*$&"^%("&$^£*£ SNAKE!!!

that frigging snake of ours has given me a few extra greys today.

i was already pretty harassed this morning as the stuff i put in the tumble with the intent of wearing today hadn't dried, and it seemed every 3 seconds i had a boy banging on the door asking for something... then Kieren came to the door

"the snake's escaped"

i'm standing there doing my make-up, in nothing but a towelling dressing gown and hair up in a towel turban!

so i dash down the stairs asking where he saw the snake - "next to the photos"... in our living room that really doesn't narrow it down any.

I spot him hanging off of one of the photos on the wall next to the TV just in time to see him disappear behind the unit.

some of the units behind the TV have no back in order for the cables to get from dvd player, sky box etc to the TV... but of course those on ground level all have their backs.

eventually it was just a case of removing the ferret from the room, shutting the dogs out, plugging the gap under the door and just dealing with it when i got back from placement.

it was quite funny going into placement, when people asked the usual "how are you today" to explain about the escaped snake - cue many horrified looks and questions of "are you SURE it's not in your bag?!" lol

i had expected on getting home to have to search for ages before finding him - and was pleasantly surprised to find him within about 3 seconds of being in the room - he was just about to clamber into one of the toy draws.

so back he went into his viv and a jammed on of the lamps up against the door.

2hrs later i hear an odd noise, look up and see the snake half way out of his viv! he's evidently discovered the weak spots on the door and now has the strength to wedge himself into the gap and prise it open!

so now he's safely secured away in the travel carrier we use for the ferret, it has a lot of ventilation holes but none are big enough for him to get his head out of, let alone his body... so that's going to be his home until we get new locks for the viv!

he is still trying to get out but he's not gonna manage it.... i hope!

lol we had enough people weary enough about coming into our house with our unusual collection of pets.... i think there's gonna be a fair few more now who will point blank refuse to come anywhere near our house with there being a chance of having a snake wandering about freely!!