My heart nearly stopped the day I watched a really dirty 5 foot brown wind its way between my 5 year old sons legs in the yard. I was too far away to get there, looked up and there they were together. We live 5 mins from the hospital but the skinny little bugger wouldn't have made it there. After seeing all the shows on TV he remembered to stay still. Bugger me if he didn't look down, see the snake at his feet, and he just froze until it passed. I called him back anad then we all went to pieces. Hope that never happens again.