Snake On The Play Ground

So, one day last week a snake decided to visit us on the playground. Little did he know that I consider all snakes dangerous and poisonous, and I was not at all happy with his appearance. If you are a snake lover you better stop reading here because it gets ugly from this point on.

So, I'm inside the Preschool cleaning up after Tea Party and 2 of the little friends come running in yelling "Miss Shawnie!!, Miss Shawnie!!" Miss Mary said to to come and get you because there is a snake on the play ground {come and get me???!!, she knows I'm terrified of snakes so, what the heck does she think I'm going to do???}. So, I go outside to see what is going on...Miss Carmen has all the friends safely standing along the ramp in case they need to run inside. Miss Mary tells me she has yelled for Mr. Robert to bring a shovel and is watching to be sure the snake doesn't slither off. I walk over and sure enough there is a snake all curled up by one of our climbing structures.

About that time Mr. Robert walks up with a shovel and asks "What do you want me to do with it"? Uhhhh....gee...hmmm...let me think for a minute...."KILL IT"!!!! Luckily, the friends were standing in an area where they couldn't see Mr. Robert whack the heck out of it {I wouldn't want to be the cause of nightmares, that usually comes later in the year when I talk about the little leprechaun who likes to play tricks on us for St. Patrick's Day, which is another story for another time}. So, as I'm watching Mr. Robert "off" the snake Miss Mary thinks it would be funny to sneak up behind me and tap my leg with a small stick making me think another snake was on my leg. After I scream and nearly pee my pants I realize it was nothing. Of course all the friends are howling with laughter.

So, by now the snake is "no longer with us" and I say to Mary..."You dare me to pick it up"? She says "I dare you"...that's all it took...I picked it up, told her to take my picture { I had ran inside for my camera} after which I chased her around the play ground with the snake...muh.....hhahahahaha!!!

I thought it was hilarious....until I realized a few friends were upset. Yep...ended up having to send out a mass e mail to the parents telling them about the snake and my poor judgement to chase Miss Mary around the play ground. Luckily most thought it was funny...just another day at Preschool.