by roadkilll » Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:22 pm
a bit long, but ive had 3 close encounters with venomous snakes.
first time was when i was 9, was sitting out by our shed sulking because we were moving cross country. when my friend came to find me and pointed out that i was sitting less than a foot away from a cottonmouth.
2nd encounter was during my 2nd time moving cross country and i was 13 i think. i dont remember what state we were in, but we were camping. my brother and i wanted to explore the campground and we were walking along the woods on some logs when i saw the biggest diamondback rattlesnake. my brother was right about to step on it so i had to yank him back but then i was closer to it, so jumped backwards to get away. we both ran all the way back to our trailer
dont remember how old i was for this one but we were at some sort of fundraiser with a bunch of vendors and stuff. there was a dude with a bunch of venomous snakes, still with their fangs, and he was doing a show with em. im right about 3 rows from the front when the guy tells us hes taking out his king cobra, and that we cant make any sudden moves or loud noises, and basically to hold our breath. well, right when he took the cobra out i felt the need to sneeze. so i did. i open my eyes and the cobra is right in my face and all im thinking is wow this is a pretty snake. meanwhile the handler is reasonably freaking out a little bit.
still love snakes though, and at this point i dont think anything will change that lol
'the bird of hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me tame'
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