I've been to two baby showers in my life. One was my sister in law years ago who was then pregnant with her first...a niece to me. Today, I went to that niece's first baby baby shower. I was a little unsure what to expect, but it was nice. Got to see family, a few games, great barbeque which always helps any occasion.
But, that wasn't the surprise. The surprise came afterward. My wife and I decided to take a little bike ride. The shower was held at a preserve so there were quite a few dirt/gravel trails around.
I was gliding along quickly when I noticed this fellow laying across the trail.
Zoomed in and screenshot...
I estimated the snake to be over 5 feet, maybe not 6. It was thicker than my arms for sure, almost as thick as my calf. I estimated it had 12 rattles, and after zooming in on a photo I took, I counted 11 and a "button" the last tip of the rattles.
Below is it's tracks after it'd passed into the bushes.
And the funny part is the "tracks" that I left...the skid marks I left in the trail from when I jammed on the brakes so fast when I first saw it. Talk about waking you up! The pulse rate does a jump when you come across something like that.
A video of the big snake is at https://photos.app.goo.gl/q4ftvEaU5KHg9t2RA
The other "funny" thing was that once you see a snake, especially a monster, EVERYTHING starts looking like snakes. Every root in the trail afterward seemed like a snake. In fact, I did see a regular (small) black snake scurry along the trail just a few minutes later. And then...
I stopped to get a sip of water from the water cooler. It was those little paper cups, when I raised the heavy trash can lid to toss it away, I kid you not, there was another snake coiled up inside the trash container! Instinctively, I dropped the lid with a slam. He scared me to death and I'm sure I scared him as well because he disappeared to somewhere. I'm not even sure if my wife believed me. It was just a harmless snake of some sort (gray in color), but again, when snakes are on the mind, a snake is a snake.
Anyway, after that, I was ready to head out of there. I'll remember that baby shower.
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It is true that this time is very special and joyful for parents especially when the first child is born.