So this is what happens when one makes a debut - two grown men scream while flinging the snake around with a golf club.
I want all you country folk to know that not all us city folks are screaming wimps. Take Minnie. She is a 4' gopher snake who I caught bare-handed a few years ago. She is one of three gopher snakes I have personally handled with my bare hands. I don't really advise doing that. The largest was 5.5' long. He was big and heavy and angry. The 3' one was tough as nails and decided s/he was going to eat my arm. They're constrictors, you know. Another staff member had to prise her/him off of me. I love my city living but equally adore my country work.
If I were those two men, I'd be embarrassed. I'd be embarrassed if those two men were women too. If you're going to handle a snake, do it with a straight back and some confidence, for cripes sake. Otherwise, just don't do it. If I can wrangle a gopher snake in less than two minutes, anyone can. Forty five minutes is ridonculous. RIDONCULOUS.
It's a very cute snake. Men (snort), what were they thinking. When I was a kid, we had a 9' black snake that lived in one of our apple trees. Friendly, always said 'hi' and great fun to initiate the uninitiated with!
ReplyDeleteNo offense to the men out there who read your blog, but I've found that women tend to handle some things much better.
ReplyDeleteI remember a HUGE racer snake who hung out in my old back yard. He'd pop up out of the woods now and then, and he was amazing to watch, especially in the trees. They move like the wind, but aren't a threat to humans at all. My brother moved a little faster than the snake when he saw it. It was quite funny!