A Terrible Asp

Dear Readers, I want to share a warning with you regarding the asps of East Texas.  Here behind the Pine Curtain, there lurk awful poisonous creatures who will strike and kill!  Such a terrible reptile was found and eradicated at the lake house of one of my benefactors.

Lady Janelle Knowles has a lake house near here.  She was so kind when I had my eye injury to donate toward my surgery and I have a very warm feeling toward her ever since.  This summer around Labor Day, a terrible asp reared up at one of her guests down by the lake.

Now, it's against the law in Texas to kill certain protected species of snakes.  The asp that was killed was one who looked like a protected snake, but I'm certain Lady Janelle would never allow a protected reptile to be killed, so we are sure it was a kingsnake who looked suspiciously like a timber rattler.  Here is a picture of the offending reptile.

 

This terrible asp sent shivers over me when I saw the picture.  Even the mighty Hotep would not want to encounter this monster!  I am so glad my friend was not injured by the asp, although I am sure it would scare her awfully should she come across it in the grass.

Please remember if you are raking leaves or walking in the woodlands to beware the asps of East Texas.  The Hotep takes great care to avoid them at all costs.