I'm really not a wild and crazy cyclist, I am a careful rider. But who would have thought there would be a snake slithering along the shoulder? The underpass is narrow, but not more than 25 ft long. So if you go fast enough you can beat car and trucks through. I go through this coming and going every day so I have it pretty well figured out. I usually slow down if there is something big coming too fast behind me but . . . not if I think I can beat them. I was just sailing that day, with the wind at my back.

The snake was all over the shoulder, I don't think it wanted to be there either. It looked fairly big around, maybe over two inches? I have issues with stomping on bug! I could never run over a snake.

The shying thing is VERY horse like! I trade in my horses for a bike. I though I was done with that sort of behavior.

I'll tell you one thing, I will always be looking for that snake now! bikerHen