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Scared the Crap out of me!
At some point, we've all had at least one event that literally scared us something fierce, but today’s was definately a first for me.
It happened as I stepped into a port-o-potty in a park that I visit quite frequently. No sooner had the spring-loaded door slammed behind me when the vibrations upset a snake that was resting in the crack behind the back wall, up on the decking area. This thing was definately not happy, and I could see the head and eyes of what was surely a king cobra.
Well, I sort of saw it. My first instinct was to run, which actually meant stumbling backwards, falling out of the toilet into the parking lot and landing on my ass next to a parked car. Thank goodness that I had not yet dropped trow!
After catching my breath and making sure my heart was still beating, I looked around for the first guy I could find. His name was John (really).
“You mean it’s down in the hole?”
“No! It’s big, mean & ugly, and it’s up on the part next to the seat! Please, make it go away!!”
So he came to look, and the snake was still there. He told me it was just a harmless garter snake, but I didn't care. In my eyes it was still a cobra.
I mean, come on, fellas, if you saw that thing coming out of the urinal, do you think you’d really stop to ask what KIND of snake it was?
"And I will put enmity between you and the woman" (Gen. 3:15).
The point is, ladies in particular, bang on the walls first, before you sit down.
Related: If the Snake Rings, Don't Answer It
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