NGC: R.I.P. Old Snake

[SmithSwede]

My wife has had a little Plains Milk Snake for the past 31 years.  Sylvie just showed up on her porch one day and got adopted.   Amazingly sweet and docile.  Was surely a pet which escaped from a neighbor.  And yes, I know that everyone says this type of snake only lives about 7-15 years, but not Sylvie.   

Well, such a day comes for all of us on this mortal coil.  Sylvie died this evening after about a week of odd behavior, continuously peeling skin, and a refusal to eat. 

Count your blessings, pet your dog, and appreciate even the smallest amongst us who somehow worm their way into your heart. 

[oldbike54]

 RIP Sylvie .
 
 Snakes can make good pets , what colors was Sylvie ? Some milksnakes are really pretty .

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

Sorry to here but sounded like a grand old life for a snake. If I had tried that my wife would have moved out 31 years ago.
GliderJohn

[ohiorider]

Give your wife a big hug.  I'm sure the loss of her pet for the past several years is really hard on her. 

Bob

[Ncdan]

It really doesn’t matter on what level we humans place one of God’s creatures on, when one has feelings for that creature, the pain of loss is as great for a snake as a dog, cat, horse on any other mammal. Y’all bury your little friend together and have 31 years of memories. 🙏

[davedel44]

 

[BrotherJim]

Sorry to learn of Sylvie's passing.  I have witnessed the joy a snake can bring to one's heart.  Several years ago, a patron showed up at my place of employment with some paper to recycle, dumping her tote into the bin.  One of my employees, a young lady, immediately found the snake in the bin and gently picked it up, announcing, "A snake!"  As it turns out, the patron's Mexican Corn Snake had gone missing a few months earlier, and was reunited with it that day.  She was overjoyed and brought to tears.  RIP, Sylvie.

[SmithSwede]

That's a cool reunion story.