The House of Snakes
The House of Snakes
By Elton Camp
Snakes! They slithered here and hid there
And inside the house—how did they dare?
The new owners thought they found a buy
To check it thoroughly they didn’t even try
A paper they signed before purchase attested
That they knew with snakes it was infested
Was it just that they didn’t believe such stuff
Or that to get rid of them would be easy enough
They found the house had thousands and more
In the attic, crawlspace, inside walls and floor
They crawled out into the families’ living space
And ruined their well—what a terrible disgrace
Since any effective remedy proved to be lacking
They told the bank that they’d soon be packing
“Take it over—we can’t live with snakes that way.
For a house filled with snakes we’ll no longer pay.”
Foreclosed and empty the fine house now does sit
And buyers have no interest, not even the least bit
With that many slithering, slimy snakes around
It would be best if that house were just torn down
(This is a true story)
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