The last sentence should have a poll conducted -- Which are more deadly and dangerous- humans or snakes? There is a word for human cruelty, inhumane. Snakes have no comparable. I'm sure those biological research labs in the Ukraine were really cooking up some concoctions that would make snakes run.
I agree humans win on deadly and dangerous perhaps I'm drawn to the natural world because it is a lot easier for me to understand. Animals for instance have no individual bias towards suicide: yes there are some especially insects that die shortly after completing a breeding cycle, and yes there are some herd animals whose instinct can be leveraged to drive them off a cliff to their death. But I don't think there is a precedent in the animal kingdom of a creature knowingly putting itself in harm's way with purely self destructive intent (a few mama cats might risk their lives to save their kittens from a flood, say, but that is a little different). One might think animals are a bit smarter than humans!
We live in Atlanta, and each spring baby brown snakes are born and people freak out thinking they are baby copperhead, venomous snakes that are here. Many are killed, sadly. Last year our dog got bitten by a copperhead and luckily a local emergency vet had some anti-venom and $1200 later she survived.
I can't be mad at nature that a threatened snake bit my dog, so I don't go around killing snakes. But knowing how scarce snake venom is, how did that much get put into every drinking system globally at once?
My husband has killed a few snakes around the house on the cobra and pit viper I understand completely. Most snakes won't bite unless provoked but if you set up a comfortable zone around your house for them they will breed and stay there, raising the odds of dangerous interactions in the future
The last sentence should have a poll conducted -- Which are more deadly and dangerous- humans or snakes? There is a word for human cruelty, inhumane. Snakes have no comparable. I'm sure those biological research labs in the Ukraine were really cooking up some concoctions that would make snakes run.
Amy another interesting read and good photos.
Thanks! A poll would be interesting...
I agree humans win on deadly and dangerous perhaps I'm drawn to the natural world because it is a lot easier for me to understand. Animals for instance have no individual bias towards suicide: yes there are some especially insects that die shortly after completing a breeding cycle, and yes there are some herd animals whose instinct can be leveraged to drive them off a cliff to their death. But I don't think there is a precedent in the animal kingdom of a creature knowingly putting itself in harm's way with purely self destructive intent (a few mama cats might risk their lives to save their kittens from a flood, say, but that is a little different). One might think animals are a bit smarter than humans!
We live in Atlanta, and each spring baby brown snakes are born and people freak out thinking they are baby copperhead, venomous snakes that are here. Many are killed, sadly. Last year our dog got bitten by a copperhead and luckily a local emergency vet had some anti-venom and $1200 later she survived.
I can't be mad at nature that a threatened snake bit my dog, so I don't go around killing snakes. But knowing how scarce snake venom is, how did that much get put into every drinking system globally at once?
LOL good point! I'm pretty sure it didn't. ;)
My husband has killed a few snakes around the house on the cobra and pit viper I understand completely. Most snakes won't bite unless provoked but if you set up a comfortable zone around your house for them they will breed and stay there, raising the odds of dangerous interactions in the future