deliver a nasty bite – and this was a big one. He was determined to hunt quite near our house, and we have rodents in the house which might have drawn him indoors. I was concerned that our younger children would be in some danger with that particular snake hanging about.

]]> By: Jennifer http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-30682 Jennifer Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:24:20 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-30682 Hi, I wish you had set an example for the kids about wildlife conservation. Here where I live, it is illegal to kill a non-venomous snake. I understand it ate the birds but it's what snakes do, and to understand that would have been a more profound lesson, I think. Hi, I wish you had set an example for the kids about wildlife conservation. Here where I live, it is illegal to kill a non-venomous snake. I understand it ate the birds but it’s what snakes do, and to understand that would have been a more profound lesson, I think.

]]> By: homemakerang http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15236 homemakerang Fri, 30 May 2008 16:40:48 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15236 COOL! I just butchered chickens with the kids this week and it went great... That is until I smelled the GUTS! ewwwwwww! Very fun! COOL! I just butchered chickens with the kids this week and it went great… That is until I smelled the GUTS! ewwwwwww! Very fun!

]]> By: Kaitlyn http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15235 Kaitlyn Fri, 30 May 2008 15:23:28 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15235 Meredith, When the snake was pinned with the shovel we noticed a suspiciously thick spot. That is were we found the baby birds. Cool huh? -Kaitlyn Meredith,
When the snake was pinned with the shovel we noticed a suspiciously thick spot. That is were we found the baby birds. Cool huh?
-Kaitlyn

]]> By: Meredith_in_Aus http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15234 Meredith_in_Aus Fri, 30 May 2008 12:00:47 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15234 Wow - gross but groovy! So, how did you girls know where exactly to find the snake's stomach? PS My boys are in awe. Wow – gross but groovy!

So, how did you girls know where exactly to find the snake’s stomach?

PS My boys are in awe.

]]> By: You know you are a homeschooler when… « Yes, They Are All Mine http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15233 You know you are a homeschooler when… « Yes, They Are All Mine Fri, 30 May 2008 11:32:31 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15233 [...] You know you are a homeschooler when… May 30, 2008 Filed under: Family Life, Homeschooling, On the Homestead, The Youngin's, Uncategorized — yestheyareallmine @ 7:16 am Tags: chicken autopsy, Homeschooling … dead critters equal a chance for an autopsy.  (We are not the only ones!) [...] [...] You know you are a homeschooler when… May 30, 2008 Filed under: Family Life, Homeschooling, On the Homestead, The Youngin’s, Uncategorized — yestheyareallmine @ 7:16 am Tags: chicken autopsy, Homeschooling … dead critters equal a chance for an autopsy.  (We are not the only ones!) [...]

]]> By: Ruth http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15232 Ruth Fri, 30 May 2008 05:17:25 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15232 These posts on the snake have got to be the vilest blog posts I've seen! A sort of a fascinating dread draws me to look at the pictures. Now I know why my dad, at 57, has an abhorrant dread of snakes. Let's just say that I'm glad the Last Frontier state doesn't have any slithery reptiles. These posts on the snake have got to be the vilest blog posts I’ve seen! A sort of a fascinating dread draws me to look at the pictures. Now I know why my dad, at 57, has an abhorrant dread of snakes. Let’s just say that I’m glad the Last Frontier state doesn’t have any slithery reptiles.

]]> By: Tommy Funcle http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15230 Tommy Funcle Fri, 30 May 2008 02:43:33 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15230 Good job Kaity girl on the disecting....... Not my cup of tea. Good job Kaity girl on the disecting…….

Not my cup of tea.

]]> By: Mommaofmany http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15226 Mommaofmany Thu, 29 May 2008 21:14:28 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15226 How cool! I think I'd put the head in a jar and watch it mummify! Or leave it out in a protected place and collect the skull then the ants are finished stripping it. i think the teeth would be neat to look at. Did you examine and scales under the microscope? How cool! I think I’d put the head in a jar and watch it mummify! Or leave it out in a protected place and collect the skull then the ants are finished stripping it. i think the teeth would be neat to look at. Did you examine and scales under the microscope?

]]> By: julie@love,laughter&laundry http://inashoe.com/2008/05/warning-this-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-or-stomach/#comment-15222 julie@love,laughter&laundry Thu, 29 May 2008 19:11:46 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=2332#comment-15222 Your girls are very brave. I am very impressed. Your girls are very brave. I am very impressed.

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