Author Topic: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!  (Read 14230 times)

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #30 on: January 24, 2012, 05:51:54 pm »
This is fun -
When we moved here the estate agent told us about the snakes. We asked how bad their bites are and he showed us his anti-venom pack. Well he said "there are 2 types and one gives a bad bite that the anti-venom pack is for and the other - well you have 30-40 minutes to get to hospital".
In August - after having had a nasty spider bite that I kept showing off and describing the pain to the OH ( as only a man would) - I saw a snake outside the kitchen door - it slid into our fantastic herb bed. All summer I cooked with dried herbs and I plan to dismantle the rockery when we have snow or -15 degrees that ensures the snake is frozen.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2012, 11:21:13 pm »
My eldest is terrified of spiders after being bitten by one, much likes yours, in the bathroom a couple of years ago. Nasty little b$£%ard, I swear it was wearing Doc Martins!

Quote from: Daisy link=topic=209 and36.msg198516#msg198516 date=1327319115
Sylvia, I knew spiders were dangerous  and my hubby says they can't hurt me huh please tell me you don't live in Britain
Yes, Daisy, I do live in Britain ;D It was a wolf-spider, the kind you usually see in baths, and,I think had been poked about by a nervous grandson, he was trying to get it to go back down the plug-hole. They don't usually bite! I've always just picked them up and put them outside(I don't now ;D ;D I trap them in a glass)

I haven't been bitten by one but have had one come at me when I was trying to vac it up!  (Sorry, don't like to harm them, but at the time was recently ensingled and still very very uncomfortable with spiders rampaging around the house, so did what I had to do.  I hated the guilt so much I got help with the phobia and can be a bit more live and let live with them now!)
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2012, 11:47:51 pm »
I've been chased by a wolf spider.  I have to get my OH to hoover them.  I can't get that close.  Trouble is he is blind so I am standing outside the door peering round and saying, "Left a bit, right a bit.  Now!" and screaming and running if the spider moves.

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2012, 07:16:30 pm »
I've been chased by a wolf spider.  I have to get my OH to hoover them.  I can't get that close.  Trouble is he is blind so I am standing outside the door peering round and saying, "Left a bit, right a bit.  Now!" and screaming and running if the spider moves.

I can just picture it!! ;) :D
Little Blue

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #34 on: January 25, 2012, 11:53:51 pm »
Trouble is, he can't.

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #35 on: January 26, 2012, 09:24:42 pm »
Jay says he wished you lived closer - he's terrified of spiders & could do with your husband & hoover!!

(and also that "there's not much that man can't do!" :)  :wave:
Little Blue

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Bitten by a ruddy field mouse!!
« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2012, 12:09:18 am »
Jay says he wished you lived closer - he's terrified of spiders & could do with your husband & hoover!!

(and also that "there's not much that man can't do!" :)  :wave:

He has his uses.

 

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