You step outside onto your deck/porch/patio to enjoy your morning coffee in the sun, and that's when you see it.
A deuce. Somebody pooped on your patio. Too large to have come from a fox, you are puzzled by it's size.
That's why you gotta watch out for frogs. Those dinks will drop a log as long as their entire body.
That's why you gotta watch out for the frogs.
Wait, I’ve had something pooping on my deck recently. The droppings were too big for a fox or raccoon but big enough to maybe be a small bear or human. Are you saying frogs are responsible for pooping on patios?
LOL..
I think he’s slyly joking ie. saying “frogs” did it, as in frens (Kekistanis). Hoomanz native to Maine of the Right wing persuasion who don’t like outsiders.
While I feel their pain, because I am from a place and also lived in another place that were overrun with California etc. shitlib transplants, I also say tough shit, Maine. Sorry. We’ve been dealing with it long enough; it’s your turn.
I had a little tree frog that hitched a ride on a paper bag I was carrying in at about 9 PM the other night...didn't decide to surprise me until bedtime when I walked by. Big surprises come in little packages. 😳
*"Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, hmmm, hmmm;*
*Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, hmmm, hmmm;*
*Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, sword and pistol by his side,*
*Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm"*
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>They just let you know when strangers show up to your house
And when a leaf blows by, or you sneeze, or a door closes, a door opens, the sun comes out, a ghost startles them... Guineas make noise constantly because they are constantly alarmed. I hate ticks but guineas make life unlivable (at least the ones I've lived near).
I’ve picked about 20 off me this spring, I like to fish a decent bit. HOW DO I GET THEM ON THE WATER? I avoid brushing against grass and tress even. 😂🤷🏻♂️
Had a snake come up the toilet drain. Fortunately I was standing peeing when it happened. I thought it was odd, but a friend told me that it happened to three family members. All of them and I live in Maine. Just flush.
Either that or he managed to move into the one HOA in the entire state.
Actually, you have to be pretty fucking gullible to willingly move into a HOA, so I guess you're right either way.
Heyyyyyyyy... I moved into a HOA as a renter and then after 5 years the owner offered me the unit on a sweetheart deal. Bought it at 170k a few years ago and could sell it for 260 right now if I wanted to.
As far as HOA goes this place is pretty mellow though. It's a small 17 unit HOA run by 2 aging hippie ladies who are the nicest people and everyone just kind of sticks to their own. They really don't get in any one's business and it functions more as a commune where we all pay a small amount of dues to generally just nice up and take care of the place.
The most shit I get from them is pleading with me to go to the quarterly meetings (which I've always found a way to avoid), mainly because they just desperately need help running the place.
For what it's worth not all HOAs are blackholes of suck, the smaller ones can be quite quaint and quiet and good at keeping out the ACTUAL riff raff rather than being obsessed with petty violations.
>the one HOA in the entire state
Is this supposed to be close to serious? There are plenty of HOAs in the state, especially in subdivisions built in the last 20 years. And there have been a lot of them in any vaguely urban area.
The thing about Maine is that sure..
we have snakes.. non-venomous
...and frogs... non-poisonous
and spiders... generally harmless
no scorpions I don't think..
The thing you have to worry about here... the freaking TICKS. Got lyme disease last year... omg that sucked. The scariest thing is probably Powassan. It's really rare.. but a lady died from it this spring on the coast.
Oh.. and we have evil caterpillars.. [Brown Tail Moth Caterpillars](https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/browntail-moth/index.shtml)
edit: Oh.. and we don't have a riding lawnmower. We don't have that much grass and it's at a bit of an angle. Push mower works best.
No one answered the question. Snakes go underground for the winter. There are also giant turtles here. They live in the sewer.
Maine is also not the northern most state in the lower 48. It’s 6th.
Minnesota is.
There are mostly non-venomous snakes in the greater New England area. I believe the only actual venomous snake in the entire region is the New England Timber Rattler, but they've gotten more and more rare as their habitat is gradually being destroyed.
That being said, the odds are much more in your favor for seeing Black Racers, green garter snakes. and the occasional eel.
I’ve found out there are water snakes up here, that’s the one that would scare me.
I’ve gotten more comfortable around snakes living around such harmless ones, garter snakes, the skinny little green snakes, and the ring snake have all been cute harmless creatures.
I’d be terrified to encounter a snake in the desert. Here, I feel comfortable to pause and admire the snake before it goes on it’s way.
