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Snakes alive!

Furry friends weren’t the only ones who showed up at St. Rita Parish in Santa Rosa Beach for the blessing of pets in anticipation of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Boa constrictors and other pets snakes kept all the gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, canaries and parakeets on edge as they awaited their blessings.

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SANTA ROSA BEACH | Furry friends weren’t the only ones who showed up at St. Rita Parish in Santa Rosa Beach for the blessing of pets in anticipation of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Boa constrictors and other pets snakes kept all the gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, canaries and parakeets on edge as they awaited their blessings.
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