From the article: Snakes in Tennessee
Have you ever had a close-up encounter with a snake? What did you do?
How scary was it? Have you or anyone you know ever been bitten by a snake?
Share your worst or best slithering slimy scary snake story with us. Share Your Snake Story
How scary was it? Have you or anyone you know ever been bitten by a snake?
Share your worst or best slithering slimy scary snake story with us. Share Your Snake Story
scared snake stories
- Aggressive snake We had a huge black snake, 5' 6" getting into our basement and killing our beautiful blue birds then it tried to get into our house and my dog and I had to fight it off. It was outside the sliding glass door when I opened it. It was very aggressive and was given every opportunity to go back to the woods where it belongs but it refused. I threw it out into the yard twice, with a hoe, but it continued to come back, approach me and my dog first attacking and striking at me and striking him in the face when he tried to protect me. It seemed possessed and was not of a right mind. I can only assume that it had had it's way for so long it thought it could take over our home. It struck my dog in the face so many times his eyes were swollen shut and we had to take him to the vet for a shot. That could have been me. It was a terrible experience, which could have been avoided if it had just left us along. It was a very scary experience!
- —Guest Guest
Sharon
- I have a vacation cabin on Norris Lake in Tenn. Arriving with dogs in tow, we prepared to go to bed. pulling off the plastic covers to protect the bedding from dust and mice poop I noticed a large snake skin on the bed under the plastic cover. Yelling for my son to come look at the skin, and not knowing if the owner of the skin could still be around, I wanted him to search the cabin. My son had searched the cabin and reported he could not find any snakes but he also found another skin in the bathroom. This one was wrapped around the towel rod and down in the bathroom sink. This cabin has been in my family for 50years but I have not gone back.
- —Guest sharon adams
Black Snake
- I was fishing in Autralia, outside of Darwin for Barramundi and it was snake mating season, standing on the banks of the river, noted this snake swimming towards me from across the river, snake came out of the river and appeared very aggressive so I and three others moved back to thge pick up and eventually climbed in the back of the pick as this snake circled around the pick up, we eventually gave up on fishing and retired to the "pub."
- —Guest Jack Thompson
watch where you stick your hand
- We have 5 acres and 3 of it is woods we also have a 9 feet inground pool were it has not rained in a while snakes go looking for water and fall in the pooll and go inside the filter you have to clean out well we got home late July 22,2011 and the pool filter was full well i told my husband i would clean it when i got done getting leaves out of pool so he went ahead and started well he threw a whole bunch of leaves out then stuck his hand back in at that time he realized maybe i should get something to pull the filter basket out well as he was pulling his hand out he got bit by a small copperhead not a full grown or baby one but midways between well it latched on and wouldn't let go he slung his hand downward and the snake let go and hit the concrete the snake was knocked out but we had to rush to hospital and my husband had to drive because i don't have a license and i don't know how to drive a stick.it took him 7 min. to get to hospital which would normally take 20min.
- —Guest Crystal Upchurch
rattler in my house!
- this past fall, my family and I were outside and about in the nice weather. I had fixed supper and decided it would be nice to eat outside; so my husband went inside to get the cushions for outside furniture. We store them just inside the kitchen door, in the corner stacked on the tile floor. After my husband went in, he started screaming "get out of the house... Keep the kids away". At first I thought the house was on fire, then he finally told me the snake was in the house. My husband stayed in the kitchen with it and I outside until TWRA came and got it out of our home. We had not used those cushions in a long time and there was dried snake poo all over them. I have to wonder how long it was in my house!
- —Guest denise
Won't go to the Zoo
- When i was on holiday one year, the place we go to has a snake show every friday and i do not watch it as i have a phobia ( these shows are 9:30 till 10: and we normally was too late back) i was walkin to the reception with my head turned back to my mum she stooped and said " Mati look" and i turned and saw ths massve green anaconda 1 ft away from me i was absoulotly terrified as i had a phobia and i ran screamig up the stairs!! Andi was only 11!!!! Know i won't go to the zoo!!!!
- —Guest Matt Hann
Snake encounter on holiday
- Me and my family go on holiday every year to the same place and meet the same people there. Every friday there is a snake show there in the bar and i obviosly do not watch it has i have a phobia of them. We normally are not there to watch it ( these shows are 9:30 - 10:00 and with the snakes the man goes round after with the bigest anaconda on his neck) we got back at 10: and we were walking throungh the reception and i was turned round talking to my mum and she stopped me and said "mati look" and i turned my head slightly and saw this massive anaconda about 1 foot away from me. As you can imagion i ran up the stairs screaming and crying !!! I was terrified (do know that i was only 11 at the time) now i won't go to the zoo!!!!!!!
- —Guest Mati Hann
Young Copperhead Visitor
- We have a bigger dog, Sam, in a fenced in area in our back yard and I feed him morning and night. It is usually dark when he gets his evening meal and I usually always carry my little dachsund, Maggie, with me. I have been doing his for 10 years and have never seen a snake on the walkway there. This night Maggie was running ahead as usual when I noticed something under her that didn't look familiar. I then realized it was a copperhead about 14 inches long and it's head was up about three inches right under her belly and right beside her left hind leg. I stayed really still but yelled for my husband to come. The snake lowered it's head and I pulled Maggie safely off it very quickly. It amazes me that the snake didn't bite her.
- —Guest Brenda
Blazin Trails
- I was out walking at Radnor Lake yesterday. I came down the path and saw something that didn't look right so I got a little closer and saw that it was a snake but I couldn't make out what kind. A man came up behind me and I showed it to him and he stepped around and looked and said Oh Boy that's a bad one its a rattle snake. The rattle was blended in with the ground from where I was I couldn't see it and the head was in the bushes looking at us. I was mere feet away from stepping on it but fortunately I was able to spot it before I got to close to get bit. This looked to be about a 3 1/2 ft snake and around 8 years old or so based on the size of the rattle. I didn't realize rattlers were out there like that. Now when I go out there I am really paying attention to every step I make.
- —Guest Dee
scareist encounter
- i was in my barn today going thru old yard sell boxes,i notice, wasnt as many mice as last month,i came across old box,that i thought was empty,an lifted it to be discarted,i notice the weight didnt feel right, and set it down to investigate what i thought would be a mice nest,as i open the flap,i seen sweaded paper, i almost stuck my hand in to see if there were babys when low and behold this scaley snake had made a movement,enough to know it was a snake,5,1in cottonmouth that i had just had my hand withen inches of,half sheaded skin ,talk about luck aye.
- —Guest randy maynard
scared coupless
- i had a large chicken house and i went to gather eggs . i wanted to move anest to a different location then i pick up the nest and there was a bib copperhead snake about 12 inches from my face
- —Guest scott atkins
