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 criança, crescendo em Nova York, eu gostava de cobras, da mesma maneira que a maioria das crianças gosta de bolas-de-gude, carros, trens, e bolas de cricket.