The Blond Duck goes to a Snake Farm
Most people go to an elegant restaurant for their anniversary. They slip into dresses hidden in the closet for only a few special nights a year, dab their most elegant perfume behind their ears and spend a sophisticated night at a dusky bistro dancing to jazz and dining on lobster.
Clad in my best flip flops and sundress, Ben and I headed out one Sunday morning to a roadside snake farm off the Interstate. Ben had been dying to see it ever since it had been featured on Dirty Jobs.
Now, I don’t like snakes. In fact, I despise snakes. No decent Texas girl is going to like snakes. In my duckie mind, the only good snake is a dead one. Preferably far away from me.
And I HATE alligators with every fiber of my being. I have nightmares about once a week about alligators eating either me or the Babies or Ben.
Of course, the snake farm has alligators. Lots of alligators. Much bigger than this one.
I was not amused.
So I concentrated on the cuter aspects of the Snake Farm, such as the Petting Zoo.
I tried to make friends with the baby pigs…
But they just ran away.
So I hung out with the goats instead. They appreciated me. And the bag of food leaking in my purse.
Meanwhile, Ben had a new friend.
A very determined new little friend.
With every step Ben took, his new friend rammed him with a forceful head butt. He rammed the back of his legs, he rammed his shins. He rammed his stomach, he rammed his butt. He rammed every inch of Ben he could find. He was an unstoppable ramming machine.
He even rammed his toes.
Meanwhile, the other animals had decided Ben was their friend as well.
For you see, he was the One With The Food Bag. That automatically made him the most popular fellow at the petting zoo.
Even the peacock liked him.
The snake found him a delightful companion.
Even the mournful llama loved him.
We had a wonderful time at the snake farm with all our new friends. Except for the snakes. And the alligators.
I can only imagine what we’ll be doing for our fourth year anniversary.
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Coconut Queen and Thursday, a wonderful new recipe! Friday we’ve got a new Twirl and Saturday, a new Critter Confessions! Stay tuned!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Happy Anniversary!
Peacocks are just amazing.
Love the ramming! lol!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Happy Anniversary….I can’t believe you held that snake! Yikes!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Did ya sprinkle the animals with fairy dust?
June 9th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Happy Anniversary to you and Ben, Duckie. May you have many many more…not necessarily at the Snake Farm though. Snakes & Spiders, UG!
P.S. Today is Donald Duck’s 75th birthday!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Aw, Happy Anniversary!! Seriously though, I can’t imagine picking up that snake!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Happy anniversary! The farm looks like so much fun, that little baby goat is adorable!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Petting zoo – good! Scaling, slimy creatures who want to squeeze you to death or bite your head off – BAD!!! Happy Anniversary!!
June 9th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Happy Anniversary. Luckily no snake farms near me to go to on my anniversary. Next week is my 31st anniversary!
June 9th, 2009 at 5:32 am
EEaaagghhhh! You are SO brave to hold a snake- I’d have passed out! You’ve got swagger!
kHm
June 9th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Flip flops and snakes? Girl, you are so much braver than me…. Happy anniversary. You guys make the cutest couple.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Happy Anniversary!! I have a friend (had a friend, in Florida) who raised “wild” animals to take to different events and he’d set up a booth so people could “pet” his animals…He had a (a few) Snake that weighed a couple hundred pounds and was about 10 ft. or so long….I too felt the same way as he was putting it acorss my shoulders to have me carry it around to advertise his booth for him…lol….They’re not that bad really. I was wearing flip flops too!!! lol….Gotta live dangerously every now and again, ya know?
June 9th, 2009 at 6:09 am
You did better than I would. There is no way I would have gotten close to that snake! Happy anniversary!
June 9th, 2009 at 6:29 am
This has to be the place up I-35, right? Awesome. Happy, er, Anniversary!
June 9th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Happy anniversary!!
What a fun way to spend the day
June 9th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Doesn’t EVERYONE go to snake farms on their anniversaries?
June 9th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Goats! How sweet!! This looks like a very fun and original way to celebrate. Every anniversary party should involve peacocks and llamas. Snakes? Well, I’m with you on the snake thing. Eww.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am
Happy anniversary! Ew to the snakes, but Ben’s new friend is too cute for words! I would have put him in my pocket and snuck him home!
