My Girl & Her Six Brave Brothers
July 31, 2010 by Puna
Filed under Signatures, The Animal Kingdom, The Teenage Life
Do you see the snake?
There it is! It was huge…huge…
We (the parents) found a rope swing on an adult boat ride. We thought the kids would like it and we brought them back that evening. The girl and three of the boys jumped into the water and excitedly made their way to shore…
…until they saw the snake and screamed like little school girls – the boys that is. The only girl in the group stood her ground and waded closer to get a look and try to scare the snake away. At least I think that’s what she was trying to do.
Two of the boys swam back to the boat and crawled in. Mr. Chris said he turned around and LCAT Eric was standing behind him. Uh huh…
LCAT Kegan’s curiosity got the best of him and he backed up enough to get behind the girl.
The other three boys in our boat taunted them from safety of 15 yards away. I want to tell them that taunting is really not a very nice personality trait, especially if you can’t back it up.
I just thought this photo was funny. LCAT Kegan gettin’ out of Dodge as quickly as he can, all the while screaming, “We got your back (girl), we got your back!”
The snake ran (slithered) away and the girl called the all clear. At which point, six 16 year old boys then jumped into the water. My father used to call that type of behavior “chicken —-.” He swore a lot; it always made me cringe even as a little girl.
I know I just made you cringe.
But before they could swing, the girl had to get the rope up to the boys. Whenever I witness the girl’s quiet toughness, I wonder how society is run by males. It’s just not possible.
All clear boys!
I was proud of the girl and very afraid too. We had no snake venom antibodies with us you know? Anyway, someone told me that snakes cannot bite under water because if they opened their mouths they would drown. Nice to know.
You enjoy your swing little girl. You saved the day.
I just love her.
That’s my girl! I love her, too!
I didn’t know snakes could not bite under water! And here all these years we took our boat out I was afraid of snake bites…
Wow! She is brave. Snakes make me pee a little and you can totally do that in the water. Cool that you live in MD! So do I! Do I know you? If not I should, your blog is neat and your photos are great too!
Oh my…i think i love her too! That quiet strength is all women need…
According to Wikipedia, water moccasins (if that is what this was) do bite underwater. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus
I think I’d be freaking out that my daughter was showing no fear and approaching the snake. Although, I did try to get my cat out of the way of a rattlesnake and my family was freaking out at me. I guess I can relate to your daughter.
Oh man Toni! I’m afraid again…
Toni, it was a Northern Water Snake. Non-venomous, thank God!
Yay for your girl!
Wow, what an experience Puna. Wonderful post. That girl has grit, for sure. It’s happening more these days. I think the boys are sometimes confused about their roles, sometimes these days, but they you get one that does something extraordinary. Thanks for stopping by my blog — glad to find your nice comment when I got back from my trip. Jane
Great series and story, and she is so pretty!
OMGosh… this is so funny! She is GORGEOUS!!!
beautiful! the last pic is amazing!
i would be walking on water to get out of there as quick as i could – jeez!!! so glad we don’t have snakes here!
Oh my goodness, that would be freaky!!
Looks like you all had lots of fun and excitement! Lol! Nice to know snakes can’t bite under water.