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Snake in the pool
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 2008-09-11 8:50 AM |
Elite  3683      Whispering Pines, North Carolina |  Subject: Snake in the poolTuesday I went for a short swim during lunch. The pool pump broke, so the pool was closed down for a little under 2 weeks. I was glad to get back in. As I was leaving, I saw a few guys running towards the opposite end of the pool. Pool is 50m, so I was not going to walk down there to look. I walked out, took a quick shower to rinse off, then went back to work... I went to the gym yesterday, and one of the guys that was swimming in the pool at the same time as I stopped me and asked me if i saw "it" in the pool the day before. he's a Sergeant Major in the Army (i work at an Army Base), so I thought "this is probably going to be a male anatomy joke" or something... turns out, a water moccasin had come in through a door that is always left open and fell in the pool!!! it was a small one, from what the lifeguard told me later. d00d, i'm going for a swim today and am feeling kind of ansy...i'm not afraid of snakes on land, b/c i am way bigger and can step on their head...but in the WATER? they're fast, slithery, and downright scary looking...i keep picturing swimming and looking around and seeing a snake slithering towards me... just wanted to share that with you guys on this rather slow morning... BTW, remember and honor the victims and heroes of this day. happy training. |
| 2008-09-11 8:56 AM in reply to: #1666845 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool Holy crap!!! ... I thought this was going to be about a 'Baby Ruth' floating in the pool - but a snake?!?
Think I would be able to run on top of the water to get of the pool. Edited by brian 2008-09-11 8:57 AM |
| 2008-09-11 9:37 AM in reply to: #1666845 |
Champion 7036 Sarasota, FL | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool I get black snakes in my home pool 2-3 times a year. Most of the time I just scoop them up with my pool cleaning net and toss them back outside the pool screen. If they can't get out they eventually get sucked into the skimmer basket. The chlorinated water will eventually bleach them white after they die. Real nice to clean them out. Mark |
| 2008-09-11 9:44 AM in reply to: #1666845 |
Expert 735 Chatham, Ontario | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool OMG! Its creapy enough to know that there are sea monsters in the lake, let along in a pool! YUK...... |
| 2008-09-11 11:21 AM in reply to: #1667003 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool RedCorvette - 2008-09-10 10:37 PM I get black snakes in my home pool 2-3 times a year. Most of the time I just scoop them up with my pool cleaning net and toss them back outside the pool screen. If they can't get out they eventually get sucked into the skimmer basket. The chlorinated water will eventually bleach them white after they die. Real nice to clean them out. Mark This pool is salt water, so not sure if that would happen... Just got back and it wasn't an issue. I looked around the pool thoroughly before I got in, though! |
| 2008-09-11 11:31 AM in reply to: #1666845 |
Expert 724 Simi Valley | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool |
| 2008-09-11 11:55 AM in reply to: #1666845 |
Master 2073 The Redlands, FL | Subject: RE: Snake in the pool OMG!!! Carefull....that kind of snake "water moccasin" are very aggressive and venomous....I lived for almost 3 years at The Everglades National Park...and...We had to deal with that kind of snakes.... |
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