Life in the jungle is hard. Feed is not always abundant and the animals live in a constant stress-state between getting their own feed and becoming someone else's feed. The yellow snake has not had feed in a week and it's a common fact that hungry snakes are highly dangerous. The yellow snake has become aware that there are intruders in the jungle. They are humans on expedition. The yellow snake starts its slow, controlled descend from its place in the tree. Its forked tongue is making a whizzing sound. The humans don't spot it until they are literally standing face to face with it. They freeze. The yellow snake makes more hisses. The humans don't know what to do, sweat breaking on their foreheads. There are no doctors in miles and miles. They carry no antidote with them.
The yellow snake keeps coming closer. Then it slips into one of the expedition satchels, containing apples and other fruits. The humans cannot believe their luck - the yellow snake has made itself an easy prey. The humans kill it with ease, along with their fear. What they don't know, is that the yellow snake was a non-venomous vegetarian.
2 comments:
lol, Silly humans!
Kill first, ask after. I think I've heard that one before.... Silly indeed!
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