Rubes by Leigh Rubin for May 06, 2020

Where’s a stick when you need one?

That’s a real snake in the grass…

Go for the eyes!

Are we really rooting for a RAT?

Oh, Bill Engvall just called. He wants to give a sign to the rat on the right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBjelRDKHUk

Who says there’s no such thing as a stupid question?! (What’s your sign?)

Heeeeere’s your sign!

Rats eat rats too.

that would be a great costume

You are about to find out who you can count on.. in times of need…

Great costume though :p

well if you are going to be snarky to me then you can just help your own self

there is nothing realistic about this cartoon. If they didn’t want to break the fantasy even with cartoon physics, the other rat should be recording it with his cell phone while pointing and laughing and then caption the video as ‘idiot rat struggles to get out of snake’

I actually drew a rat in a snake Halloween costume once. And yes, it looked like he was getting eaten.

He’s having a spat with his girlfriend. Ann A. Conda.

Here’s your sign…

Am I in trouble? No, I’m a dentist checking this snake for gum disease.

In that case, see ya.

“No, I’m just working out, and this is my trainer.”

“No, I’m a snake tamer. I’m rehearsing my act for the circus tonight.”

I believe that Al Jaffee (still with us, at age 99) would enjoy this cartoon.