Snake Killer
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under General News | 1 Comment
Ick. The things you do when there is no one else around to do them. Today I killed a snake. A black mamba. Yes, they are poisonous.
So, there I was minding my own business, heading out the kitchen door to get the laundry soap and a bucket to soak Josephs socks. Right when I walked out the door, there it was, about 15 feet to the left. The dog was just staring at it. Charlie was gone to town, Martin (our caretaker) was with him. Joseph was inside doing his school work. I knew I had to act quickly before it got away. The only good snake is a dead one. I could see it had something sticking out of its mouth, like a leg of something and I guess thats why it was so still. It is a cool day so maybe thats why it had come up on the concrete drive area. Anyway, I looked around for something nearby to whack it with and grabbed the push broom. I was thinking of my aunt Alice Mae and really hoping for a hoe or panga or something a little sharper than a broom, but whatever. I yelled at Joseph to stay inside the house. Then I walked over and just came down hard on its neck. It worked. It puked up the frog and then I just started whacking the heck out of it. The wrath of a mama kills pretty quickly.
Once it was dead, I wanted it gone. I walked to the fence and hollered at Ledemako to come get it and take it away. Yes, I thought about taking a picture. It occurred to me how cool it would be to show the dead snake with the puked up frog nearby. But I was too freaked out to want to have living proof. Ledemakos first question was big or small. Big enough, I guess. Is there such a thing as a small deadly snake? For the record, it was about 3 feet. For the record, Im still a little freaked out. But its a good reminder that we cant be too careful. And Sandy, Ill take your cat if your still giving it away.
Oh…I HATE snakes..much less ones that can kill you!!!! You go mama…I would have done the same thing! Ya’ll stay safe….I know the safest place is in His will….even if there are black mambas there!