Mike and the snake.

Dear Henry Albert,

On July 1st 2007, Mike killed a snake. Yes, your Uncle Mike killed a snake. As a matter of fact, he killed one and a half snakes.

Mike spotted a copperhead at the edge of the big pond in the compound in North Carolina. Copperheads are poisonous nasty snakes. Last year a copperhead bit Rufus. Rufus is Dave’s Mother’s dog. Rufus got real sick and almost died.

Mike keeps a shotgun in the garage/storage building/workshop at the edge of the pond. He got the shotgun, sneaked up on the snake and “kerpow!” blew its head off. Then he spotted another snake. It was trying to cowardly escape into a hole when Mike, blasted it in half. The rear part of the snake was clearly dead. The front of the snake was in the hole and we didn’t want to explore.

Agkistrodon contortrix is a venomous pit viper species found in North America.

Blackie, Vegas, Wolffie, Maddie and Rufus cheered. (All are Mike’s and Dave’s and Dave’s Mommies’ doggies.) It is good not to be a poisonous nasty snake when Mike is around.