to be free of us as I was of seeing the last of her. I was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t attempt to reunite the loving snake couple, but only for a brief moment. This is just what snakes must deal with when they come into our house uninvited. When I got home, I was relieved to be done with the whole affair ~ except for the ensuing days during which, under the direction of my wife, I sealed up every possible niche that might accommodate a snake. The crevice-sealing operation was followed by a dusting of f lour over the f loor to see if any snake tracks would appear in the ensuing days. The white coating never showed any scalloped-
shaped snake marks and was swept up after a week or so. The snake relocation project has been completed for some time, but we still have the uncontrollable need to check the f loor for snakes every time we go into the kitchen. So far, so good. Rick Klepfer is an avid sailor, oarsman and traveler and has written about his sailing adventures, including such places as the Norwegian Arctic, the Southern Caribbean, the South China Sea and the Coast of Maine. He now resides in Cambridge.
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