Back in 2000, my friend Kate and I went to South Africa. One day she was sitting with her PH in a blind (hide) trying to get a Warthog. After being in the blind for a while, the PH suddenly (but very calmly and softly) said, "Kate, don't move!" Kate said, "OK. Why?" Her PH said, "Puff Adder."

Seems this guy crawled into the blind between their seats.

The snake was about 12 inches from her feet. Kate VERY SLOWLY raised her feet and the PH shot the snake's head off with a .22 LR rifle he had in the blind. Kate had wondered why he had taken a .22 rifle into the blind. She asked him about it later. He said, "In case of snakes." !!!

-Bob F.