The time was
around 9:30 PM and I was nodding off to sleep. I go to bed early since I get up
at 5:30 AM due to fractured sleep. Suddenly I was jarred awake by a cacophony
of loud noises outside!
Looking out my
kitchen window I could tell it was coming from my air conditioner. I raced
outdoors! The outside unit was literally shaking back & forth along with
the racket. All of a sudden it stopped.
I walked
over and noticed a strange object hanging out. I tried to pick it up, but the
thing was gooey & slimy. I went back inside to wash my hand and get a
flashlight.
The thing
turned out to be a ribboned garter snake. That's when the ick factor kicked in!
But now I
was hit with a big worry; did this thing break or damage my air conditioner. It
was fairly new and only a year old. The middle of summer in Florida is no time
to be without air conditioning. Fortunately it came back on with no issues.
In broad
daylight the following morning I scrapped the snake off and out. I noticed its
markings; it must have been quite pretty when alive. I felt sad, no creature
deserved to die such a death as that one.
However had
it damaged my unit and cost me a big repair bill I would have been cursing that
thing up and down!
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