By Terry Cole

It was one of those old ass yellow single wide trailers that have almost disappeared because they either fall down, tornados take them away or are worth more for scrap metal than what they are as places to live. It just happened I was the only one aroun' when this decrepit thing sprung another water leak.

Now this shouldn't a been too bad a fix because it was sitting on a slope and there was about three foot of clearance on one side. The other side went to dirt. So here I go, wearing my old coveralls up under that thing. Laying on my back, I find the leak and fish my big old pocketknife out of those coveralls to cut away insulation and patch the tubing.

Well Sirs, I stuck the blade in next to the floor joist, made a long cut and then across to make an L shape----and when I did, out of that insulation dropped a pile of SNAKE--and when I say pile of SNAKE, I mean a Holstein cow size pile of SNAKE--fill a water bucket size pile of SNAKE----and on my belly!!!!

SNAKE looking me right in the eye.

Now in a situation like this, thoughts go thru your head in less time than it takes to tell them. The first was--I AM GONNA DIE. The second was--he's looking for a new place to hide and thinkin’ bout climbing in these coveralls with me.

At that moment I gained superpowers I didn't know I had and--levitated--yessirs--levitated sideways--six foot out from under that trailer--hit the ground--rolled twice and watched that pile of snake hit the ground and slither off.

Now you folks that think I walk and talk slow; just remember I have the power of levitation.

You don't want to hear my scorpion story, it’d give a grown man nightmares.