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So as alot of you know, myself and Dave work for our rent, we help out at our flat mates parents house, doing a bit of odd jobs, painting and gardening etc........................
So it was Wednesday and i was raking leaves from the miles of garden they have, its a hard job made easier by the sun shining, good views and good music on the radio little did i know that later that day my life would be hanging in the balance!
It was getting late on in the afternoon and i was going down the home straight with the rake only a little more to do, when i caught something moving within the pile of leaves my rake had just landed on. I made out this curved shape sat nesstled in the leaves.......
Now we had always joked with Cameron and Rob ( our flat mate and his dad) about snakes around the house and they would tell us they would see some pretty big snakes around in the bush but they would mainly stay away from you.
But there it was underneath my rake, in shear horror i dropped the rake and stepped back, forgetting my shovel was behind me, as i fell back onto my already s*** stained shorts i stared at this snake just feet away from me, scrambling back to my feet and running for my life.
After gathering my self together, i walked back over towards the snake wondering why it didnt attack, armed with my shovel i moved the rake and there it was ..........
At this point i'd like to say it was a six foot python, curled up staring at me but it wasn't, it was a part of a dead snake just the body bit, it didnt even have a head or a tail just a curve.
oohh close call i think....... not quite so.......
What i didnt mention was that i was working across the road from a quite upper class golf course and to the enjoyment of a 4 ball stood on the tee, they had just seen a stupid pommy idiot s*** himself and run half a mile down the street because he saw not even half a dead snake.
With complete embarrassment i pack up my things and head round to the back of the house to tell Dave and Rob of my terrifying ordeal, where i am greeted to more laughter and Rob saying the words........
"yeah its a python, it'll go for you but it cant kill you "
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