Before you hop to the local pool with your kids and a medley of assorted floaties, you may want to check your pool noodles for snakes. This is not a joke.
In a recent post on Facebook, the fire department in Buckeye, Arizona warned residents about recent reports concerning rattlesnakes hiding inside stored pool noodles. Yep, RATTLESNAKES: the super scary poisonous snake that has a rattle on its tail, like some sort of long demonic baby.
Now, if you’re currently thinking, “Whatever, that’s in the Arizona desert! We don’t have to worry about rattlesnakes in Canada,” then you are sadly mistaken. They’re here too. In fact, there are four different kinds of rattlesnake that are native to the Great White North, and they live in parts of B.C., Saskatchewan, Alberta and southern Ontario. Yes, they are venomous, but if you leave them alone, they’ll leave you alone. Luckily, the Buckeye fire department explained what to do in case one of these long friends come slithering out of your foam noodle. Take a look:

POOL NOODLE ALERT!!!This story was passed on by one of our citizens-Watch where you store your pool noodles when they…
Posted by City Of Buckeye Fire Department on Saturday, June 23, 2018

Let us repeat that, stay calm. One thing you definitely don’t want to do to check for snakes is smack the pool noodle with a pole. That’s a surefire way to make the snake angry. If you suspect a snake may be hiding out in the...