Snakes in a dugout!

[JimSmith25]

A few years ago, I was doing an 11u travel game. I'm all geared up ready to call a ball game, but for some reason, one of the teams hasn't taken their dugout yet, and were instead outside crowded around it. Asking the HC what was the problem, it appeared that there were two snakes curled up under the dugouts bench. I calmly walk into the dugout, pick up the first snake by the tail and take it all the way to the nearby woods and set it down. The second was a bit more bitey. I asked for one of the players bats, got it out, and released it as well.

 

Needless to say, the snake handler got no lip out of that team the entire game

[Matt_A_B]

Seems like kind of an extreme way to garner respect, but whatever works and keeps the game going smooth.

[mstaylor]

Seems like most every guy I have ever worked for or with are afraid of snakes. Catch them and move them somewhere out of the way. 

[MB_Ump]

Worst case, they taste like chicken...very boney chicken!

[JHSump]

So, you put your two pet snakes in the dugout before anyone showed up.  Then you showed the teams your snake handling skills,  And, then you put the snakes back in the carrier conveniently stored behind some trees in the woods.

 

Very nicely done!  

 

There must be a whole lot of variations of that trick that can work wonders for game management!

[carolinablue]

So, you put your two pet snakes in the dugout before anyone showed up.  Then you showed the teams your snake handling skills,  And, then you put the snakes back in the carrier conveniently stored behind some trees in the woods.

 

Very nicely done!  

 

There must be a whole lot of variations of that trick that can work wonders for game management!

 

 

Nice, for the rattiest coaches, wear one around your neck the whole game.