Daddy had recently had surgery and was hobbling around on crutches in an ankle to thigh cast. Feeling he just had to get outside for just a few minutes, he took his first trip into the yard. Four-year-old Marilyn who was following him around suddenly starting screaming in terror. She’d stepped on a snake! Daddy balanced himself on one crutch, grabbed her, pulling her to safety. Then he turned and called out to my brother Billy, “Throw me that stick over there to kill this snake with.”
Billy looked around. Inferring the job required a substantial weapon, he spotted a fence post lying close by and heaved it solidly at Daddy. It hit him square in the knee area of his casted leg. The solid “thunk” of wood against cast was impressive. Daddy, Marilyn, and the unfortunate snake rolled end over end in a cloud of dust. Marilyn screamed in terror; Daddy in agony! At the center of a whirlwind of swirling dirt, sticks, and leaves we could see him and Marilyn futilely spinning circles in the dirt as he tried to simultaneously locate the snake, save Marilyn, locate his crutches, and get to his feet. The snake wisely made his escape amidst all this mayhem. To this day, Marilyn has a phobia of snakes. Daddy was left with a fear of flying fence posts. I can’t speak for the snake. We never saw him again.
Nutsrok 
Well… have you seen the picture of the snake on my shoukders I’ve sent you????? Poor snakes they are so good….and their meat as well, i ate snake in China….
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Looks like that snake was thinking about eating you!
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love that laughing snake. Can I steal it?
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Oh goodness gracious!
Please do help yourself! It’s not stealing if you do!
I got it from google image so it’s for everyone to do whatever they wish.
Anytime you see gifs I put out from google image, go and help yourself.
You don’t have to ask me!
Loved your post today!
Oh my!
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Thx
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This would have made a funny video.
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I’ll try to round some folks up and do one for you!
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Don’t forget to audition plenty of snakes.
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Do you want to be guy in cast?
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I’m too lumpy for the snake role–even though the lines would be easy. It’s been a long time between gigs, (last play was in second grade), but, I think I could handle it.
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Would you want to be one of those pythons who just ate a deer?
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I suppose as snakes go–that’s about as prestigious as it gets. :)
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And it’s ok if they’re lumpy!
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I’m glad they scared the whatchamacallit of the snake! :-D
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Bet he’s still shaking!
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:-D :-D :-D
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Ha! Ha! What do you think happened to the snake?
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