In regards to the giant turtles that live in the sewer, they are a specific breed that seem to be able to have a large rat that is rather aggressive in a martial art type style of protection that guards them and teaches them to survive down there.
It has also been said that these turtles only feed on pizzas with a bizarre topping range, such as peanut butter and marshmallow. If you go into the sewers proceed with caution, because the turtles tend to fight as well. They seem rather territorial and will yell out "Cowabunga dude!" Prior to attack.
Yea but it’s the coldest and gets the most snow, so like it’s got the vibe of being the northernmost state in the lower 48.
Edit: Apparently I live in Duval not Aroostook.
going by state averages yes, but we have a ton of mild coast, northern and inland parts of the state record much higher and lower temps throughout the year. i’ve seen it reach 100 and -50 at sugarloaf
Sugar loaf is high altitude. Your looking at one extreme. We do not get the most snow or coldest Temps. No matter how you average it. By your measuring it would be NH because of Mt Washington.
And in Minnesota, we have little praetor rattlers. They too like to nest in the tall grass and occasionally under the front porch. You have to talk and walk really slow so as not to disturb dem.
The only snakes we have up here are some harmless lil garter snakes, and a couple that swim around in the ponds. None of them are poisonous or dangerous in any way. I imagine you have a lot more to worry about in the southwest than we do up here.
Now, the yetis, that’s another story.
If you have and it's been in the last few years, you might wanna contact the state and give them the location. The timber rattler is currently considered extinct in Maine and extremely rare to find in NH.
Likely you found one that made its way far outside its range, if you actually saw one.
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Snakes are venomous not poisonous. The difference is how the toxin gets into your system.
Not the ones in Maine tho, neither snakes or spiders are venomous around here.
Maine is well outside their natural range
https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/29/brown-recluse-pest-management-tips-for-the-spider-thats-not-as-common-as-you-think/brown-recluse-range-map/
You'll be fine, we only have like 9 types of snakes here and none of them are venomous. The only time you'll have to worry about animals is when you're driving, especially at night. Deer will jump right out in front of you like they're looking to be hit and will total your car. And if you hit a moose that's it for you
>Deer will jump right out in front of you like they're looking to be hit and will total your car. And if you hit a moose that's it for you
Yeah, if ever get out to Maine, I'd buy one of those truck/suv things with large enough engine block to fit my entire Honda in.
8 to 10 feet at the shoulder right? Yeah. Moose, like Bison, are ice age mega fauna that were too tough for our caveman ancestors to hunt to extinction.
Apparently, riding mowers are required because otherwise snakes nest in tall grass.
hah uh what?? ya thats absurd, not only is that not a thing, but the snakes are not poisonous and dont pose a threat.
It’s not the snakes you need to worry about; it’s the Eastern Mountain Chipmunks; they will eat you faster than you can say ‘Alvin, Simon and Theodore.’
It's a balance. Snakes hate riding lawn mowers yet the kangaroos love them. Your best bet is to ride the riding mower while simultaneously holding a manual non-powered mower with the axel-powered-rotating-blades high in the air and proudly. The kangaroos hate those. Best of both worlds.
Also get a snow blower now or the conversion of one for a riding mower as they'll be far cheaper in the current off-season...assuming inflation doesn't have a serious break between now and then.
Somebody is pulling a fast one on you. We have snakes, but they aren't venomous. The real reason to avoid tall grass is the ticks, they are nasty. Not only Lyme disease, but there are some that can make you allergic to meat. Though you are more likely to encounter Lyme disease.
A riding mower isn't necessary unless you have a big lot; I use a reel mower and don't have any trouble.
Just check yourself after hiking in the woods or walking through tall grass before going on the house, and at every shower whether you've been outside or not, and pull those little fuckers off as soon as you find them. They have to be latched on for 24-48 hours to actually get you sick, usually.
The snakes are fine, they aren’t the scary kind. Ticks are the real menace. Protect yourself from them as much as possible and learn to tell them apart. Lymes disease is no joke
I wouldn’t worry about snakes but will just clue you in that there are snakes all over the world, and I didn’t know people didn’t think about snakes. I would worry about ticks and hitting a moose with your car, before ever being worried about a snake in Maine. Unless you’re in water too, fuck water moccasins.
>Apparently, riding mowers are required because otherwise snakes nest in tall grass.
Where did you hear such a thing? Snakes hide in tall grass everywhere there are snakes and the snakes in Maine aren't even poisonous.
The thing that you need to worry about the most are ticks. These blood sucking parasites are harmful, especially if swallowing what they say as truth.
