5 March 2008 Well, it has finally happened - I have now had my first encounter with a snake! (I don't really think the snake park counts as an encounter). This one was curled up in my doorway when I went to leave for school on Monday morning, blocking my way out! I guess it would have been a good excuse for a day off school, although then I would have been stuck at home with the snake!! I think it was a black mamba (very dangerous!), although it was quite small and, to be honest, it's not like I got real close! I managed not to freak out completely and become a blithering mess in the corner, but it was a pretty close-run thing! I eventually grabbed my broom and swept it out of the
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