I almost kayaked over a snake a couple years ago. But it dove just in time. Then there's the story my mother tells of walking to school when she was young and lived in the country. There was a long snake all the way across the road. She ran and jumped over it. So, maybe you need to develop your bike jumping technique, btchance, to be ready for the next one. Not to make light of your situation, because that would freak most people. But all's well that ends well.