One of the funniest stories of my radio days came after I became an newsman. Our studios were located at the transmitter site about 5 miles out of town. I worked the morning shift and my newsroom was behind the DJ studio. The DJ and I would talk with each other after the newscast sometimes and the subject of snakes came up one morning. I made the comment that snakes had been a pain to man ever since Adam. A couple of days later, I had a song dedicated to me,,Boa Constrictor by Johnny Cash. The song was dedicated to me by Henry the Snake. Okay, that was fun. A few days later I got a post card. Hand painted on the back was a note saying, "Dear Mike Harris,(my air name) I just love newscasters. Especially for desert. Signed, Henry the Snake. More fun okay. The next week when I tried to pay for my breakfast at a truck stop, the cashier said it had been paid for by,,,you guessed it,,Henry the Snake! Now, this was getting to me. This person knew more about me than they should. A couple of days later, I answered the phone at the same time the DJ did and heard a female voice ask how I was taking Henry. The DJ said it was driving me crazy and it was. The next week a very pretty woman came through the door of the building and being the nice guy I am, I asked her if I could help her. She said maybe she could help me. She owned Henry the Snake. Henry was a 3 foot Rainbow Boa at her pet shop. Well, the DJ, her, and I talked about it on the air and I was talked into giving it a bath. Henry, the DJ, and I made several public appearances after that.