The dark anaconda, silver striped,
stretches its length in the morning night,
unwinding an empty winding road,
blinking back at the flicking headlight.
The cobra uncoils, sways left and right,
poised for a sudden deadly strike
at any rushed bend too rashly unslowed,
carelessly tempting a fatal bite.
The python lies patiently out of sight
but its presence increases urban plight,
causing chaos where cars once flowed,
strangling the traffic
The boa constrictor also might
endanger rural streets at the sight
of deep winter drifts after it's snowed,
enveloping villages so tight.
So, all in all, these reptiles quite
hamper our everyday lives in spite
of the fact that before you read this ode,
your knowledge of them may have been slight.
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