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RE: [RC] Snakes / Virginia??? - Peery, SandraDon't worry about snakes. I've grown up in Virginia (now 23) and have only seen 1 poisonous snake alive my entire life. Most snakes that you *might* see will be black snakes, garters, or water snakes. Horses have never seemed to noticed them at all and we've accidently ridden right over some, though that might have only happened twice. I would tell your daughter to go play in a creek to find a snake, that is where I've seen the most.
Sandy From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Chrystal Woodhouse Sent: Tue 2007-02-13 09:04 To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Snakes / Virginia??? Ugh- o.k. my daughter who is a reptile lover got very excited this a.m. when she realized that Virginia might have more to offer in the reptile department than Ontario ( Canada) . ( I was asking her if she wants to come down with me in April for the No Frills ride) she just got off the internet and happily informed me that there are TWENTY kinds of snakes in Virginia ( though she assured me only 4 of them are poisonous) here lies the problem, I am absolutely terrified of snakes, they are in fact the only thing that really scare me.... as a matter of fact if you asked me to list the top three best things about living in Canada number 1 or 2 would be the fact that we have almost no snake population, and no poisonous little creatures, this is a huge selling point as far as I am concerned. :-) So what I want to know is how likely is it that we will see a snake in the ridecamp or on trail in Virginia? I am hoping that I am overreacting and am being kinda like a tourist who thinks as soon as they cross over the border they will see an igloo!? Anyway please, please tell me I am being silly and that the chances of me seeing a snake are as good as you finding an igloo? AND I bet my horse has never seen a snake !! She is pretty calm ( now :-) ) but what is a horses general reaction to snakes? AND before you make fun of me , I do know and can and have handled bears on trail, but snakes???? AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!:-( Chrystal P.S> Anyone who is going to be at the No Frills Ride and actually likes snakes , would you email me? I know my daughter is going to be all over the place looking for some and right after my fear of actually seeing one is my second one that my daughter will find one and it will be poisonous!:-( However I would love for her to find a nonpoisonous one , it would make her year! ( as long as she finds it far, far away from me. :-))
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