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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    the wolf wrote:
    the guy that came over who owns like 20 snakes said that. not me. i dont know. but he said they strike almost as hard as a king rattle snake or some shit like that. he said it would actually knock you legs from under you, and could break it. like i said, idk. he could have been fool of shit.

    I don't know about knocking you down and breaking your leg, but a black snake bite would NOT be fun. I think they have big teeth.
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    the wolf wrote:
    the guy that came over who owns like 20 snakes said that. not me. i dont know. but he said they strike almost as hard as a king rattle snake or some shit like that. he said it would actually knock you legs from under you, and could break it. like i said, idk. he could have been fool of shit.


    Those rumors probably started from people who once saw a black snake, freaked out, tripped over their dog's leash (or something), and broke their leg. They didn't want to admit that so they said the snake broke their leg.

    Anyway, I'm glad you didn't get bit or have your leg bone snapped like a twig...
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Those rumors probably started from people who once saw a black snake, freaked out, tripped over their dog's leash (or something), and broke their leg. They didn't want to admit that so they said the snake broke their leg.

    Anyway, I'm glad you didn't get bit or have your leg bone snapped like a twig...


    lol, thanks. me too.
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  • jbalicki10
    jbalicki10 Posts: 517
    I had to eat snakes back in the day when I was really hungry and there was nothing to eat in the wild. They are kinda boney though. They dont taste too bad...
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,997
    I have a snake- one day I'll post a pic but I'm too lazy right now and I wouldnt want to scare anyone haha.

    Its red with orange spots on it and named Eddie...yes after the PJ frontman.
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  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    ARGH...I am so sorry that it died!

    be nice to snakes and the creepy crawlies people!! friendly helpers...tha's all I am sayin'...
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    I couldn't copy the link, and I think it's from this week's show coming up, but on msn there's a video of Bear Grylls wacking a puff adder on the head, cutting the head off, and then just biting right into the body raw, scales and all.
  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    i just read the short story the curse of yig today. its about a evil snake god.

    well good luck, haha
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  • Roll Model
    Roll Model Posts: 70
    that's so funny that you posted this. my husband was cutting the grass for the 1st time this year (last week) and almost ran over 3 garner snakes. and was freaked out, i gave him shit because he's a bit of a puss. but then i was walking around the side of the house and saw one slither through the grass and i bout jumped up 3 feet and ran away. he-be-je-be's!
  • geishagrrl
    geishagrrl Posts: 130
    We had one of these by our shed this weekend, a black racer. We have a lot of rabbits and moles and voles in our yard that would attract snakes. I hung out and watched it until it crawled under the shed. I assume it was because something is living under there, probably baby bunnies. My guess is that this what was in your yard, just one of the really big ones.
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    I love snakes! :)

    Even though I've been bitten by one (non venomous :) ) and nearly bitten by several (highly venomous :eek: ), unfortunately on occasion we've had to kill them.

    What we do here is keep an eye out for them all the time and if we're walking in areas where they are, always with the thick socks and solid boots, big stick and the dogs. When we have had to kill one, we always hang it over the fence so that others know they're about. It's sort of an unwritten rule between neighbours up at the farm. Having said that it's really not that difficult to keep an eye out for them and avoid them so we can all get along happily. :) I much prefer them alive than dead. :)
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  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    I love snakes, lizards, mostly my iguana(who's 4 feet!)...and I'm a girl.
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Lizardjam wrote:
    I love snakes, lizards, mostly my iguana(who's 4 feet!)...and I'm a girl.

    :D Yes Liz, we know! ;):p
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  • Yefa
    Yefa Posts: 1,134
    I've always loved snakes - think they're fascinating creatures. Plus they're useful as they help keep the vermin population to manageable levels.
    I love sharks too - used to watch Shark Week every year on cable.
    I can't stand spiders though...they freak me out.
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  • Born.Mine.Die
    Born.Mine.Die Vancouver Posts: 225
    sneaky snakes?..
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  • wolfbear
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    Yefa wrote:
    I've always loved snakes - think they're fascinating creatures. Plus they're useful as they help keep the vermin population to manageable levels.
    I love sharks too - used to watch Shark Week every year on cable.
    I can't stand spiders though...they freak me out.
    I'm with you, except for the spiders. I actually like them too! Just not in the house. I try to save them and take them outside where they belong, but sometimes I have to just stomp them. :D
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  • Born.Mine.Die
    Born.Mine.Die Vancouver Posts: 225
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbyX-Ra9GiU

    This is a Sneaky Snake...

    p.s I do like the animal snake tho...
    haha ;D
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  • Heineken Helen
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    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    I couldn't copy the link, and I think it's from this week's show coming up, but on msn there's a video of Bear Grylls wacking a puff adder on the head, cutting the head off, and then just biting right into the body raw, scales and all.
    Bear Grylls is full of shit... it was either already dead... or he was cut and pasted into one of the crocodile dundee films!
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  • ClimberInOz
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    C'mon people... one of the great things about being intelligent beings is that we can at least control our irrationalities. I can understand people who have genuine phobias of snakes... but most people are scared of snakes because they don't know very much about them...

    Perhaps it is different in the US, but the majority of Australians sprout extra dimmensions of bullshit when they start talking about snakes.

    Snakes are not aggresive, they are defensive. Snakes bite people as a defence mechanism (unless it's a big python or an anaconda- then they bite as a feeding mechanism!). In my previous job as education manager at a wildlife park, I was always amazed at the number of people who called a snake aggresive because it tried to bite them after they hit it with a shovel.

    Add this to other 'myths' such as the idea that snakes can move quickly across the ground, or that you should suck the poison out if somebody is bitten.

    Here (where 9 out of the 10 most venemous species of snakes are from), an average of 3 people die from snake bite every year, and the majority of them are trying to catch or kill the snake when they are bitten.

    So lay off the snakes! They already have a bad image problem. In fact go one better... Spread the love for snakes (in an entirely literal sense). Pull somebody up if they are spreading the BS and re-educate them.

    Thanks. Rant over. I feel better now.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,214
    ClimberInOz wrote:
    Snakes are not aggresive, they are defensive. Snakes bite people as a defence mechanism (unless it's a big python or an anaconda- then they bite as a feeding mechanism!). In my previous job as education manager at a wildlife park, I was always amazed at the number of people who called a snake aggresive because it tried to bite them after they hit it with a shovel.
    Yeah, I'm always amazed at that reaction myself. It's like, if you tried to harm another person what are they going to do, take it? Hell no, they are fighting back!

    I've always liked snakes. Growing up we usually had a green snake as a pet. Not bad pets at all, plus if company had overstayed their welcome you could always say that it was time to take the snake out of it's terrarium and the guests would be ready to go in no time :)

    In the wild I'm always cautious if I can identify it as venomous (in my part of the world we only have copperheads, rattlers, and water moccasins) and try to keep my distance, especially if I'm not 100% familiar with my surroundings. For other types of snakes that I know are not venomous, I'm generally not too worried how close I get to them as I'm not going to provoke them to attack. With the venomous ones, my thoughts are always better safe than sorry.

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