Dan,
Mudcat Joe says it�s OK to be that close to a snake, so long as it�s ded. :rolleyes:
And, it�s Ok to hold it in your hands, so long as you has chopped off its hed.
But, smilen� while yore pitcher is took with him? He�d be yellin� insted!
Old Joe wants some of whatever you are taking.
As for Lou, I would have had to put on my brown pants, as the punchline to the old joke goes.
Lou