I'd like to take a moment to brag on my wife, Jan.

[M&J in NC]

We live in central NC and on the evening of March 1st we got slammed with almost 6'' of snow. I woke up at 4:00 AM and our power was out, and the outside temps were in the low 30s. Fearing the worst for my BP, I jumped up and made my way to his enclosure. It was 63 degrees in his hide and he felt like a pop cycle.
I grabbed him up and took him straight to my wife, who was still in bed. She put him under her night shirt, and held him against her bare body, in an attempt to warm him up. It worked. She held him there until 8:00 AM, until we could move him to a family member's house who still had power. You might be wondering why I didn't try warming him up myself...
Well, it wouldn't have worked. I'm that guy who is always cold. Cold hands, cold feet, you know. My wife Jan, on the other hand is always warm. And she knows it. So when I handed her my BP she knew exactly what I needed her to do, and she did it without question. Jan, you are the best and I love you very much!

I just wanted to share our story. Thanks for reading.

~ Michael

[Clear]

Congrats on an awesome wife! The snow did suck, it started back snowing here in Wilson late afternoon also!

[frankykeno]

What a nice thread! Jan did a smart thing and likely kept your snake from being very chilled and quite possibly being ill from it. If you tend to have power outtages, Michael, you might want to purchase some 40 hour instant heat packs to keep on hand. Here's a place to purchase them online....

http://www.reptilebasics.com/40-Hr-D...k-p-16383.html

Great job Jan!

[Slim]

Great story and kudos to you Jan! Your quick thinking saved what could have been a very bad situation!

[Ladydragon]

Kudos to Jan. great story with a happy ending.

[southernboagurl]

Aaaw that's so awesome!! This year has really been bad for snow in NC, I'm right near the beach and it snowed this week as well. Like three times so far this year and it's really really unlikely to see snow here. I mean we had to close schools in January. The last snow storm here was in like 1989. Unfortunately with all that we do to our earth, we'll be seeing some unusual weather changes and need to be prepared for it. Glad that you guys got through it okay

[Kaorte]

Good quick thinking on your wifes part

I had to do the same thing this summer. The power was out for a day and I had no car and the roads were terrible anyway. I grabbed my snake and put her in a snake bag and put her on my belly all day. She was fine, although she got a little antsy after a few hours

[Oxylepy]

When got my 2 baby ball pythons the people I was with decided to cross a river, go to an island with no roads, and drink and have sex for like 5 hours. It was, well extremely annoying since the only reason I was maintaining any relations with those people was to get my snakes.

Sooooo they left their snakes, mice and lizards in a cabin with no heat all day. The moment the sun went down I shoved my baby snakes under my shirt and that is where they stayed until we finally left.

God I am so glad I no longer talk to them.

[Nvar]

Makes me think of my very first BP. I was living in Micanopy, FL when we got hit by the "Storm of the Century" in the Spring of 1993. I lost power for 3 days and it was cold for N. FL! I, my BP and my schnauzer made it through by stoking up our fireplace and sleeping together in a sleeping bag. My schnauzer was very comfortable sharing the bag with a full grown BP and, although I was never sure it wasn't the BP that snored so loud, we all made it through just fine.

[DutchHerp]

Makes me think of my very first BP. I was living in Micanopy, FL when we got hit by the "Storm of the Century" in the Spring of 1993. I lost power for 3 days and it was cold for N. FL! I, my BP and my schnauzer made it through by stoking up our fireplace and sleeping together in a sleeping bag. My schnauzer was very comfortable sharing the bag with a full grown BP and, although I was never sure it wasn't the BP that snored so loud, we all made it through just fine.

That sounds extremely irresponsible/weird/confusing.