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Fear of snakes |
When I think about situations that have
sent down a chill through my spine, there are few incidents that come to my
mind all the time. They are unforgettable with passing years.
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Fiery Grilled 'Sets You On Fire!' Contest |
For the contest ‘Sets You On Fire’ on
Indibloger, where I am supposed to describe a fiery event or situation, either
real or imaginary; I am going to share one
of such events that took place more than a decade ago.
My son Rayyan was in the
nursery class of St. Joseph’s Convent, Whitefield. We stayed a little away from
school. Rayyan was very enthusiastic walker and would prefer walking long
distances every day. He was not one of those kids who cry to be picked up. So
it was decided, that I would walk him to school and back again in the evening
instead of hiring an auto rickshaw. With the money saved by not paying for the
transport, he could buy himself whatever he wanted. It was not much of a
distance if we took the short cut to school.
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Walking to school was fun |
Mud Mounds |
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Walking in the rain |
I had my child on the hip and I could see few more small snakes floating by quite close to us. I stood still as could I not put my child down or run with the water flowing so forcefully. All I felt at the moment was a gushing concern for my son and children walking back home. My love for my son had overcome my fear. At the moment it also flashed to me that standing still was the best way to avoid snake bite. Rayyan was anxious and kept asking me what was happening. He had spotted two snakes floating in water and wanted to get away from there soon. He had no idea why his mother was standing still watching them. I told him to be calm and wait until the path would clear up. Soon I found the snake slipping away and flowing with the water. May be a snake had made the depressed part of soil mound its nest. There must have been few baby snakes there which had floated down with the breaking of their home. There were helplessly being pulled by the flowing water. In a desperate move the snake had held on my leg. Eeewww!

Soon I realized it was clear for us to walk ahead. The girls had also stood still and were shivering with fear. May be they were non-poisonous and not so dangerous snakes, but the slithering creature never fails to strike terror in heart. I called the girls to come over as the way was now clear and they should clear that area soon enough. I could not just walk away leaving those girls shivering in the rain. One of them had lost her umbrella in the fright which had floated away in the water. I gave her my umbrella as anyway I could not use it myself. It took some cajoling on my part to make them move ahead. I kept watch to see what the water was bringing along with it. The girls were worried about me and kept asking me whether I was sure that the snakes had not bitten me. Rayyan was crying now and it took some funny quips from me to clear the mood which had become darker than the weather we were facing.
We reached home safely without any more
weird happenings. Once my child was in safety of his home, I rushed to the
bathroom to check out whether there were any bite marks on my legs. I realized that all the dripping liquid from body was not rain water, it contained a lot of sweat too. Fortunately,
my leg was clear. If I was alone, I would have done something stupid and landed
in trouble that day. It was the love of my child that had made me smart and
given me a fierce strength to do the right thing to save the day. Though I was
highly worried about my son, I also had some concern for the girls who looked
frightened and lost. Even to this day, it sends a chilly shiver down my spine
whenever I touch something cold and wet. As for Rayyan lost his fear of
snakes when I had calmly explained to the children that day, that snakes usually do not bite unless they are provoked and also most of the snakes are non-poisonous. He had only seen the brave front of me and had missed out my fear. To this day he runs around clicking pictures of snakes which are
abundant in our village Byndoor. Eeewwwww!!! Sharing some of his pictures here.

This post has been written as a part of "Sets You On Fire" contest organized by KFC Fiery Grilled on Indiblogger.


This post has been written as a part of "Sets You On Fire" contest organized by KFC Fiery Grilled on Indiblogger.


