Many years ago when our daughters were quite young
and we all rode together, we had just crossed a creek and put the horses
into a brisk trot. Every one of the horses, one after another, trotted
right over the top of a rattlesnake, and we were moving so fast we couldn't
really stop. The snake was coiling and uncoiling trying to do something to
protect himself. He finally gave up and beat it for the brush as fast as
he could slither.
I have a couple of snake stories. One time while riding there was a
small black snake in the road not moving. I stopped to see if it was alive. I
nudged my horse closer to get a better look and he stepped right on the head
of the snake. It's body curled all over the place and Sawyer just stood there
as if nothing had happened. Then another time a 4 foot black snake was
crossing the trail as we trotted along and Sawyer stepped right on him as we
were passing over. Again he was oblivious to the snake. I don't know if he
never saw these snakes (or felt them) or just didn't care. Just
weird.
