The Rattlesnake in Front of my House
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Scared me when I surprised it
This morning as I opened
Our gate.
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I imagine the snake
Was sitting atop the trash can
Or the low-hanging roof
Because it flew
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Past my shoulder
Landing near the steps
Where the lemon tree used
To be.
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I called the fire dept but the snake
Was by now under the red
Tool chest with garage odds
And ends in the way.
Later, I watched snake as he moved
Out from under the hiding place,
So the Fire Dept. returned,
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They nabbed the snake.? I felt bad
Since it seemed an OK snake. Relieved too.
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The snake was about three feet
With a stomachful of mouse or rat. Slow
Moving. Never rattled or tried to bite.
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