From the Neighborhood School writers’ corner in The Paper, March 1978. Original student wording, names and printed age information are preserved.
Melisse, Karl, Telitha, Jeremy, Rory, John, and I all went on a hike at Silver Mines where we were camping. Jeremy and I were running up the hill from the damm. As I ran past a bunch of leaves I looked at the ground and noticed a snake being still and watching me. I said “there is a snake there” and he did not believe me. So Jeremy walked over by me, he then saw it and said “I believe you” and stepped back. Then I stepped back very carefully. We went and got the others and looked at it for about 15 minutes. We passed around Melisse’s binoculars.
Then it crawled under the rocks. That’s how I almost stepped on a copperhead.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1978.
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Archival transcription note: The printed “damm” is retained.
Original source: SD_Times1978_03.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
