The space was fenced in corrugated iron. Charlie could just see over the top.
Heavy canvas sacks twitched quietly in the centre of the enclosure. Charlie breathed in shallowly each time a sack moved.
The man dressed in thick clothes and gloves, even in summer. Despite the breeze, perspiration coated his face.
He pulled out taipans, red-bellies and copperheads. A king brown slipped the restraint’s noose. The man caught Charlie’s eye, plucked it up quickly and secured it in a sack.
Later, he passed around a diamond python. It was heavy to hold, and undulated drily in Charlie’s eager hands.
Heavy canvas sacks twitched quietly in the centre of the enclosure. Charlie breathed in shallowly each time a sack moved.
The man dressed in thick clothes and gloves, even in summer. Despite the breeze, perspiration coated his face.
He pulled out taipans, red-bellies and copperheads. A king brown slipped the restraint’s noose. The man caught Charlie’s eye, plucked it up quickly and secured it in a sack.
Later, he passed around a diamond python. It was heavy to hold, and undulated drily in Charlie’s eager hands.
