When Snakes Attack

We attempted feeding the snakes today. It was actually kind of...like watching a horror film. I didn't mind holding the snakes at all (Andi says I'm super brave, which makes it worth it...and the picture was a joke of course), but I was nervous when I was watching the snakes with the rat.

Firstly, snakes are very patient and move incredibly slowly...until they attack that is. We were watching and waiting as one of the snakes slowly crept toward the rat and stared at him and suddenly, quick as lightning, he snapped at the rat. The rat jumped and freaked out, then I jumped and freaked out, clinging to Andi's arms. Heinemal! (That's my Swiss German word for Holy Smokes.) After watching for a while though, Andi and I left the snakes to their meal. When we came back to check on the in a couple of hours...the rat...was still there. Everyone was just staring at each other, bored. So we put the rat back in his cage and the snakes back in theirs. Looks like the rat got lucky this time. We wonder if the rat's not too big. He is fairly large, and the snakes kept stretching their mouths open and looked like they were measuring him. It was certainly an entertaining evening anyway.

As far as everything else goes, I've got the house all decorated and we are having a great time here. We got all of this snow in the pictures in one day and got to use our chains on our car for the first time. It was also the same day we went sledding in Soerenberg, last Saturday. We used the wooden sleds with runners and went sledding down a mountain road that's closed off to traffic. Those sleds work best on hard ice. It was such a beautiful day and we had an amazing time. Now I'm looking forward to getting together with Andi's family for Christmas. Merry Christmas to you all!