YAWTBF (Yet Another "What's That Book?" Filter): I'm trying to find a book that I loved as a child (early '80s). The book was written from the perspective of a garter snake as he slithered around a little chunk of wilderness bordered by a road. [more inside]
posted by 256 on Nov 2, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I keep my kitchen drain from clogging? I already have a good strainer, but I keep getting these grease clogs. Is there some safe chemical or homemade concoction I can use on a regular basis? [more inside]
posted by exhilaration on Sep 10, 2009 - 20 answers

Help me identify this snake we found on our deck in Bloomington, Indiana? [more inside]
posted by joe vrrr on Jun 19, 2009 - 18 answers

Critter identification filter: Anyone know what kind of snake this is? [more inside]
posted by delladlux on May 26, 2009 - 12 answers

Clogged kitchen sink, what can I try next? [more inside]
posted by wongcorgi on May 12, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me find the most cost-efficient giant [fake] snake, please. [more inside]
posted by niles on Mar 15, 2009 - 10 answers

Can anyone identify this snake? I encountered it during my hike in Sequoia/King's Canyon last summer.
posted by koenie on Feb 2, 2009 - 6 answers

Is the x-ray the doctors are looking at in this advertisement fake? It looks like someone with a snake lodged in their pelvis. I can't imagine what it could be if it was real.
posted by XMLicious on Nov 7, 2008 - 11 answers

Calling all Hot Wheels Redine experts. [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on Jul 25, 2008 - 2 answers

As a Brit traveling to California do I need to be wary of snakes or spiders (or anything else for that matter?) [more inside]
posted by stackhaus23 on Dec 28, 2007 - 31 answers

Looking for the origin of a quote referenced by Dennis Covington in Salvation on Sand Mountain as being something he "read somewhere": "Mystery...is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend." [more inside]
posted by macinchik on Aug 5, 2007 - 2 answers

Why cant I find a english to latin translation for either "snake" or "serpent"? I have been trying to use online translators. and none of the ones that I have trried come up with a match.
posted by Raybun on Aug 20, 2006 - 17 answers

What can I do about a business partner who ran off with an idea? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 17, 2006 - 13 answers

Advice needed for solo female hiker: Am I safe on my own? What should I be aware of? Can you mace a snake? [more inside]
posted by vionnett on Jun 3, 2006 - 26 answers

ShowerDrainFilter: Every six months or so our shower drain clogs and we have to call a plumber to snake it out. That costs about $125 each time. We asked him the last time if we could buy our own snake and do it ourselves and he strongly cautioned us against that. [more inside]
posted by Taken Outtacontext on May 20, 2006 - 33 answers

You know Snake? The criminal character from The Simpsons? What is his accent - where's it from? It seems pretty highbrow for a lowbrow kind of guy. [more inside]
posted by ssmith on Jun 23, 2004 - 20 answers

My toilet is plugged, and I don't have a plunger. Sweet Zombie Jesus. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Mar 30, 2004 - 20 answers