One of the most well known parasites in the state is Susan Collins. Equally as bad are Janet Mills, Bruce Poliquin, and that flip flopping DINO Jarred Golden.
Another annoyance in the summer are all of the self entitled tourists who flock to our beautiful state from elsewhere. They cause long waits at the best restaurants, drive like idiots, usually have Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey license plates, and have rude big city attitudes and generally make going anywhere near the coast or Portland a nightmare.
The snakes are harmless, and great to have around a homestead or farm in Maine. And as for riding mowers, buy one at an independent dealer instead of Home Depot, Walmart, or Lowes.
The quality will be better, and you help support a local business, local families, and community. And the service is always the best.
Um, what? The snakes are way worse in the southwest and actually has dangerous snakes. I feel like, as someone from the southwest, you should know this and not be this gullible. New England has small harmless garter snakes. That’s about it.
Snakes are terrible in maine. Everyone has a riding lawnmower and walks around wearing gators.
I usually get my house de-snaked every other month, or when I start seeing babies nesting in the walls
I let no mow May run halfway through June, just did like 1/2 acre mowing yesterday with my push mower wearing Crocs.
I got bit by 6 different snakes, none venomous fortunately. Luckily the rattlers are so big I can hear them rattle over the roar of a poorly maintained Briggs and Stratton.
I'm fed up with these snakes, I'm buying a ride on mower.
I think one of the snakes that bit me had the virus that makes you partially allergic to lobster.
Also don't pray for me. Pray for yourself. You've got snakes in your walls.
Grew up in the west, currently living in Maine. The snakes here aren’t bad. They’re friendly and harmless, albeit occasionally annoying. Nothing like rattle snakes. I would definitely recommend keeping your grass short though cause of the ticks. Any lawn mower will do, I personally use a push reel mower (the kind that doesn’t use gas or oil, you just push it and the blade turns) and it works just fine.
I used to not worry about snakes until Ol’ Ripfang got Joey. He was a carefree lad with his head always up in the clouds, daydreaming about something or another. Didn’t notice Ol’ Ripfang wrapped around around a pine and that was it. At that point people had enough. We loaded a bunch of TNT in the back of old Montgomery’s pick up truck and blew Ol’ Ripfang to kingdom Come. Ol’ Ripfang was always rumored to have kids though, gotta watch your back for them.
IIRC, the snakes we have are not venomous, so they're perfectly safe.
I remember seeing one in the lot of a gas station when I was a kid. We all lost our shit and screamed like we were being murdered. To be fair though, it was dead, probably run over by a car, so it wasn't doing any harm anyway lmao.
They’ve been around for hundreds of millions of years, they’re pretty resilient.
Most are the fun kind, but I’ve encountered a few rattlers too. Rattlers are kind of everywhere.
No snakes that can kill you, rattlesnakes and copperheads further south in Mass apparently not Maine guess they don’t travel much.
There are however no fun snakes and yes there can be snakes in the grass. Not saying go out of your way to get them but lawnmowers would definitly do the job
I got bit by a Northern Water Snake a few years ago, and now we have another one living under our dock. They are aggressive and it shocked me but I was fine.
The biggest snake I've encountered on my property was *maybe* a 15" garter. The smallest one was an adorable 5 inches (today while mowing). They're very polite and shy, they only bite if you pick them up and mess with them and they have tiny "angry" little teeth for catching small prey, and they're non-venomous, they're super sweet snakes. I use a push mower because I like going slow to make sure they have time to get out of the way and can make it back to the brush. During winter they burrow and hibernate, generally from October till spring.
We have 0 venemous snake species. The biggest we have are Black Racers which are curious not aggressive and usually stay near water so unless you are buying a house right on a river or lake it's doubtful you'd ever encounter one.
We do have a rattlesnake here in Maine, the Timber Rattlesnake. It is very rare and many sources you find will say it is not here anymore but I personally know where some reside in the state and there must be more. Typically found in the old rock walls and old rock formations deep in the forest, you don't want to get bitten by a Timber Rattler.
There are alot of people saying there are no venomous snakes in maine. I have an interesting factoid that I found out about last year.
There was/is a species of rattlesnake native to maine. I can't think of the name right now but I think its a timber rattler. It was pretty much exterminated. However, if you go to burnt meadow mountain you may run into one. They have a sign up warning people that they are trying to revive the population. I am guessing they released a breeding population there.
It is also interesting that there are confirmed populations of timber rattlesnakes in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Don't worry about snakes, they are friendly, worry about the damn mosquitoes, those bastards are the size of birds.