June 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am
ZOMG! You are holding a real LIFE SNAKE!!!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 7:20 am
great anniversary outing! congrats, by the way. reptiles of any variety are best left as far away from me as possible, but furry critters are welcome any time.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:32 am
LOL, Babygirl would LOVE that place! Me, not so much!
~ingrid
June 9th, 2009 at 7:37 am
You are one brave, crazy woman!
June 9th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Happy Anniversary!!! I can’t believe you where holding a snake!!! I stay far, far away from them.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Happy 3rd anniversary. Your life and marriage will never be boring.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Yaaooooo, pretty ducky, I had to scroll down as quick as possible. Can’t see snake, I am so scared of that creature. But, I must say that I didn’t miss your beautiful magenta top that you were wearing, it’s good color for you.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Happy Anniversary! I would rather do what you did than go to a fancy restaurant any day. I adore pigs and those little ones are the cutest! Glad Ben made some new friends!!! I like alligators but will definitely pass on snakes. I give you credit for even holding one! No way…..
June 9th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Happy Anniversary, i think I’d have preferred a meal out. Jane x
June 9th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Hahaha only you would go to a snake farm! Cute pictures!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Oh Duckie -
You are much braver than I. What a great wife you are to go to the snake farm for your anniversary -lol! Those little goats were pretty cute though!
XOXO
Jen
June 9th, 2009 at 8:52 am
What a great trip! I would have hung out with the cute ones too. Leave the snakes for the boys. We love Mike Rowe too, doesn’t hurt that he is charming and good looking too… just sayin.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am
No snakes for me either. I guess the Texan in Grampy came through to me.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Oh, you brave girl. I have a friend who cannot even look at snakes on TV. That’s how mortified she is of them. This was such a fun post. Thanks for sharing!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:54 am
too funny! I love your classic blond duck pose..one arm up and one arm down! haha! You are too cute! Looks like a fun and memorable anniversary
June 9th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Even though I love all animals I am so there with ya on the snake and alligator thing. Creeps me out! I would have done the same and headed over to the goats and pigs. Hehe! I would have been in Heaven here! Great pictures!!
June 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Happy inversely, you look wonderful in that red hot number..
June 9th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Happy anniversary, you look wonderful in that red hot number..
June 9th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Happy anniversary. You look so sweet holding that snake!
June 9th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Now that is what I call true love … going to the snake farm just because you knew it would make your guy a happy camper. He does look happy, too, even with his little head-butting friend asserting itself at every turn! This will be hard to top next year; I hope you don’t do any arachnid type thing! What did the Babies think of your outing … did they detect any non-Pond creature scents on your person? Speaking of your person, you look darling in that red sundress!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I’ve gotta say, you just have the best smile!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
You are too funny. I LOVE all those things. But I am with you on the snakes. I have a love hate relationship with them. Love the baby pigs and goats though.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
You’re braver than I am. I don’t think I would have held that snake. I’d have stayed with the pigs.
Happy Anniversary!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Snakes and gators? EW!
I can’t believe you held that slimy, slithery thing! Again, EW!
I’m so glad you had a fab anniversary!
Also, I have an award for you on my blog!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
You are a better woman than I am!! I can’t take it!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Snakes. Shudder. Not in this lifetime.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Hey girl – happy anniversary! I hate snakes. Yikes. I can’t believe you are holding one. I would be running from it. Aren’t they cold and clammy? Eeeeeck. At any rate, I’m glad you enjoyed your day. I like the ram.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Happy anniversary to you and good job holding the snake! That looks fun!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I think I saw it on Dirty Jobs too. I can’t believe those goats didn’t rip your dress to shreds.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Happy, happy anniversary!!!
I missed that episode of Dirty Jobs. Your dh is pretty cool…I like a guy who likes reptiles.
You were pretty brave for holding a snake when you don’t like them!
Goats can be pretty obnoxious…but I still want one! Someday, we’ll have good fencing and I’ll get my goats and sheep.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I have been to the Snake Farm & Animal World Zoo and I have seen the Dirty Jobs show. That place is so much fun for seeing things even big city zoos don’t have. I can’t wait until I am in Texas again to go there again. Happy Anniversary! You looked great holding the snake, by the way!
June 9th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Happy Anniversary! You are a brave soul. I really really can’t stand snakes. I won’t even take my poor kids into the snake house at the zoo. The goats are pretty cute, though!
