Houseguest.
So there I am, sitting happily at my computer, when I hear Leela hissing, followed by the sound of something rattling.
Yeah.
I picked up the potmetal sword I keep by my computer and went to investigate (just like a girl in a horror movie), and found Leela, in the hall, facing off with a rattlesnake roughly the length of my leg. This is the point at which Leela got grabbed, my cellphone got snagged off the desk, and I went to stand in the front yard with cat and phone. I was not going to argue with that snake for ownership of the house, thanks.
It took twenty minutes for Animal Control to arrive, mock me for my leopard-print nightgown (I knew three of the team members from Reptile Rescue) and remove the snake. I am now back inside, Leela is nursing her ruffled dignity, and I've shut the sliding glass door, which she had somehow managed to pry open for her hunting activities.
Pardon me while I have a panic attack now.
Yeah.
I picked up the potmetal sword I keep by my computer and went to investigate (just like a girl in a horror movie), and found Leela, in the hall, facing off with a rattlesnake roughly the length of my leg. This is the point at which Leela got grabbed, my cellphone got snagged off the desk, and I went to stand in the front yard with cat and phone. I was not going to argue with that snake for ownership of the house, thanks.
It took twenty minutes for Animal Control to arrive, mock me for my leopard-print nightgown (I knew three of the team members from Reptile Rescue) and remove the snake. I am now back inside, Leela is nursing her ruffled dignity, and I've shut the sliding glass door, which she had somehow managed to pry open for her hunting activities.
Pardon me while I have a panic attack now.