An excerpt from a great poem is applicable here-

She clutched him to her bosom, “You’re so beautiful,” she cried “But if I hadn’t brought you in, by now you might have died” She stroked his pretty skin again and kissed and held him tight Instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite “Take me in, tender woman Take me in, for heaven’s sake Take me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake

“I saved you,” cried the woman “And you’ve bitten me, but why? And you know your bite is poisonous and now I’m gonna die” “Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin “You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in”