I normally don't break under pressure but this is one exception. Some of my staff thought this would be a good story to tell. I wasn't sure if this was the right kind of story to put on a blog that is trying real hard to keep kids interested in a week of camp here at Camp Nathanael. You see this story involves nature but it's the cruel side of nature. Anyway, here it goes.
It all started with a phone call to my office at about 10:30 pm by one of my staff saying that there might be a copperhead snake under one of the cabins. I grabbed my trusty flashlight and ran up to Bonaire. After arriving a little winded, one of my girl counselors told me she beat a snake down from her porch rafters with a broom and it slithered under Bonaire. One of the boy counselors who was in the area was already looking for it with his light. "What was it doing up in the rafters?", I questioned. "Eating", responded the counselor as she pointed to a birds nest built in the rafters. "Did it really eat a bird?", I asked. The counselor went on to tell me how she would see a little birds beak poking up from the nest but tonight she saw two feet sticking straight up. So when she got her flashlight and slid the bench over to stand to investigate the next image she saw was a snake taking its last swallow of the bird. "Wow!", I said. "Most people only get to see that on Discovery Channel." Needless to say it wasn't long before we found the snake under Bonaire with a great big bulge about half way down. It was a black snake about 5 feet long. We chased it down over the hill and that's how I survived the snake hunt of 2008. Below is the counselor's artistic rendition of the event.
It all started with a phone call to my office at about 10:30 pm by one of my staff saying that there might be a copperhead snake under one of the cabins. I grabbed my trusty flashlight and ran up to Bonaire. After arriving a little winded, one of my girl counselors told me she beat a snake down from her porch rafters with a broom and it slithered under Bonaire. One of the boy counselors who was in the area was already looking for it with his light. "What was it doing up in the rafters?", I questioned. "Eating", responded the counselor as she pointed to a birds nest built in the rafters. "Did it really eat a bird?", I asked. The counselor went on to tell me how she would see a little birds beak poking up from the nest but tonight she saw two feet sticking straight up. So when she got her flashlight and slid the bench over to stand to investigate the next image she saw was a snake taking its last swallow of the bird. "Wow!", I said. "Most people only get to see that on Discovery Channel." Needless to say it wasn't long before we found the snake under Bonaire with a great big bulge about half way down. It was a black snake about 5 feet long. We chased it down over the hill and that's how I survived the snake hunt of 2008. Below is the counselor's artistic rendition of the event.
3 comments:
I survived the Snake Hunt of 2008 too!!! It's nice to know that Bonaire is snake free! And nice blog I might add!
Haha! That sounds like quite the adventure Mr. McIntyre. I especially enjoyed your honesty. "After arriving a little winded..."
Have a great week!
wow was this beore the campers were ariving at camp
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