i saved a snake today (well, actually yesterday). he was trapped in fine plastic meshing used to discourage birds from “stealing” berries from the trees, although i must wonder if the birds really understand the concept of “stealing” what is freely grown in their open world. it is the human that places the boundaries that separate the birds from their natural food source, not them.
but, i digress...
back to the snake in trouble. the gardener left the extra black netting on the ground under the open deck - it was almost invisible until the poor creature slithered into the tangled tiny mesh. once in, the mesh caught on the scaley covering of the creature and became firmly locked around his body. all he could do was go forward into the unknown.
as he pushed forward to try to disentangle himself from his now unwise choice, he found that the mesh was ever more convoluted, leaving him with fewer and few options but to push forward to try to find an exit at the other end of his journey.