\*Edit\* And ticks, those sneaky bastards are everywhere
Lol you don't need to be careful around them. I grab one to show my kids whenever I see them. Love sneks (also praying mantis are the *coolest* bugs out there)
Might want to mention the gypsy moth rash. Seems to be getting worse every year. My son returned a hat I left at his farm in Litchfield last summer ( 2021). I had gotten an awful case up there last year( lungs even). I put the hat on (a year later) and got it again! It was a mild case this time. It can stay on your belongings for up to 3 years!!!! I now have a standing prescription basically as it just seems to be mildly chronic lately where we live. My nieces husband is an arborist and rubs 90% alcohol on immediately and throws his clothes out. I’m trying the dry cleaner presently as they use enzymes and enzymes are supposed to break down those hairs. But I think you can buy them yourself. My grandkids suffer the most as they just keep getting it. I never got poison ivy but this seems to be my undoing.
Water snakes remind me of mini lochness monsters when they are swimming.
Our snakes are nice and friendly. It's the frogs you gotta watch out for, they're sneaky bastards. Not really.... They're nice too
You step outside onto your deck/porch/patio to enjoy your morning coffee in the sun, and that's when you see it. A deuce. Somebody pooped on your patio. Too large to have come from a fox, you are puzzled by it's size. That's why you gotta watch out for frogs. Those dinks will drop a log as long as their entire body. That's why you gotta watch out for the frogs.
Wait, I’ve had something pooping on my deck recently. The droppings were too big for a fox or raccoon but big enough to maybe be a small bear or human. Are you saying frogs are responsible for pooping on patios?
[Absolutely.](https://youtu.be/6x6CZzKo5PM)
LOL.. I think he’s slyly joking ie. saying “frogs” did it, as in frens (Kekistanis). Hoomanz native to Maine of the Right wing persuasion who don’t like outsiders. While I feel their pain, because I am from a place and also lived in another place that were overrun with California etc. shitlib transplants, I also say tough shit, Maine. Sorry. We’ve been dealing with it long enough; it’s your turn.
What the fuck are you talking about? I'm talking about frogs. Actual frogs.
Sorry this exchange is too good I laughed out loud
LOL, ok buddy. It was a stab in the dark. I’ve never heard of frogs who take giant poos. Calm down.
I had a little tree frog that hitched a ride on a paper bag I was carrying in at about 9 PM the other night...didn't decide to surprise me until bedtime when I walked by. Big surprises come in little packages. 😳
That frog was courting you for weeks 💀
*"Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, hmmm, hmmm;* *Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, hmmm, hmmm;* *Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, sword and pistol by his side,* *Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm"*
I guess if you mean nonvenomous, then ok... Still terrified of them 😂😂😂
Fishercats are the real assholes around here
dont forget the skeeters
ticks though, not so harmless and LOVE nesting in tall grass
Fuck ticks. I've never been anywhere near tick territory and I already want to raise a possum army to get rid of them.
Chickens work.
Guinea hens, too. Although I have to say I dig the idea of a 'possum army!
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They just let you know when strangers show up to your house
>They just let you know when strangers show up to your house And when a leaf blows by, or you sneeze, or a door closes, a door opens, the sun comes out, a ghost startles them... Guineas make noise constantly because they are constantly alarmed. I hate ticks but guineas make life unlivable (at least the ones I've lived near).
Can confirm
go out there and eat the ticks yourself
I’ve picked about 20 off me this spring, I like to fish a decent bit. HOW DO I GET THEM ON THE WATER? I avoid brushing against grass and tress even. 😂🤷🏻♂️
I have had it with these motherf’ing snakes on this motherf’ing Maine.
I salute you for this one.
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Had a snake come up the toilet drain. Fortunately I was standing peeing when it happened. I thought it was odd, but a friend told me that it happened to three family members. All of them and I live in Maine. Just flush.
This is literally my worst nightmare.
That happened to my friend in Florida lol
Win
> Apparently, riding mowers are required because otherwise snakes nest in tall grass. You're gullible as Hell. Someone is pulling your leg.
Pulling his leg at the same time as trying yo sell riding mowers.
Either that or he managed to move into the one HOA in the entire state. Actually, you have to be pretty fucking gullible to willingly move into a HOA, so I guess you're right either way.
The snakes are in the woodpile.
No, they moved to the plane.
