Please read!!

If you cannot see the pics it is a picture of a snake curled up under the seat of a riding toy (a 4 wheeler where the seat lifts up).  Most of you know my phobia with snakes and why, but I beg you to watch carefully outside and to teach your children now, no matter how young, that snakes are bad and can hurt you. My brother was 4 (and I was 2) when he was bitten in our front yard by a rattlesnake (this is why the Rattlesnake Rodeo takes place in Opp, AL).  May 15^th marked 35 years ago that he was taken from us and it is something my parents think about daily, so please talk with your kids about the dangers of snakes NOW.  TV, and people who love snakes, portray snakes as really neat creatures that are cool to touch and play with, but my kids have known since they were old enough to talk that snakes are bad-we don’t even take time to see if they are venomous or not.  So, make sure you check riding toys, inside tires, and keep the grass cut really short!  If you have time please forward this email with the pictures….it could be bogus I guess, but my email that goes along with it is not. 

I hope you have a great day and a super summer!