"You knew what I was when you picked me up"

"You knew what I was when you picked me up"

The Indian was approached by a rattlesnake and it asked him if he would put him under his shirt and take him to the bottom of the mountain because he was cold and hungry. The Indian said he knew his kind and that the snake was just going to eat him but the snake said that if he helped him, the Indian would be special and he wouldn't eat him. The Indian finally decided he would help him and picked up the rattlesnake. He put it under his shirt and took him to the bottom of the mountain. When he put him down, the snake threw himself at him and bit his leg. The Indian said, 'But you promised!' and the snake replied with 'You knew what I was when you picked me up.' The Indian chose the wrong because he knows how rattlesnakes are and he still decided to help it. If he had left it alone, he would've never gotten bit in the first place. It's like if someone offers you beer, you know what it is and what it can do to you and if you still decide to drink it, you'll be facing consequences. It applies to us because you have to choose the right and do what you know is right.