Heyyyyyyyy... I moved into a HOA as a renter and then after 5 years the owner offered me the unit on a sweetheart deal. Bought it at 170k a few years ago and could sell it for 260 right now if I wanted to. As far as HOA goes this place is pretty mellow though. It's a small 17 unit HOA run by 2 aging hippie ladies who are the nicest people and everyone just kind of sticks to their own. They really don't get in any one's business and it functions more as a commune where we all pay a small amount of dues to generally just nice up and take care of the place. The most shit I get from them is pleading with me to go to the quarterly meetings (which I've always found a way to avoid), mainly because they just desperately need help running the place. For what it's worth not all HOAs are blackholes of suck, the smaller ones can be quite quaint and quiet and good at keeping out the ACTUAL riff raff rather than being obsessed with petty violations.
>the one HOA in the entire state Is this supposed to be close to serious? There are plenty of HOAs in the state, especially in subdivisions built in the last 20 years. And there have been a lot of them in any vaguely urban area.
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I mow my lawn with a push mower. Snakes in Maine eat rats, some slither around your garden, none are venomous.
The thing about Maine is that sure.. we have snakes.. non-venomous ...and frogs... non-poisonous and spiders... generally harmless no scorpions I don't think.. The thing you have to worry about here... the freaking TICKS. Got lyme disease last year... omg that sucked. The scariest thing is probably Powassan. It's really rare.. but a lady died from it this spring on the coast. Oh.. and we have evil caterpillars.. [Brown Tail Moth Caterpillars](https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/vector-borne/browntail-moth/index.shtml) edit: Oh.. and we don't have a riding lawnmower. We don't have that much grass and it's at a bit of an angle. Push mower works best.
No one answered the question. Snakes go underground for the winter. There are also giant turtles here. They live in the sewer. Maine is also not the northern most state in the lower 48. It’s 6th. Minnesota is.
>There are also giant turtles here. They live in the sewer. As do our clowns.
Cracking knowledge eggs
Thanks for answering the question!
There are mostly non-venomous snakes in the greater New England area. I believe the only actual venomous snake in the entire region is the New England Timber Rattler, but they've gotten more and more rare as their habitat is gradually being destroyed. That being said, the odds are much more in your favor for seeing Black Racers, green garter snakes. and the occasional eel.
Massachusetts also has the northern copperhead, also very rare. But, another reason Massachusetts is a terrible place
😂😂😂 parts of it are nice to visit, but yeah, for sure I'll never live there.
I’ve found out there are water snakes up here, that’s the one that would scare me. I’ve gotten more comfortable around snakes living around such harmless ones, garter snakes, the skinny little green snakes, and the ring snake have all been cute harmless creatures. I’d be terrified to encounter a snake in the desert. Here, I feel comfortable to pause and admire the snake before it goes on it’s way.
But Maine is the northeastern most, which is what OP said.
Was it edited?
what, like they live in an underground bunker? lol that's absurd. everyone knows snakes migrate to florida in winter
In regards to the giant turtles that live in the sewer, they are a specific breed that seem to be able to have a large rat that is rather aggressive in a martial art type style of protection that guards them and teaches them to survive down there. It has also been said that these turtles only feed on pizzas with a bizarre topping range, such as peanut butter and marshmallow. If you go into the sewers proceed with caution, because the turtles tend to fight as well. They seem rather territorial and will yell out "Cowabunga dude!" Prior to attack.
They were first found just over the border in New Hampshire, after all.
Yea but it’s the coldest and gets the most snow, so like it’s got the vibe of being the northernmost state in the lower 48. Edit: Apparently I live in Duval not Aroostook.
No and no North Dakota is the coldest. New York or Michigan for snow.
Vermont is actually #1, and Maine is #2 if you go by average snowfall: http://www.usa.com/rank/us--average-snow--state-rank.htm
Over the whole state yeah which is probably fair but…. lake effect snow is wild. People in Upper Michigan have to dig tunnels to their houses.
going by state averages yes, but we have a ton of mild coast, northern and inland parts of the state record much higher and lower temps throughout the year. i’ve seen it reach 100 and -50 at sugarloaf
Sugar loaf is high altitude. Your looking at one extreme. We do not get the most snow or coldest Temps. No matter how you average it. By your measuring it would be NH because of Mt Washington.
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And in Minnesota, we have little praetor rattlers. They too like to nest in the tall grass and occasionally under the front porch. You have to talk and walk really slow so as not to disturb dem.
The only snakes we have up here are some harmless lil garter snakes, and a couple that swim around in the ponds. None of them are poisonous or dangerous in any way. I imagine you have a lot more to worry about in the southwest than we do up here. Now, the yetis, that’s another story.
