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Karen Loucks Rinedollar's avatar

Two talented writers in the family- encore, encore!! I bet there will be more than one reader's toes curling with this snakey showdown tale or should that be tail!?!

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Krista Schumacher's avatar

LOL! Thanks, Karen. I wish Derek would write more. He’s really funny. Makes me laugh every day.

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Elaine Feerick's avatar

Ha! I love this! And yes, this played out like a movie in my head! Bravo for the snake wrangler!!

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Krista Schumacher's avatar

Thank, Elaine! I couldn't live here without my snake wrangler. :)

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Jacque Stonehocker's avatar

I was terrified at "alarm" and "septic system." Way before the snakes! What a wild encounter, written vividly and with so much humor. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

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Krista Schumacher's avatar

Thanks, Jacque!

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Kim Schlittler's avatar

This is so funny and made me laugh out loud. Derek should definitely write more. Thank goodness I already knew about the copperhead wrangling, or I would have been cringing and gasping with each encounter.

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Krista Schumacher's avatar

That was one of the more surreal nights we’ve had dealing with copperheads. This year, Derek’s only found one and it was small. Guess that’s one advantage of all this rain!

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