Why do snakes get so much hate? (bugs, chicken, Texas)
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I do not think the Australian Aborigines have any cultural fear of snakes although at least 90% of the snakes in Australia are venomous.
Also notice that Japanese fishermen have no fear of sea snakes and simply pick them out of their nets and toss them back in the water, although all sea snakes are extremely venomous and closely related to cobras.
Sea snakes may be highly venomous, but they are said to be not terribly aggressive, and no doubt those fishermen know what they're doing.
I'd be wary of any venomous snake. And even non-venomous ones can bite if you get careless.
They make me feel sick, horrible wriggly things with no legs and eyes that dont close.. oh just the thought of them gives me the shudders... I cant understand anyone liking them..
God, me too ! There is nothing to like about them, they are sneaky, ugly creatures.
An old Aesop's Fable sums it up for me: " A man was out walking on a cold, snowy day and found a snake frozen. He felt compassion for it and carried it home and laid it by the fireplace to warm it. Miraculously, the snake came back to life and the man picked it up. It was then that the snake bit him."
As the man laid there dying he said to the snake, "I saved your life, why would you kill me ?" To this the snake replied, "You knew I was a snake when you brought me home but you still did it !"
Personally I live in an area with Water Moccasins. Theyre HIGHLY venomous. If you catch them at the wrong time of year (mating season) theyre also HIGHLY aggressive. They will literally chase you. So when you see any other snake moving quickly your immediate reaction is to freak out.
Personally I live in an area with Water Moccasins. Theyre HIGHLY venomous. If you catch them at the wrong time of year (mating season) theyre also HIGHLY aggressive. They will literally chase you. So when you see any other snake moving quickly your immediate reaction is to freak out.
Yep, I live in Florida and Water Mocs are just crazy ! We have had them try to come into our boat when we were fishing, and also start eating the fish we had on a stringer.
A man I know had one drop out of a tree into his boat and he blew a hole in the bottom of the boat when he blasted it with his shotgun ! Nasty creatures for sure !
Yep, I live in Florida and Water Mocs are just crazy ! We have had them try to come into our boat when we were fishing, and also start eating the fish we had on a stringer.
A man I know had one drop out of a tree into his boat and he blew a hole in the bottom of the boat when he blasted it with his shotgun ! Nasty creatures for sure !
Don
oh my god its getting worse.... coming into boats too... sneaky wee horrors..
They are just disgusting to me. They creep me out more then any other animal. The way they can move and slither along the Earth without legs is strange.
They are just disgusting to me. They creep me out more then any other animal. The way they can move and slither along the Earth without legs is strange.
See, to me that's just fascinating design at work. But I'm not taking you to task for your fears.
I'd much rather have a non-venomous snake around my yard than a black widow spider (both are common where I live). In fact, I MISS the rat snake that used to live in my old garage - never had a mouse problem while he was there. I'd stamp my feet whenever I came inside the building and he would hide under the workbench platform. Occasionally he would crawl outside and wrap himself around the trunk of a butterfly bush and sun himself - I could stroke his back and he would just lie there. Later he moved to the hollowed-out trunk of my mulberry tree and I guess he died there (haven't seen him in a while). Now, I have to get a durned barn cat for the garage, 'cause I'm not about to set traps out there.
I do not think the Australian Aborigines have any cultural fear of snakes although at least 90% of the snakes in Australia are venomous.
I was going to bring up the aborigines as a counter example. It is ironic that their mythological snake, the rainbow snake, is not only the creator of their word, but a protector of water sources (so essential on a desert continent) and even a healer.
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Originally Posted by Woodrow LI
IAlso notice that Japanese fishermen have no fear of sea snakes and simply pick them out of their nets and toss them back in the water, although all sea snakes are extremely venomous and closely related to cobras.
I didn't know anything about snakes in Japanese mythology or worldview so I looked up this short but interesting article Caution: there is an illustration at the link that may be NSFW:
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