Black Rat Snake

Black Rat Snake, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake.

Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.

~Jack Handey

For the record, black rat snakes are not poisonous, they're "good snakes" and help keep rodents away...