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Anna "Banana" Kruchten,  602-380-4886 (HomeSmart Real Estate )

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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I used to be a snake handler at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo, CA

Aug 19, 2017 03:27 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

We've got snakes of a different kind just west of Chicago.

Aug 19, 2017 03:46 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
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that's not the type of show I'd pop in on!!!

Aug 19, 2017 03:21 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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The last rattler I saw was one attached to my boot one night while fighting forest fires in CA 30 years ago.

Aug 19, 2017 07:23 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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No - and THANK GOODNESS!!

Aug 19, 2017 08:49 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
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I try to stay away from snakes and spiders.... respectfully, just respectfully:) 

Aug 19, 2017 06:35 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
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No.  I saw this on FB.  Good that people are being educated about those types.

Aug 19, 2017 06:10 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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I'm not a fan of snakes as "charming" as some may be.  

Aug 20, 2017 05:15 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
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I don't want to find a snake inside a house. Ick.

Aug 20, 2017 03:57 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
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No but that resembles a seller of mine.

Aug 19, 2017 06:30 PM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
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Wow!!!    So glad no one was hurt!  We do have rattlesnakes (further in the high desert), but I have never heard of one in the house!

Aug 19, 2017 04:35 PM
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Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

yikes!

Aug 19, 2017 04:24 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Aug 19, 2017 03:28 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Not for me.

Aug 20, 2017 05:10 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
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Anna Banana Kruchten, CRS - now that is scary for sure! Never seen that or done that either.

Aug 19, 2017 10:40 PM
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Last time I saw Rattlers was in Ranger School and I tried to stay as far away as possible, purely out of respect:))Endre

Aug 19, 2017 10:38 PM
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Abby Stiller
TOP SELLING REALTY - Cape Coral, FL
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So scary ,, uh I hate snakes

Aug 19, 2017 08:38 PM
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Anna Banana Kruchten, CRS I have not yet!

Aug 19, 2017 07:54 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
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Oh he does look angry and wonder how far he can lunge. Very cool, Anna.

Aug 19, 2017 06:49 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Only one time did I encounter a snake and I had to kill it! Not my favorite thing!

Aug 19, 2017 06:24 PM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Not poisonous snakes

Aug 19, 2017 05:43 PM
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Gary 'Banana' Houghtaling
Phoenix Property Shoppe - Phoenix, AZ
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That was so fun seeing that guy teach all about snakes today. Quite the crowd of adults and kids.

Aug 19, 2017 05:35 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
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The Mojave!

Aug 19, 2017 04:42 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
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No

Aug 20, 2017 04:53 AM
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

Pigmy rattlers, eastern diamond backs, cottonmouth (water mocassin), coral snakes & more, we've got a bunch I've been uncomfortably close to.

Aug 20, 2017 04:40 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
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I am terrified of snakes and can't even look at pictures of them. And I've never some across one in all my years in real estate and plan not to.

Aug 20, 2017 04:11 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
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I'll pass on the snakes, Anna, thanks. 

Aug 21, 2017 07:41 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
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I had a listing where the sellers had moved out the week before, and was meeting the appraiser.  Bent down to pick some weeds out of the rocks, and a slithering snake scared me to death!   Sure it was a garden snake.

Aug 21, 2017 04:10 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Every now and again.  Had a home become infested with snakes  one time

Aug 20, 2017 08:21 PM
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John Slocum
Premiere Property Group, LLC - Vancouver Washington - Vancouver, WA
Broker, SFR - Vancouver WA Real Estate

No, thankfully.  We on the Wet Side of the Cascade mountains don't have these critters.

Aug 20, 2017 07:11 PM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
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I have never run into one and hope I never do!

Aug 20, 2017 06:55 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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I've known many snakes in my real estate career.  Wells Fargo is the most recent.

Aug 20, 2017 01:05 PM
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Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
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Anna, I'm fortunate to never have fun into one of these characters in my career. I'm not sure who would make it to the car first, me or the buyers. I did just photograph a bear though. He was just hanging out. 

Aug 20, 2017 11:06 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
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I am not a reptile person so PASS!

Aug 20, 2017 10:10 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
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Anna,

Years ago, we visited the Snake Research Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  They produce anti-venom meds and ship it all over the world.  We watched various snake handlers, and sat through a lecture about all types of snakes.  

We once met a rattler on a hike , we acknowledged each other and moved on.  A

Aug 20, 2017 09:50 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
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Sorry,  snakes and me do not get along since I was almost bitten by a rattle rock climbing.  He miss me, thank god.

Aug 20, 2017 09:05 AM
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Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
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How very interesting!  I am fascinated by snakes, although they can be a little startling when you don't expect them. 

Aug 20, 2017 08:30 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Not a fan.

Aug 20, 2017 08:18 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
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Anna Banana Kruchten, CRS I have not seen any Rattlers here in Virginia. We do have Copper Heads in our mountains.

Aug 20, 2017 06:25 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I am scared to death of snakes and not going to look. Actually got bit showing land years back. Now i stay clear and when walking land, have a big stick

Aug 20, 2017 06:17 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Fortunately not!

Aug 20, 2017 05:52 AM
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Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
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Not a lot of snakes in my area and I haven't dealt with any of them in a sale.

Aug 20, 2017 05:42 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
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In Colorado, on a hike, we walked right by several rattle snakes; they just stayed put.  Presumably, they tend to be shy and prefer not to strike unless provoked or feel cornered. Surprisingly, we have some in Connecticut as well. Best to be cautious.

Aug 20, 2017 05:24 AM