Guest Post: Snakes on a Starship, Rattlesnake in the Garage with Laurie Green

A bit of serendipity occurred while I was in the process of writing my story, StarDog for the Pets in Space Anthology. Okay, serendipity may be way too light-hearted as a word choice. More like “Are you kidding me?”

Because you see, a rattlesnake had slithered its way into my garage. And I encountered said trespasser coiled up next to the door while carrying my very small dogs outside for their break.

In my slippers, I might add.

EEEEeeek!

What did I do? Well, there’s a brief scene in the sto...