Originally Posted by ctyankee

Kiffie, I don't like snakes. I once saved a rat at the pet store because they were going to feed it to the snake. That was my little McCarthy; he was a real sweetie. Gave me kisses & sat on my shoulder. Had to watch out for the cat, though. I never saw her move so fast as when McCarthy sat on my shoulder. That was in the late 1980s.