June 9th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Happy Anniversary!! EWW!! You do know your holding a snake, right!!? Eww!! Your scaring me, little duckie. That goat is so cute. Did I tell you that I love llamas? Yep. I do.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Happy Anniversary!
You are brave to hold that snake!
June 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Happy Anniversary!!! I remember that Dirty Jobs episode but I cannot imagine actually going there! Snakes in large numbers tend to freak me out! Although the farm animals are super adorable:)
June 9th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
SO CUTE!!!! i love the little pigs. My mom’s neighbor has a pet pig named oreo that is so funny and cool. i love their little snorts!!
June 9th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I must say I think you are crazy to touch a snake! I’m terrified of them! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you come back!
June 9th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Happy Anniversary! You look way too purdy to be at that snake farm. What a fun adventure, but then that’s what life really is-a great big fun adventure!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Looks like a lot of fun, but my allergies to animals would not cooperate. My husband has to take the girls into the petting zoos. I pet a deer once and broke out in hives. Take Care!
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Oh yeah! Happy Anniversary!!!
Mine is June 10th!
June 9th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Happy Birthday Duckie and Ben! Haha that’s why we love you-you go to snake farms for your anniversary
June 9th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Very nice and joyful sequence of pictures! You and Ben had a good time there! As for me, I prefer a five-star hotel without snakes and alligators!!!
June 9th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Happy Anniversary and what great pics! Thanks for stopping by today
p.s Yard Sale + Art = Yart Sale
June 9th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I got chills just looking at the picture of the snake!
June 10th, 2009 at 7:40 am
You are one brave lady. I would never have the gumption to touch a snake or a gator.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Enjoyed your pictures of your adventure at the snake farm. We visited a gator farm in Fl last fall. There is a photo of my son on my blog holding a baby gator. He was so brave. Both me and hubby couldn’t do it. We just stroked it’s head. We didn’t hold any snakes though. Hubby has a deep seeded fear of them. He would have run screaming, just like when he get the occasional snake in our yard. Cut to me having to deal with it, like a man. Take care.
-Kiki
June 10th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Happy Anniversary! You look too cute holding the snake, I would look panic stricken… I adore pigs and goats.
June 10th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
LOL!! We used to watch dirty jobs when we had TV! I remember the snake farm.
Looks like a great trip.
Eli looked at the picture of you and the snake and said “I like snakes a lot… yep… a lot!!” Except his “a lot” sounds like “a-wat” which makes it even cuter!!
June 10th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
hahahahha you guys crack me up! Happy Anniversary
June 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
This looks like fun! I actually used to keep reptiles as pets, I had two leopard geckos!
June 11th, 2009 at 12:28 am
hope you had a good day on your aniversary and its fun being different so….
June 11th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Happy anniversary. I remember holding a snake as a kid and being cooler with it than I thought I would be.
You seem to feel about alligators the way I feel about crabs!
I envy you having access to a petting zoo. Everywhere I go in this area none of the “petting zoos” actually allow petting. Animals are house behind double rows of fencing and you have to feed them through tubes if they let you feed them at all. They’re really just zoos with farm animals.
June 11th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Happy Belated Anniversary!
Wow! Catherine just petted a few snakes at the zoo this morning and I was ready to throw up! lol! You are brave!
June 12th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Happy Anniversary!! I hate snakes. And alligators. Ick! Love the perring zoo! After a big rain storm a few weeks ago, I went running on the trail near my house–which is by a lake, mind you. And it was early so I was basically alone and I swear I was petrified that an alligator was going to come crawling out of the creek!! Not kidding. I never saw one, but, I tell you, it was the most terrifying run of my life.
June 12th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Happy Annniversary. That sure is an original date!
June 13th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I’m sort of neutral on snakes- as long as they aren’t poisonous or in the house, I don’t mind them much. Kyle on the other hand, loathes them. Like super-hates them. I feel the same way about cockroaches, so Kyle is the offical cockroach-killer/disposer. Guess that makes me the snake-disposer? Luckily, no snakes have ever gotten in the apartment, so this issue hasn’t come up yet… knock on wood.
June 16th, 2009 at 6:27 am
I think I’m more comfortable with the furry animals than the scaly ones… It looks like you had a great time!