When I was a kid, growing up in New York, I was smitten by snakes, the same way most kids are smitten by tops, marbles, cars, trains, cricket balls.
Quando eu era miúdo — cresci em Nova Iorque — sentia-me fascinado por cobras, como quase todos os miúdos se sentem fascinados por piões, berlindes, carros, comboios, bolas de críquete.