Pet May Be Claimed by Owner

By Elton Camp

I found your pet in my backyard

Catching it proved to be very hard

How you’ve cared for it is a shame

For it isn’t even a little bit tame

Why, I even have to hold it tight

Because it persists in trying to bite

No name tag or collar does it wear

Such information you ought to share

I haven’t been able to get it to eat

Even when I offered a doggy treat

So come and claim it right away

It would be best if done today

It’s a rattlesnake five feet long

So to someone it must belong

If there’s a reward, let me know

If not, I’ll still be glad to see it go