More likely? The Viper Room.:cool:

Well cats have good sniffers, right? Then they probably smell stuff they don't like all the time, but have learned if they can't see it, no problem. But if they've smelling it they're on edge and seeing it snaps them into trajectory.
That's my story and if challenged will deny I ever said that. :lol:

Since you're a master cat daddy, do cats freak out everytime they find something close they weren't aware was in their personal space?

This is very easy to test, just stick a zucchini next to your cat and see what happens.

I find those pictures a bit suspect. The 'snake' looks two dimensional, flat as a pancake, and I cannot find either the tail or the head. I've never seen a snake stuff it's head under leaves either. So where's dah head?!

Coffee break. Union rules.;)

In post #6 the head is to the top. You can see the taper of the (blunt, on a copperhead) tail, so Ima assume the head is on the other end.:)

Also, snek prey doesn't sit on top of the leaves. Snek prey hides, underneath the litter of leaves and such. Ergo, dat's where da snek go.