ABSENTMINDEDLY WALKING ALONG THE BEACH YESTERDAY IN THE STIFLINGLY HOT 36°C+ HUMID MORNING SUNSHINE CONTEMPLATING THE MEANING OF LIFE AND WHO WOULD WIN THE WORLD T20 FINAL ON SUNDAY I ALMOST TROD ON THIS ELONGATED LEGLESS CARNIVOROUS REPTILE LOCALLY KNOWN AS THE RUSSELL SAND BOA OR FOR ITS BINOMIAL NAME ERYX JOHNII
I HASTILY RETREATED TO A SAFE BUT COMFORTABLE VIEWING DISTANCE APRX 20 METRES AWAY AND CLIMBED UP AN APRX 27 METRE HIGH PALM TREE AND NOT FOR THE 1ST TIME THIS HOLIDAY SELLOTAPED A POWERFUL ZOOM LENS TO THE BACK OF MY DAMAGED IPHONE 4S TO CAPTURE THIS SNAKE RHYTHMICALLY WAVING BACK AND FORTH
AFTER A SHORT WHILE I ASCERTAINED THE HIP HOP CRAZED SNAKE WAS ACTUALLY POPPING ALONG TO ITS FAVOURITE 1982 CLASSIC HIP HOP TRACK THE MESSAGE BY GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE EMANATING FROM A NEARBY BAR
SNAKES ARE PARTICULARLY GOOD AT A CERTAIN STYLE OF POPPING KNOWN AS WAVING DUE TO THEIR VERY LONG VERTEBRAL COLUMN AS THE APRX 300 VERTEBRAE HAVE PROJECTIONS OR RIBS THAT ALLOW FOR STRONG MUSCLE ATTACHMENT ENABLING LOCOMOTION WITHOUT ANY LIMBS IN A WAVE MOVEMENT
I WISH I COULD DO THAT
UNFORTUNATELY THE FOLLOWING TRACK WAS THE TEDIOUS 1974 RELEASED REGGAE ANTHEM NO WOMAN NO CRY BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS AND THE ERYX JOHNII MADE A RAPID EXIT DISAPPEARING OFF INTO THE SEA NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN
CANT BLAME IT
IVE HEARD BOB MARLEY MORE TIMES THAN IVE THROWN A FRISBEE OVER THE LAST APRX 7.92 MONTHS
AND THATS QUITE ENOUGH BOB MARLEY THANKS
PALOLEM / CANACONA / GOA / INDIA
What happened to the profanes?
TRYING TO KEEP IT CLEAN IN CASE ANY OF MOMS CARD CLASS ARE WATCHING
It’s ok tom. Only Lynn follows and she swears like a trooper x
OK THEN
COVER YOUR EYES