We now live out in the country in ETX, on a small private lake. The fenced-in area of the backyard is about 2 acres. Grass and post oak trees mainly.
I have a guy cut the grass every two weeks or so. Great guy, former firefighter, has his own small business. We have an agreement. When he encounters a copperhead, he tells me but does NOT tell Mrs. NNM, because what she doesnβt know about that subject wonβt hurt her. Every month or so, he calls me and lets me know that he ran over/killed one somewhere in the back.
He had a new guy helping him yesterday. Mrs. NNM goes out to pay the main guy, and new guy yells over βhey, we killed two copperheads for ya! Over between your A/C units and the fire pit!β
Mrs. NNM called me within minutes: βIβm selling the house! I donβt care about anything in it! Iβm leaving!β Iβm in Co. Springs visiting granddaughter NNM and had to do the damage control from here.
Sheβs calmed down now, but that was an unnecessary bit of drama.