I looked up in time to see his ass and his feet as he was flying away.

Back in the days when my hair was really long, I mostly wore it in a braid down my back. Apparently long, braided hair does a good imitation of a snake sometimes -- I had crows hit my back several times, though always lightly as if they realized the mistake before the attack, but not in time to veery off compeltely. You may have had something similar happen, where a motion or object appeared to be food.

ThyPeace, getting back to that point slowly -- about 12 inches of hair to go.