Central Texas, c. 1985 Pa & a six foot-something rattlesnake on the ranch they were care-taking on when I was born. It’s important to note that this snake was shot in the yard around the house, and only because there was a very pregnant woman in the vicinity. The ranch was teeming with rattlers, water moccasins, and scorpions; what little girls are sometimes made of. It is also important that I note that Pa shot the snake square in the head, but because of the way it was coiled, it blew through it’s length, too. He saved the skin regardless.

Central Texas, c. 1985

Pa & a six foot-something rattlesnake on the ranch they were care-taking on when I was born. It’s important to note that this snake was shot in the yard around the house, and only because there was a very pregnant woman in the vicinity. The ranch was teeming with rattlers, water moccasins, and scorpions; what little girls are sometimes made of.

It is also important that I note that Pa shot the snake square in the head, but because of the way it was coiled, it blew through it’s length, too. He saved the skin regardless.

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