Song Drabble 14
Spiders and Snakes
He saw it his second time through. After all, it was easy to miss the snake's dead body amongst the rest of the greenery (which was very much alive, and dangerous to boot).
Its head had been crushed. Boot heel, he guessed.
Well. When the time came, that certainly wouldn't be him. He'd make sure of it.
But until then…
He glanced once again at the small body, then provided a quick impromptu cremation – a favor for a fallen comrade, he supposed.
"Next time," he murmured inaudibly as he left the deadly garden, "don't get caught."