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The Great Black Hunter Strikes Again!

by Susan Zeigler, Des Moines, IA, USA

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Onyx, fondly known as "kitty", was also known as "the great black hunter". The hunting instinct was strong in him. I don't know if it was because we used to play rough with mouse toys when he was little, or if it was all instinct. He was good, though, and throughout the years taught several kittens how to hunt just like a mama cat on a farm would do

One spring day, I received a call at work.

I don't really remember what happened after this, but to this day, even though I didn't see the incident, I have a full mental picture of how he must have looked! A week later, as I was leaving for work, I saw Onyx's mitten-pawed partner in crime trotting down the side-walk with a kitten-sized snake of her own dangling from her mouth--she was only 5 months old but obviously learned quickly.

The one thing I neglected to mention is that while he was whipping it back and forth apparently he was making this growling, snarling noise deep in his throat. The growl ended on an upswing note as he let go and flung the snake across the lawn.

One of those things I dearly wish I had an actual picture of--why don't men think of those things more often :-)

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Editor's note: :(

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