An Unwelcome Visitor At the Home Inspection
Warning: Don't read any further if you are squeamish.
I was at a home inspection last week with my buyers and their wonderful home inspector, Lisa Alajajian of HomeQuest Consultants. Lisa is an extremely detailed and thorough home inspector. If you are buying a house, she is the kind of home inspector you want working on your behalf. Not only will she educate you about the house and it's systems, but she will provide you with detailed information on each aspect of the house, and provide recommendations for further evaluations of the property, if necessary. Lisa is also the President of the New England chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). I cannot say enough good things about Lisa. You can reach her at 508-634-2010 or 877-898-9990 or email: homequest1@comcast.net
Ok, back to the story.
We had followed Lisa through a detailed inspection of the basement, and both floors of the house. We were out in the garage when all of a sudden Lisa jumped back with a shout.
For a minute, I thought she had been shocked. "What's the matter?" I asked.
"There's a snake!" she said.
"Snake!!" we all shouted.
Lying on a ledge along an inside wall of the garage was this snake. No one had been living in this house for a while, so the snake must have decided to move in rent free.
I have never seen a snake that looked like this in my town of Sharon, MA. My first thought is that it was someone's escaped pet. (Shudder!)
The buyer took a long stick and scooted the snake out of the garage. He got it into an empty recyling bin, put a lid on it, and big, heavy rock on top for good measure. I called Animal Control, and was told they would come pick it up.
Here's a picture of it with it's mouth open wide.
I still don't know what kind of snake this is. If you recognize it, please tell me.
Coincidentally, Lisa noticed that the name brand of the electric garage door openers was "Python".
No wonder the snake thought this was the right house for him!
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