[redwitch]

This one has the ring of truth. There are some folks foolish enough to bring a snake to a public domain with live music and lots of people. The snake would garner attention and have a ring of people around it. The fear livesea mentioned sounded real. So, I believe it happened.

So far as I know, snakes are not illegal (but I do believe you have to have a license to own one in Florida); they're not often dangerous (but don't get near one that is shedding its skin -- they're very nasty tempered then) but they are wild animals and can and have attacked in the past; they have their own beauty.

Sorry if you're afraid of snakes. They do a lot of good things. My attitude is that anything that eats rats and keeps them away from me is a wonderful creature. (We all have our fears and dislikes.) So, if I see a snake at a square, I'll be in the circle wanting to touch it. Feel free to run the other direction but don't think you have the right to prevent it from being there just because you're afraid of them.