Snakes in the woods

Well I had to go over and check on my good buddy Strikedog who has had a bad snake problem. He told me that he and his wife had smoked a passel of snakes around their back ponds. He was a nervous wreck and needed backup. So I loaded my 8 yr old with a 22 and a brick of shells and set him loose to justify the situation. Lil man got thru smokin that 22 barrel till it was red hot and came out with a count of 10 minus one I shot at and missed that went in between our feet. (Does anybody know how embarrising it is to get out shot by an 8 yr old and then have to go tell your wife) Anyway I hope the homefront is a little more safe at Strikedogs since the thinning. And no lil man hasn't let me forget how he punked the ole man.