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13 Apr 2025 02:11 PM
13 Apr 2025 02:11 PM
OMG are you safe from it!? is it still there!? @Captain24
do you know who to contact to get rid of it? i'd be terrified too, i hope your dogs look out for you and protect you.
13 Apr 2025 02:31 PM
13 Apr 2025 02:31 PM
I mowed straight past it and screamed. I made the dogs come inside and the man next door came and killed it. It was over a meter long so it was a big one. He is now tidying up my backyard so no more come. @rav3n
Im still shaking. My chest hurts. I’m scared to let the dogs out even though it’s gone. I’m still so scared.
It’s taken my mind off my thoughts though!
13 Apr 2025 03:10 PM
13 Apr 2025 03:10 PM
thank goodness you and your dogs are safe!! you're neighbour is such a liver saver, i could never 😅 @Captain24
that's so fair, it was a terrifying moment and it's gonna take some time to calm down. maybe it is safer to keep them in for a bit longer, until you feel okay. do you have a weighted blanket? sometimes getting wrapped up like a burrito helps me feel calm, hope it helps you too.
can add that to your list of distraction tools: spot a brown snake 🙃
13 Apr 2025 03:31 PM
13 Apr 2025 03:31 PM
He has whipper snipper and mown the rest of the lawn. He is scared of more snakes. @rav3n He wasn’t going to mow his lawn this weekend but he is going to now. He is scared too.
When he has finished I’m going to go have a shower. Hopefully that can calm me down a bit. I do have a weighted blanket but I’ve never used it.
Definitely not!!! I don’t want to spot another one in my backyard ever again! I did have a blue tongue lizard but it’s obviously gone. Blue tongues keep the snakes away.
13 Apr 2025 04:05 PM
13 Apr 2025 04:05 PM
@Captain24 gosh so fair to be scared... and i didn't know that about blue tongued-lizard's keeping brown snakes away! guess its time to find one of those to guard your garden... but even lizards freak me out sometimes.
let's hope that you never encounter any sort of snake again 🙏 i gotta hop off now but take care!!
13 Apr 2025 04:07 PM
13 Apr 2025 04:07 PM
Thanks so much for today @rav3n. I really appreciate it
13 Apr 2025 05:44 PM
13 Apr 2025 05:44 PM
I feel sick
13 Apr 2025 05:50 PM
13 Apr 2025 05:50 PM
13 Apr 2025 06:02 PM
13 Apr 2025 06:02 PM
13 Apr 2025 06:04 PM
13 Apr 2025 06:04 PM
Hey @tyme
I feel really sick. I’m not sure what caused it. I don’t know if adrenaline can cause it.
How are you?
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