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Jungle perils 
swamp-water smells 
I brought a jar to the creek
breathing holes punched in the screw-on lid
captured a garter snake and took it home.
The snake in the jar in the garage 
wanted grass to eat on the floor 
not squeezed into the jar.
On the floor with the grass and the garage door up
it quickly snaked to the heating vent
down it went
the snake disappeared beneath our house
mom imagined it would appear in the parlor
or surprise us some other place
and our dog Tricky would eat it.