Sunday, November 16, 2025

Snake number 3

 I went out to the park this sunny afternoon and ran 4.2 miles, mostly on the trails.  I was going across one of the long bridges and saw a couple on bikes coming toward me.  They suddenly stopped.  Rather than looking down as I usually do, I looked up to watch them.  I assumed they stopped to let me pass.  As I got very near them, they said that there was a snake on the bridge.  I looked down and there was a water moccasin coiled with its mouth open about a foot from my leg.  Darn.  Why didn't they say something before I got that close?  It  was only the third snake I have seen this year while running at the park.

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