Snake 101

Since the Garden of Eden and Cleopatra, snakes strike great fear in man I have it—ophidiophobia--- legless lizards equal repulsion Slithering, sliding as they move something about friction and scales like goose bumps on human flesh more than I want to know Little known fact learned three hundred vertebrae, one reptile they can scrunch up like an accordion Slinky has nothing on the snake Zoology teacher forced me to touch disgusting...scaly info to psyche rubbery, stretchy outside insides that red-eyed yellow python plagued my sleep Here’s the point—abnormal fear or not God created the reptile rattlesnake eats rats, field mice homes under rocks in deserts, mountains concealed, fearing human contact Travel to Georgia or Oklahoma… Rattlesnake Roundups held oh yes, let’s kill some rattlers buy a permit, slaughter as many… Find their hiding, jerk them up drop them in a sack writhing with twelve more rattler chasers claim fun to kill find the longest, fattest Kill by decapitation drop in the freezer alive look later…freeze dried snake eat a snake steak…tastes like chicken Why search them out leave them alone No rattlesnake boots, head bands... Yes, stand up for the reptiles! Optional © 2 years ago, Carol Davis