What Happened? Why?

October 15, 2005

We went for an evening swim last night. There were a few fellows hanging out on the porch nearest the pool. It was extremely pleasant. Cool air temp and cool water and just the three of us swimming. Suddenly we saw a commotion on the porch. The three guys leapt up, knocking over their chairs. One fellow fled to the top of the stairs while another grabbed his chair and started banging it against the patio. I could just see a snake trying desperately to get away. The third guy grabbed the pool net and used the pipe end to crush the snake’s head. It was a cobra, about three feet long. It was beautiful. We were both sorry that they had to kill it.

MJR