There is zero educational content in this post. It’s all gross or creepy stuff we’ve seen over the past year as home inspectors.
Enjoy!
This is the remains of a bat, found in a furnace return plenum.
![Bat in duct.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Batinduct.jpg)
We have plenty of photos of bats at soffits and in attics, but that’s typical. This is a bat in an unusual spot; it’s just sitting on the grass.
![Bat on the ground.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Batontheground.jpg)
Here’s the remains of a bird that found its way into a furnace.
![Bird in furnace.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Birdinfurnace.jpg)
Something found its way into the air filter and made one heck of a huge home in it.
![Dirty air filter.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dirtyairfilter.jpg)
We’re pretty sure someone put this here to startle us off the roof.
![Doll in window.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dollinwindow.jpg)
And someone surely put these rubber snakes here to scare us off the roof.
![Snake at eave.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Snakeateave.jpg)
![Snakes.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Snakes.jpg)
Someone tried sealing the intersection between the walkway and the wall with a garter snake. Caulk would have worked better.
![Garter snake caulk3.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gartersnakecaulk3.jpg)
We found this monster spider inside someone’s HRV.
![Spider in HRV.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SpiderinHRV.jpg)
Havnohart trap.
![Have-no-heart trap.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Have-no-hearttrap.jpg)
Several salamanders simultaneously swimming in a sump basket.
![Lizards in sump basket.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lizardsinsumpbasket.jpg)
Here’s a salamander in a crawl space.
![Lizard.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lizard.jpg)
Squirrel remains in an attic.
![Remains of something.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Remainsofsomething.jpg)
Sewer Joe showing off. Thank you for all that you do, sir.
![Sewer Joe.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SewerJoe.jpg)
And this collection wouldn’t be complete without a bunch of skeletons stashed in various attics. It’s always creepy to find these. Why don’t people store these in closets, where they belong?
![Skeleton 2.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Skeleton2.jpg)
![Skeletons.jpg](https://structuretech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1_Skeletons.jpg)