the snake....1988

so there i was...riding through a tropical rain forest in north australia...suddenly...in front of me...there was a snake...about fifteen feet long...black as the night...it slithered in front of my car...i expected to hear a massive "thud"...yet there was no noise...none !!! zero... i looked behind me...and there was no snake either...conclusion...for the first time in my life...(that i was aware of)...i saw a spirit animal...i mean it was there...and then it was not...got any better ideas ???