Snake Pit

To enter a snake pit, you have to either become a snake or a convincing deception to their eyes by passing multiple trials of believability.

Since the former appears potentially impractical, the latter brings challenges that measure your credibility. You get to judge your own credence, the prerogative, once out in the open, awards a near life changing penalty.

Have you ever put yourself in circumstances that resonates with the above scenario?

Snakes often ignite fear, and caution. At such a time, one has to self-assess oneself and consciously choose caution to fight for survival; because the moment fear trickles  down –

One gets struck.