SNAKE'S

There is a bunkhouse for the crew about a 100 foot or so from us. Earlier this evening one of the crew came running down the road saying "did you see the snake:" and pointing to where our access road meets the main road. It is all blacktop and there was about a 3 foot rattler slithering across our driveway entrance. He proceeded to catch it using a stick and our awning rod, saying one of his friends in Mississippi had never seen one and wanted it. O.K.

Long about 9:30PM some of the crew come down and said they had caught (yes that's right caught) three rattlers and were looking around and checking out the bunkhouse and our trailer. They moved in a large flood light that they use on the rig to light it up at night and put it across from the bunkhouse......so they can see the snakes better????????

Linda had me go out and spread the box of moth balls that we had in reserve in hopes that the moth balls will keep the snakes away.  As you can all imagine.......she is really scared.  One of the crew told her that the snakes like to lay on the blacktop road at night for the warmth!!!!!!!  And she has the night shift!!!!!!!