I keep an old 12ft at a fairly remote lake,last summer GF & I were getting the boat ready when we see a snake (garter snake,totaly harmless) in the bottom of the boat,tried to catch it but the snake disappeared under the seat & couldn't be found.
We headed out & were catching walleye when I spot the snake under the front seat which is occupied by my GF.
I said "the snake is under your seat",to which she replied "that's the anchor rope" (rope happens to be green") & then proceeds to tell me "maybe it's time to get my OLD eyes checked".
I said "whatever"
You can probably guess the end of the story.
We were lucky the boat never flipped when the "rope" slithered over her bare feet