It’s always a bit disconcerting when you go for a walk in the woods and that stick…

… slithers off into the bushes.
It’s always a bit disconcerting when you go for a walk in the woods and that stick…

… slithers off into the bushes.
You tried to cross the road. Seeking the safety of the woods. But something went wrong and you ended up under the wheels of a car. Flattened. Snuffed out like a brief flame. Sometimes the forces of humans are stronger than those of nature. When we see you, the cry goes up from the children: “Look at that poor snake!”