Having seen photographs of couple of my college-mates playing with live snakes at some snake sanctuary, I used to wonder how they could play with such hideous creatures. proximity of snakes always gave me the chills..
On a recent trip to Global Village shopping carnival in Dubai, me and my (far)better half decided to visit their reptiles pavilion. Inspired by my above mentioned friends, on spotting a young guy holding a python and taking pictures, i had this unusual urge to take a similar photograph. Being very generous and remembering the marriage vows, i offered the chance to my relatively adventurous better half who was perhaps torn between 2 conflicting malayalam thoughts;
1. Snake on fence...wear on shoulder ????
2. it is not even 4 months since wedding.....!!!
The custodian solved the dilemma and it was decided that we both would hold the snake together and he agreed to take our picture.
The python was heavy and it had a silky texture. All the while i tried to be cool about it, but was cautious to keep the head of the thing far away....ഒരു ദുര്ബല നിമിഷത്തില് അതിനു എന്തെങ്കിലും ആഗ്രഹം തോന്നി പോയാലോ???
I was some 12 year old or so when i had my first casual interaction with a live snake. It was during one of my adventure strolls to the compound of the radio transmitting tower in my neighborhood. The purpose was to spend a summer vacation afternoon time in the wilderness plucking edible wild berries, (having no computers, video games or TV channels to keep us entertained, venturing outdoors was the remaining best option those days. That particular day fortunately there were no usual buddies to accompany me.
The compound was densely forested and shady even in that mid afternoon. One could hear the dry leaves and twigs crackling under the feet and i was busy clearing the bushes and wines making my way through uncharted territory. Having explored enough distance, the barbed wire fencing from where i had infiltrated now disappeared from my view. It was then that I heard a rustling sound. And at the base of a cashew tree i spotted this horrendous large shining snake slithering near my feet.
On a recent trip to Global Village shopping carnival in Dubai, me and my (far)better half decided to visit their reptiles pavilion. Inspired by my above mentioned friends, on spotting a young guy holding a python and taking pictures, i had this unusual urge to take a similar photograph. Being very generous and remembering the marriage vows, i offered the chance to my relatively adventurous better half who was perhaps torn between 2 conflicting malayalam thoughts;
1. Snake on fence...wear on shoulder ????
2. it is not even 4 months since wedding.....!!!
The custodian solved the dilemma and it was decided that we both would hold the snake together and he agreed to take our picture.
The python was heavy and it had a silky texture. All the while i tried to be cool about it, but was cautious to keep the head of the thing far away....ഒരു ദുര്ബല നിമിഷത്തില് അതിനു എന്തെങ്കിലും ആഗ്രഹം തോന്നി പോയാലോ???
I was some 12 year old or so when i had my first casual interaction with a live snake. It was during one of my adventure strolls to the compound of the radio transmitting tower in my neighborhood. The purpose was to spend a summer vacation afternoon time in the wilderness plucking edible wild berries, (having no computers, video games or TV channels to keep us entertained, venturing outdoors was the remaining best option those days. That particular day fortunately there were no usual buddies to accompany me.
The compound was densely forested and shady even in that mid afternoon. One could hear the dry leaves and twigs crackling under the feet and i was busy clearing the bushes and wines making my way through uncharted territory. Having explored enough distance, the barbed wire fencing from where i had infiltrated now disappeared from my view. It was then that I heard a rustling sound. And at the base of a cashew tree i spotted this horrendous large shining snake slithering near my feet.
A fuse went off in my head...every hair on my body shot up in ecstacy, and thankfully at that tender age, the video replay of my relatively uneventful short 12 or so years saved me much time. Next thing i remember was bolting, breaking all my previous (perhaps future as well) athletic records and later sliding down the barbed wires at another end of the compound some 100 meters away, bruising myself in the process.
Upon reaching safe zone with pounding heart, i could not stop verifying if the sweet heart was still pursuing me...she fondly visited me often in my dreams thenceforth although i never liked her much... so after all these years, finally she had a chance to redeem her self esteem and unrequited infatuation.
