what type of snake is riley and where was his old home?
Riley is a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake that I found on Halloween of 97 when Kris was pregnant with Ren. He was a baby & I caught him with my gray Fedora & coaxed him into a Mickey's widemouth beerbottle. He's been growing ever since & yesterday I selected the most Chihuahuan location around to release him. He's about the same length as Ren. Why did I keep North America's deadliest serpent in an aquarium on my desk for five years?... Well, we've all been growing up around here & all I can say in defense of myself is at least I don't have a pet rattlesnake anymore. I never got around to smoking much of his venom but I did make a few recordings of the amazing & magical buzzing rattle. Isn't everyone proud of me for letting go of such a dangerous & foolish part of myself. But I miss it already. As I was leaving him yesterday I had a surge of sympathy for the whole kingdom of cold blooded creatures. It must not be easy being cold all the time & being chased around by furry hot-blooded killers. Perhaps it's time to meditate on our inner reptile.
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- linda 9-06-2002 4:28 pm
Riley is a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake that I found on Halloween of 97 when Kris was pregnant with Ren. He was a baby & I caught him with my gray Fedora & coaxed him into a Mickey's widemouth beerbottle. He's been growing ever since & yesterday I selected the most Chihuahuan location around to release him. He's about the same length as Ren. Why did I keep North America's deadliest serpent in an aquarium on my desk for five years?... Well, we've all been growing up around here & all I can say in defense of myself is at least I don't have a pet rattlesnake anymore. I never got around to smoking much of his venom but I did make a few recordings of the amazing & magical buzzing rattle. Isn't everyone proud of me for letting go of such a dangerous & foolish part of myself. But I miss it already. As I was leaving him yesterday I had a surge of sympathy for the whole kingdom of cold blooded creatures. It must not be easy being cold all the time & being chased around by furry hot-blooded killers. Perhaps it's time to meditate on our inner reptile.
- frank 9-06-2002 6:06 pm [5 comments]