So they say...."not all snakes are deadly"...yeah, right!
I said I would tell the story on another thread.
Anyone that knows me well enough, knows.....I HATE snakes. Quite frankly, they scare me to no end! I had an experience with a water moccasin when I was either 5 or 6 that has NEVER left me. I have had a deathly fear of any, and all, slithering snakes since then. It does not matter if they are venomous are not....they are all evil, as far as I am concerned
So here goes.....yesterday, I was walking out of the front door of my house....paying zero attention to the ground. I mean, I am in an area where (in my mind) I am free and clear of worry for what could be dangerous. I take about 6 steps (in shorts and flip flops), apparently step on him and feel something suddenly wrap several times around my ankle. White girls CAN jump! And white girls can pogo without the stick!!!
I jump, he comes off, I hear this crazy LOUD (possibly screaming) sailor talk and realize it was sounding like my own voice (Thankfully, no neighbors were outside....and I am really hoping they all had tv's on very loudly at the time and missed that colorful language!)
The snake (while not venomous....but possibly still deadly!!!!) was about 3.5' long, fell off my leg and went directly into the bushes next to the house.
I can't breathe, I am feeling somewhat faint (OK...maybe a tad exaggeration, but not much!) and can feel my heart literally beating out of my chest.
I go take my blood pressure, and this is what I see....
So, see.....snakes do not have to be venomous to kill ya....dang thing almost gave me a heart attack!
Y'all laugh all you want....but I don't need any snakes in my life for nothing! There are birds and cats that will eat the same things snakes do....and I am not afraid of any bird or cat!
Anyone that knows me well enough, knows.....I HATE snakes. Quite frankly, they scare me to no end! I had an experience with a water moccasin when I was either 5 or 6 that has NEVER left me. I have had a deathly fear of any, and all, slithering snakes since then. It does not matter if they are venomous are not....they are all evil, as far as I am concerned
So here goes.....yesterday, I was walking out of the front door of my house....paying zero attention to the ground. I mean, I am in an area where (in my mind) I am free and clear of worry for what could be dangerous. I take about 6 steps (in shorts and flip flops), apparently step on him and feel something suddenly wrap several times around my ankle. White girls CAN jump! And white girls can pogo without the stick!!!
I jump, he comes off, I hear this crazy LOUD (possibly screaming) sailor talk and realize it was sounding like my own voice
(Thankfully, no neighbors were outside....and I am really hoping they all had tv's on very loudly at the time and missed that colorful language!)The snake (while not venomous....but possibly still deadly!!!!) was about 3.5' long, fell off my leg and went directly into the bushes next to the house.
I can't breathe, I am feeling somewhat faint (OK...maybe a tad exaggeration, but not much!) and can feel my heart literally beating out of my chest.
I go take my blood pressure, and this is what I see....
So, see.....snakes do not have to be venomous to kill ya....dang thing almost gave me a heart attack!
Y'all laugh all you want....but I don't need any snakes in my life for nothing! There are birds and cats that will eat the same things snakes do....and I am not afraid of any bird or cat!
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