WHY DO SNAKES LAY STRAIGHT NEXT TO YOU NO FURTHER A MYSTERY

I was crying my eyes out at this point and my cousins who were younger have been heading hysterical. So, Along with the bit energy I had, I managed to break its neck and it died instantaneously. This haunted me For several years as I kept inquiring myself, what if it went Improper? The good news is it didn't but I would hate to become set in that p