Dear Mongoose, You looked like

March 22, 2002

Dear Mongoose,

You looked like such an easy mark. Me...a hooded and lethal coil of lightning quick fast twitch fibers and you a small brown overlarge hamster. Boy was I wrong. I did the whole shake, fake & bake routine. Lead with the head to one side, move laterally, then back the other way at speed. When I went to sink the ol’pointys into dinner...what...only air.... then a warm sensation in the back of my hood junction. I know they say cold blooded but this was definitely warm. You little bastard. Your packaging said dinner. This is one of nature’s potholes...especially in this case. You are like that fish with the worm on its head that lies still and waits 'til someone comes to eat the worm. Its different than that only because you looked like the underdog. Just wanted to say I’m glad I escaped with my life but its tough being an amputee when you’re a snake.

sincerely

Being & Nothingness Cobra