It is snake season again. And fittingly enough, I am reading another snake book — “Slither” by Stephan S. Hall.
One of the issues discussed in the book is how some humans have the ability to see snakes and react without even thinking about it.
I definitely fit into that category.
Years ago, I was turkey hunting with a friend, Mark Naylor, on a trail on Shop Hollow Ridge, overlooking the Current River in the Missouri Ozarks.
It was early dawn but still more dark than light. As we were walking side-by-side, I somehow spotted a copperhead coiled right where Mark was taking his next step and I instinctively shoved Mark to the side and he did not get bitten.
To this day, I can still see that snake in my head.