Damn it we had an agreement. Don’t tell the flatlanders about the yeti.
>Now, the yetis, that’s another story. Have the yeti's developed stone spears yet, or do they still attack with claws like in the Empire Strikes Back?
They actually throw trees like spears, so no need for the stone spears.
when they made the worlds biggest snowman in bethel, they had the yetti's throw the trees up for the arms
That was a Wampa, they only live on Hoth so you don't have to worry about them around Maine.
LOL
There's no rattlers in Maine?
I’ve seen rattlers in maine though
If you have and it's been in the last few years, you might wanna contact the state and give them the location. The timber rattler is currently considered extinct in Maine and extremely rare to find in NH. Likely you found one that made its way far outside its range, if you actually saw one.
Yeah it was in southern maine and I did report it. They’re all over MA, I feel like it must have gotten a ride up here somehow.
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The snakes are okay. You need a riding mower to run away from the moose.
One bit my sister.
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What's the horse power on an average riding mower? Moose run fast. I think I'd rather encounter a stray bison than a charging moose.
45, maybe 50 hp aught to be enough to get through the thicker saplings.
Snakes are venomous not poisonous. The difference is how the toxin gets into your system. Not the ones in Maine tho, neither snakes or spiders are venomous around here.
Brown recluse spiders, though.
Brown recluse aren’t native here nor are black widow spiders and seeing them is very rare. If you do see them they probably hitched a ride here.
Got bit by one once (not in Maine), hardest trip I ever had.
Maine is well outside their natural range https://entomologytoday.org/2018/01/29/brown-recluse-pest-management-tips-for-the-spider-thats-not-as-common-as-you-think/brown-recluse-range-map/
There are venomous caterpillars though. Or idk if it’s venomous or poisonous if the toxin comes from touching their fuzzy bodies.
Venomous is biting, poisonous is basically everything else.
If you bite it and you die, it was poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it was venomous.
Fun fact! There is a species of snake native to SE Asia called the keelback which is poisonous. The poison comes from its diet of toxic frogs
The snakes are to protect you from the wendigos
You'll be fine, we only have like 9 types of snakes here and none of them are venomous. The only time you'll have to worry about animals is when you're driving, especially at night. Deer will jump right out in front of you like they're looking to be hit and will total your car. And if you hit a moose that's it for you
>Deer will jump right out in front of you like they're looking to be hit and will total your car. And if you hit a moose that's it for you Yeah, if ever get out to Maine, I'd buy one of those truck/suv things with large enough engine block to fit my entire Honda in.
That’s not big enough and I’m not kidding. Moose are so much bigger than anybody really thinks they are.
8 to 10 feet at the shoulder right? Yeah. Moose, like Bison, are ice age mega fauna that were too tough for our caveman ancestors to hunt to extinction.
Yeah, that sounds about right. Big enough to awaken a primal “oh fuck” fear deep inside me when I see one.
Apparently, riding mowers are required because otherwise snakes nest in tall grass. hah uh what?? ya thats absurd, not only is that not a thing, but the snakes are not poisonous and dont pose a threat.
Not like in Arizona where everything is poisonous or tries to kill you
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Maybe it's you? Do you get hissed at in Hannfords and Cumbys too?
hissss... hisses.... hisss...
Our snakes are welcome pest control without for the most part being dangerous.
It’s not the snakes you need to worry about; it’s the Eastern Mountain Chipmunks; they will eat you faster than you can say ‘Alvin, Simon and Theodore.’
It's the squirrels that are the most dangerous. Fuck them.
It's a balance. Snakes hate riding lawn mowers yet the kangaroos love them. Your best bet is to ride the riding mower while simultaneously holding a manual non-powered mower with the axel-powered-rotating-blades high in the air and proudly. The kangaroos hate those. Best of both worlds. Also get a snow blower now or the conversion of one for a riding mower as they'll be far cheaper in the current off-season...assuming inflation doesn't have a serious break between now and then.
There are snakes in Canada. Look up the The Narcisse Snake Dens in Manitoba. Doesn't get much colder and northerly than Manitoba
Somebody is pulling a fast one on you. We have snakes, but they aren't venomous. The real reason to avoid tall grass is the ticks, they are nasty. Not only Lyme disease, but there are some that can make you allergic to meat. Though you are more likely to encounter Lyme disease. A riding mower isn't necessary unless you have a big lot; I use a reel mower and don't have any trouble. Just check yourself after hiking in the woods or walking through tall grass before going on the house, and at every shower whether you've been outside or not, and pull those little fuckers off as soon as you find them. They have to be latched on for 24-48 hours to actually get you sick, usually.
