Snakes Alive

How many of you are petrified of snakes? Im sure its alot of you and thats why I have to share this story with you. This story takes place at a beautiful little lake just outside of pensacola florida called Bear Lake. We go there quite often to relax,fish and get some camping in before it gets too hot here. Once there we set up camp get settled in and enjoy the lake for all its beauty. We can only admire it from the shore line due to the friendly aligators in the water. Its all the same to me though it reminds me of home minus the alligators.

We usually make sure to fit some hiking in before it gets dark or early in the morning before it gets too hot. So off we go on the lake trail which is 3.5 miles of a winding trail of nature. Not too long if you like that sort of thing. The path is as quite as can be and the only sign of another presence is the calling of the birds and an occasional jumping fish taunting us that he has not been caught yet. Continuing on and taking in all the beauty puts such a deep peacefulness into your soul and removes all the stress of the week. What could be better than this I think to myself.

As we continued along the trail there was a quick movment to our right but not what you think. Before a reaction could be processed the strong lad with me jumped almost on my back in fear of what nature presented. Looking down on the trail what looked as one very long snake appeared to me. It was unclear if it were alive or dead but one thing was for sure the lad was nervous. Using a stick to jostle the snake only caused him to jump higher when the snake reacted. This was a sight to see and very humerous to observe.

To our surprise what was actually witnessed was two different types of snakes and one was eating the other. Nature lovers will find this facinating and others horrified and not so excited. Either way its an adventure to experience and welcomed by us both on our hike. You may not be up for snakes but the outdoors is where its at if you need to unwind.