Earlier this week, a family in Saskatchewan, Canada got the surprise of a lifetime when they came home to find their house invaded by snakes. Somehow, over 100 garter snakes found their way inside the family’s home.
The snakes were looking to escape the plunging temperatures outside and begin hibernating for the winter. I’m not sure I could think of a worse place for a snake to hibernate. I feel bad for the poor family.
Via: CBC
Even though these are harmless snakes, this would freak me the heck out. I don’t want my house to be invaded by things that creep or crawl. No thank you.
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Sometimes winter isn’t all that bad.
Case in point: when the sun sets in a cold environment, it reflects against ice crystals that manifest in the air. The collective surface of these ice crystals acts as a mirror to the sun and other light sources (like street lamps), reflecting their light into the image of pillars reaching for the stars.
That’s a lot of sciencey-sounding stuff, but all you really need to know is that light pillars look cool as hell. Check out these pictures taken from people all over the world!
(via My Modern Met)
So even though winter is sometimes a mushy mess of discolored snow on the ground, up in the sky it’s a heavenly light show for the gods. If only there was a way that I could see a light pillar without leaving the warmth of my apartment…
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