Yes, a Sidewinder is a type of snake. This female Maine Coon earned this name due to her constant sideways walk when she was a kitten. She still does it from time to time.
Sidewinder was adopted from a woman who raised Maine Coons whose cats had 3 litters within 2 weeks. We brought her home with a second kitten, Ricky, a male runt of a different litter. These two we called "the twins" as they were ALWAYS doing everything together!
Ricky grew in size and ego until he was a hefty 20+ pounds and looked like a small bear when he wanted to. He would stop the little traffic we have on our dirt road to take a look inside the vehicles by simply rising up on his hind legs! Unfortunately, he didn't realize that he could not be seen by the drill truck driver, and when the property across the street sold and was developed, he was hit and lost his life.
Sidewinder continues on in her own very independent manner. She doesn't have a lot of interaction with the other cats as is her choice. She has adopted my youngest daughter instead and has become "Nanny Sidewinder". She will come out looking for my daughter every night at bedtime. If we are sitting on the couch watching television, Sidewinder will either pace back and forth behind my daughter, or sit on her lap flicking her tail right in my daughter's face. Sidewinder will NOT be ignored. She will follow my daughter into bed, and stay with her until she falls asleep.
In the morning, Sidewinder's job is to wake my daughter up. She is very persistent, and has devised several ways to get my daughter out of bed. Of course, Sidewinder has an ulterior motive in this: Once off to school, my daughter's bed is all Sidewinder's all day. Just ask her.
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