Serpent On A Roll
The new pastor of our Western New York country church elected to reside in the old parsonage not used by the retiring pastor. We hoped mortaring the fieldstone foundation would keep out the resident grass snakes. The pastor’s proud Mom was a special out of town guest attending her son's first service. During the post service parsonage luncheon with church elders, Mom used the bathroom. Reaching for the t-paper, she found a snake wrapped around the roll. The door burst open, after two steps, girdle around ankles, she faceplanted on the living room floor. Construction of the new parsonage began the next day.
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