small snake

this time

juvenile

pencil-thin

maybe abt a ft long / in the old language

35cm in the new

black

which means

brown
or
black

but

either way

venomous

downstairs toilet

white tiles

easily seen

sneaky, though

up the wall

path between the bricks

smaller than

dislodged

back to the floor

dispatched

no spade / this time

trowel

appropriate

severed snake

half & half & a pile of blood & guts

no pics

not into snuff

uneasy now

paranoid

look before stepping

are there

snakes in the wall?