So, after last night's snake... Oh, sorry, you dont know about last night's snake? I thought that everyone had heard the screams? Last night's snake was found trying to climb the wall outside the front door. It (the snake) was covered in cobwebs (which was weird) and bright green with a yellow head. After I disturbed it, Kitty and I watched it slide past the front door (which I slammed in the nick of time) and slither under the BBQ.
My new least favourite noise in the world (and there has been a wide selection lately, with all the renovations at work), my least favourite noise is the sound of a snake slithering itself over itself. It is a dry rasping horrible creepy noise.
Last night's snake disappeared soon after the first sighting, but I still crept out carefully this morning to drive to work. I was feeling very confident, with no sign of the snake, until I came to the stairs and found snakey's brother hanging around. I was not sure how to politely move him on, after all, while he has little teeth, he has that horrible power to enchant and entrance and then make me quiver with his horrible noise.
How do you shoo a snake?
I did the only thing I could think of, which was whip out the camera and ask him to pose. After a couple of snaps, with full flash, snakey slithered away, under my car! Very reassuring, we've all heard those stories about the driver ignorantly driving along, to suddenly be confronted by a snake in the car. Its abit like that scene from Cape Fear, where the man straps himself to the bottom of the family car when they drive off on holidays so he can murder them.
I've never hoped for an automatic gate opener more that I did this morning. Alas, this is the country and I would get laughed at for even suggesting it.
I have offered a reward for anyone who wants to rid me of serpants (in time for St Pat's day possibly?). All the snakes you can fit in a bag, for just $1.00. Its a bargain.
Snake on the steps is better than snake in the grass.
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