“I shouldn’t want it to bite me. I don’t like snakes anyway. The sight of one makes my flesh creep.”
“That’s all foolishness. A snake is a mighty pretty thing. I’ve taken little striped snakes up in my hands a good many times and examined them. Their marking is great, Walter!”
“I’m willing to take your word for it!”
“You don’t have to, for you can see for yourself. This big fellow might put up a good fight if he was cornered, but I don’t believe he would touch anyone if he was left alone.”
“He scared old Prince all right.”
“Well, he was something of a snake, but he wouldn’t touch a live animal unless it was a frog or a squirrel.”
“Eats dead fish, doesn’t he?”
“Yes; you don’t eat live ones, do you?”
“Not if I can help it. There, I’m glad he’s gone. Think there are any more like him around here?”
“Some snakes go in pairs.”