as a child i went to pick up what i thought was a pinecone but was in fact a very big slug (it was dark out). i screamed and then my grandpa laughed at me. where i live now i only ever see tiny slugs sometimes.

had a similar situation with what i thought was a rubber snake toy. i scared the poor snake so bad picking it up so quickly. I can’t blame this one on it being dark out as it was in broad daylight