I'll wear a jacket anywhere I don't have to deal with snakes. There aren't any poisonous snakes in this part of the state. Wish I could say the same for where I live.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"