We have snakes in the trees here in good ol' Kansas.

JRA descending some wide switchbacks...going fast...breathing heavy...hooked down...pumped the corner into a small jump between two trees...3-4' snake sprawled out all over the trail. I put the Elixirs to work and stopped well within 2-3 feet of his nose. Plenty of room to spare. I stood there and watched for a while. (I have a fascination with reptiles for some reason)

All the freakin' sudden...the dadgum thing just went up into the bloody trees! How freakin' many snakes are in the trees that I didn't even stinkin' know about? For some reason...I spent the rest of my ride looking up