Snake

One of my biggest fears when moving to the South was the thought of snakes. I hate Snakes. No, I ABHOR snakes. Even the thought of a snake makes me cringe. After two years of living here I had convinced myself that snakes didn't exist (at least around my house), merely because I had not seen one. Oh the innocence of the women. Oh the stupidity. "How naive can one be?" you ask. This evening it all changed. While mowing the lawn I saw a three-foot black snake slithering (such a good word for the awful creatures) across my lawn towards back fence. My children and I will never step into our backyard again.