Rattlesnakes

Luke and I (Christy) were driving to the library today and I was listening to a story on the news about a man at Wal-Mart somewhere in the country who was reaching under a plant to pick up his baby's bottle and ended up being bitten by a rattlesnake. After the story I commented aloud, "Whoa!" Here's the conversation that followed.

Luke: "What's that kind of whoa, Mommy?"
Christy: "Oh, there was a story on the news about a man who was bitten by a rattlesnake."
Luke: "What's that kind of rattlesnake?"
Christy: "A rattlesnake is a kind of snake that has a rattle for a tail. Well, its not a rattle, but his tail makes a rattling sound. It is a kind of snake that can hurt you."
Luke: "How it hurts?"
Christy: "Well, if it bites you it has poison that can get on you and make you very sick. You have to go to the hospital really fast. Rattlesnakes are very dangerous. They can kill you."
Luke: "They have guns???"
Christy: (Laughing) "No sweetheart, they don't carry guns. They are dangerous because they bite people and that make people sick."
Luke: "What's that kind of ha, ha, ha, Mommy?"

Oh, the days of many questions have begun:)