Chaos Magnet

Just one more bit of weirdness

So I've got just one more piece to finish, and I'll have officially left my job with Studio B. More on that later, but in case you were thinking that chaos would let that one go by, I just lost about an hour of work time. Why?

A four foot rattlesnake on my front porch.

Nobody was hurt, thankfully, but this was one time I was glad Ferret was here. Apparently he used to raised them for medical purposes, and he has a friend who milks them. So in case you're ever faced with this kind of situation, here's what you do, assuming that you have two people. (Remember, I'm not a professional. Proceed at your own risk.)

Take a long -- in our case, about 8 feet -- PVC pipe. Ours was 1", and it seemed to work well. Thread a rope through it so that you have a loop on one side and you can pull it tight on the other side. Loop the rope around its neck -- hopefully you can do it without getting right up on to it, like Ferret did -- pull it tight with a slow but steady motion, and pick it up in the air. Place it in a pillowcase, head first if necessary, and spin the pillowcase before tying it off in a knot.

Then go sit down and relax until you stop shaking.

I suppose shorter pipes and one-man jobs are just as possible, I just would rather not have the opportunity to try it again.

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