A woman was none too pleased with a snake who greeted her as she walked out the front door. After accidentally stepping on the visitor, she let out a horror-pitched shriek – prompting a child to scream from within the house. But I'm not sure who was more terrified – the human or the snake, who slithered away faster than you can say "reptile."
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