He must have been visiting with his grandfather. This is the future kids growing up in the 60s were “promised.”
Obviously, he has never stepped on or walked on leg bricks!!!
“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, Douglas Adams
For the snake, he either packed his lunch or it was carryout.
He must have been visiting with his grandfather. This is the future kids growing up in the 60s were “promised.”