There may be such a thing as a good snake

The careful reader will recall that it was about this time a couple of years ago when I made the acquaintance of a large king snake by the name of Rex.

He was in possession of a turkey egg at the time, but harked it out of his mouth when I telepathed threats in his general direction.

He hung around my house for some months, a time I believe he used to eradicate the pygmy rattlers that once lived on …