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#1: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Feb 23, 2011

You'd think it'd be dangerous for the kittens, with him up there.

Or for her ...

are you not a girl?

You lead an interesting life.

That's so cool...I especially like the part about "he's used to it." Different creatures living together and it works?? LOVE IT!

Tom, scream like a girl is a high-pitched shriller scream than scream like a woman. I can't say I scream like a guy because guys don't scream when they see a snake or at least I don't think they do.

You know who has the worst scream? Julia Roberts. She sort of shouts "Whoa!"

You're going to need a bigger roof soon! Getting crowded!

i thought "scream like a girl" was more of a "eek"

Kristen, will have to check next time I watch a Julia Roberts film. Carol, you're right about that. Tom, "eek" is for when you see a mouse.

Kristen, will have to check next time I watch a Julia Roberts film. Carol, you're right about that. Tom, "eek" is for when you see a mouse.

Try Pretty Woman (when she's surprised by Richard Gere snapping the jewelry box shut), or Sleeping With the Enemy.

It's funny you mention mice - we have a black rat snake which takes care of our mouse problem at the cottage. Too bad people scream when they see it because then he/she stays away for a while.

So do the brown rat snakes only eat brown rats and the black rat snakes eat the black rats. That's a very specific dietary restriction for a snake.

I've heard it's the brown chickens that lay the brown eggs. Is that true?

and, therefore, the brown eggs produce the brown chickens

There are 4 varietyies of chickens that lay white eggs. The remainder all lay brown eggs with the exception of a couple varieties that lay eggs with different colors ranging from white to pink to yellow to green to brown and light blue. In the chickens that lay different colored eggs, a hen will always lay the same colored egg, just within that breed you don't know what color you'll get until the hen starts laying.

The chickens that lay white eggs do so with a greater frequency making them better for production. That's why the majority of eggs in stores are white.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no difference in the taste due to shell color. That has all to do with freshness.

Also contrary to popular belief, you don't need a rooster to get hens to lay eggs - only to have the eggs be fertile. On the other hand, there have been some studies that suggest fertile eggs have less colesterol.

No, the color of the hen does not suggest what color the eggs will be. I've had varieties of white chickens that laid beautiful, big brown eggs.

I learn something new everyday on this site!

Good L-egg-son !

Our "brown" rat snake is black. I just read that in my part of the state, there are more black than brown rat snakes. Aren't rats always brown? The snake doesn't care what color his food is. Good chicken/egg comments, byrdie. Our hens lay brown eggs. Some chickens are very friendly and will sit in your lap and "cuddle".

My in-law's had a rat that was black and white,like this one: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters/rats/rat.php
but rats can be all sorts of colors such as: gray, orangish, white, black, brown, tan, etc.
Your snake is as tall as I am...that's scary. I'd scream too. But, I hate snakes...also rats.

Nothing like the gray rats in NYC.

Ewwww, Jota. I saw the size of the neighborhood rats in Washington DC and that was scary. My daughter likes to watch "Infested" on Animal Planet cable channel, and that is really gross. Last night we saw infestations of rats at one home, and snakes at another.

Sarah, I'm glad you are so tolerant of your tenants. That would just freak me out though.

Thanks for the interesting info, Martin.

Thanks Byrdie. I've always wnted to know.

My pleasure.

You definitely have a lot of different experiences. Keep making more puzzles, everyone really enjoys them.

I love the comments after the puzzles. They are almost more fun than the puzzles. I love to go to yard sales and one recent Saturday I saw a snake at 2 of them. Unfortunately for the snakes, the homeowners weren't as tolerant (or maybe educated) as Sarah and both met their end.

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