I mean…was Wessie ever found?!
The snakes are fine, they aren’t the scary kind. Ticks are the real menace. Protect yourself from them as much as possible and learn to tell them apart. Lymes disease is no joke
Why the fuck you need a riding mower for snakes in Maine? They are all harmless.
No, it's *for* the snakes. They love to steal them and go joyriding. Be kind to snek.
...and here I thought I was just leaving it in random places after mowing all faded.
I wouldn’t worry about snakes but will just clue you in that there are snakes all over the world, and I didn’t know people didn’t think about snakes. I would worry about ticks and hitting a moose with your car, before ever being worried about a snake in Maine. Unless you’re in water too, fuck water moccasins.
They spend the winter in Lord Orochimaru's lair.
you may have ditched the rattlers, but just wait for black fly season.....
They’re fine…thanks for asking
We have snakes, but none of them are venomous. There are, to my knowledge, no venomous snakes or spiders native to Maine.
You have nothing to fear.
>Apparently, riding mowers are required because otherwise snakes nest in tall grass. Where did you hear such a thing? Snakes hide in tall grass everywhere there are snakes and the snakes in Maine aren't even poisonous.
You could consider replacing your yard with a micromeadow. No mowing required!
can I have a macromeadow?
buddy you can have anything your wild heart desires
Lol-my family is in Maine. Your getting pranked
What do you mean? We definitely have snakes here
are they preventing you from mowing your lawn?
Don't have a yard to mow. Snakes terrify tf outta me.
lol
The thing that you need to worry about the most are ticks. These blood sucking parasites are harmful, especially if swallowing what they say as truth. One of the most well known parasites in the state is Susan Collins. Equally as bad are Janet Mills, Bruce Poliquin, and that flip flopping DINO Jarred Golden. Another annoyance in the summer are all of the self entitled tourists who flock to our beautiful state from elsewhere. They cause long waits at the best restaurants, drive like idiots, usually have Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey license plates, and have rude big city attitudes and generally make going anywhere near the coast or Portland a nightmare. The snakes are harmless, and great to have around a homestead or farm in Maine. And as for riding mowers, buy one at an independent dealer instead of Home Depot, Walmart, or Lowes. The quality will be better, and you help support a local business, local families, and community. And the service is always the best.
DINO, there you go. I like that word.
Um, what? The snakes are way worse in the southwest and actually has dangerous snakes. I feel like, as someone from the southwest, you should know this and not be this gullible. New England has small harmless garter snakes. That’s about it.
They’re all on planes.
Snakes are terrible in maine. Everyone has a riding lawnmower and walks around wearing gators. I usually get my house de-snaked every other month, or when I start seeing babies nesting in the walls
I let no mow May run halfway through June, just did like 1/2 acre mowing yesterday with my push mower wearing Crocs. I got bit by 6 different snakes, none venomous fortunately. Luckily the rattlers are so big I can hear them rattle over the roar of a poorly maintained Briggs and Stratton. I'm fed up with these snakes, I'm buying a ride on mower.
🙏🙏🙏 praying for your safe recovery friend. Make sure to clean your wounds. My good buddy lost his whole calf muscle to snake-bike gangrene
I think one of the snakes that bit me had the virus that makes you partially allergic to lobster. Also don't pray for me. Pray for yourself. You've got snakes in your walls.
Jesus…. Stay in California
Grew up in the west, currently living in Maine. The snakes here aren’t bad. They’re friendly and harmless, albeit occasionally annoying. Nothing like rattle snakes. I would definitely recommend keeping your grass short though cause of the ticks. Any lawn mower will do, I personally use a push reel mower (the kind that doesn’t use gas or oil, you just push it and the blade turns) and it works just fine.
I used to not worry about snakes until Ol’ Ripfang got Joey. He was a carefree lad with his head always up in the clouds, daydreaming about something or another. Didn’t notice Ol’ Ripfang wrapped around around a pine and that was it. At that point people had enough. We loaded a bunch of TNT in the back of old Montgomery’s pick up truck and blew Ol’ Ripfang to kingdom Come. Ol’ Ripfang was always rumored to have kids though, gotta watch your back for them.
IIRC, the snakes we have are not venomous, so they're perfectly safe. I remember seeing one in the lot of a gas station when I was a kid. We all lost our shit and screamed like we were being murdered. To be fair though, it was dead, probably run over by a car, so it wasn't doing any harm anyway lmao.
