Quote Originally Posted by DogPaddle
Also always use caution when opening the skimmer cover.
Sheesh, thanks for adding yet another item to my already myriad neuroses

The worst we've had to deal with are wasps and hornets entangled in the dog hair. I'm the skimmer cleaner since Richard is violently allergic to stings and we're too far from a hospital for it to do any good. Now I get to think about snakes in my skimmer basket. O joy!