The thing I’ve
learned about
rattlesnakes is
that they also
rattle their tail
when they’re
happy to see you.
***
That’s why even
if I were bitten
by one, I know
I could never
stay mad at it
for very long.
***
“Au contraire,”
I would say.
“It is me who owes you an apology.”
t r e f o l o g y 
Ha!
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A clever soul near here picked up a grass snake to have a closer look. Strangely he ended up in hospital. What was reassuring that all the press and everyone who talked about it basically said ‘good on the snake’ and ‘what a muppet’.
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as the kids say, snakes gonna snake. I think they say that anyway.
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“as kids say, snakes….” and it rhymes!
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I know that even if I were bitten by a black mamba, I could never stay mad at it for very long. Instead, I’d take my anger to an early grave.
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Once again your stellar truth comes through a veil of subtle snicker.
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Subtle snickering is what I am all about.
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Reblogged this on davidbruceblog #2.
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Thanks, dbb!
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That is truly nice. Reminded me of when our granddaughter was two and her barometer for niceness was how one treated ants.
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Me, too! Thanks, nana
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You may be surprised at exactly how long you could be mad at that snake. Every one still hates the one that was responsible for the apple bite.
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Was it a snake in the tree in the Adam & Eve story?! All this time I thought it was an owl wearing a graduation hat.
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Good one!!!
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I can’t stay mad either!
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We have common ground tref but I would have to say that I would be pissed off for a long time unless I was a long way from medical help and couldnt perform my own first aid.
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I feel the same way. Only creatures I can stay mad at are certain villainous, amoral, cruel humans. 😳
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Amen, Betty
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