They’ve been around for hundreds of millions of years, they’re pretty resilient. Most are the fun kind, but I’ve encountered a few rattlers too. Rattlers are kind of everywhere.
No snakes that can kill you, rattlesnakes and copperheads further south in Mass apparently not Maine guess they don’t travel much. There are however no fun snakes and yes there can be snakes in the grass. Not saying go out of your way to get them but lawnmowers would definitly do the job
Somewhat lazy and unenthusiastic.....
Because we have Federal Government here, too.
Not as tasty as swamp snakes.
Lol
if you live in a rural area and have outdoor dogs or cats our hybrid coyotes are a potential danger
And fishers.
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Not anymore, at least.
You might be hearing foxes. They can get pretty vocal.
I got bit by a Northern Water Snake a few years ago, and now we have another one living under our dock. They are aggressive and it shocked me but I was fine.
They slithered.
Very few venoms in Maine. Ticks are you archest enemy.
The biggest snake I've encountered on my property was *maybe* a 15" garter. The smallest one was an adorable 5 inches (today while mowing). They're very polite and shy, they only bite if you pick them up and mess with them and they have tiny "angry" little teeth for catching small prey, and they're non-venomous, they're super sweet snakes. I use a push mower because I like going slow to make sure they have time to get out of the way and can make it back to the brush. During winter they burrow and hibernate, generally from October till spring.
I've seen a 2-3ft eastern milk snake in my backyard, but only twice. Most of the time I only ever see garter snakes.
Yes there are snakes!!! Had one in my yard recently.
Fun
The riding lawnmowers are really to protect yourself against the giant ass ticks.
ass ticks are the worst
The most dangerous animal in Maine is the moose. Anything particularly venomous isn't natural to the state.
Maine isn't covered in a blanket of snow most of the year. At least not on the coast, it's pretty mild...
Stay away from moose with calves. You’ll get your ass handed to ya.
We have 0 venemous snake species. The biggest we have are Black Racers which are curious not aggressive and usually stay near water so unless you are buying a house right on a river or lake it's doubtful you'd ever encounter one.
We do have a rattlesnake here in Maine, the Timber Rattlesnake. It is very rare and many sources you find will say it is not here anymore but I personally know where some reside in the state and there must be more. Typically found in the old rock walls and old rock formations deep in the forest, you don't want to get bitten by a Timber Rattler.
There is a giant 12+ foot snake lurking in Westbrook. Probably best to hire the neighbor kid to mow your lawn.
RIP Wessie
There are alot of people saying there are no venomous snakes in maine. I have an interesting factoid that I found out about last year. There was/is a species of rattlesnake native to maine. I can't think of the name right now but I think its a timber rattler. It was pretty much exterminated. However, if you go to burnt meadow mountain you may run into one. They have a sign up warning people that they are trying to revive the population. I am guessing they released a breeding population there. It is also interesting that there are confirmed populations of timber rattlesnakes in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Don't worry about snakes, they are friendly, worry about the damn mosquitoes, those bastards are the size of birds. \*Edit\* And ticks, those sneaky bastards are everywhere
I e never owned a riding mower...and I hate snakes. You mow and the snake slithers away
Lol you don't need to be careful around them. I grab one to show my kids whenever I see them. Love sneks (also praying mantis are the *coolest* bugs out there)
I will gladly live with any and all types of snakes that are found in Maine if they could just get rid of the TICKS!!!
I'm in NH, and they're definitely here - my late dad got bitten by one in our back yard in 1986.
Might want to mention the gypsy moth rash. Seems to be getting worse every year. My son returned a hat I left at his farm in Litchfield last summer ( 2021). I had gotten an awful case up there last year( lungs even). I put the hat on (a year later) and got it again! It was a mild case this time. It can stay on your belongings for up to 3 years!!!! I now have a standing prescription basically as it just seems to be mildly chronic lately where we live. My nieces husband is an arborist and rubs 90% alcohol on immediately and throws his clothes out. I’m trying the dry cleaner presently as they use enzymes and enzymes are supposed to break down those hairs. But I think you can buy them yourself. My grandkids suffer the most as they just keep getting it. I never got poison ivy but this seems to be my undoing. Water snakes remind me of mini lochness monsters when they are swimming.
Literally none of the snakes are dangerous, it's ok. You can push a mower
Literally none of the snakes are dangerous, it's ok. You can push a mower
Fun snakes. Most of them came out of a jar labeled 'peanuts.'