We’re having a party! Pick a pre-approved dish to bring to an impromptu American™ potluck. You don’t have to eat anything on this list, but you absolutely must bring one of the following. What are you choosing?
Today is World Snake Day (July 16th, 2023!) đ! To celebrate, what are some of your favorite facts and neat things about snakes that others may not be aware of?
Ooh, very cool! I havenât been able to be home much today, but Iâm definitely going to set aside some time as soon as I can to hang out with and celebrate the snakes in my life to celebrate. :)
Now, onto some cool snake facts that I think will bring others some joy on this most important of holidays!
If youâre on this blog, you probably already know how awesome and beautiful bush vipers are.
But have you ever seen baby bush vipers?
Now you have. Youâre welcome!
When baby snakes hatch out of their eggs, they have this special tooth at the front of their mouth called an egg tooth. Itâs used to slice open the shell. The egg tooth falls out soon after hatching, but for a while, baby snakes look like they have a cute little bucktooth.
Rattlesnakes add segments to their rattlers throughout their lives. When theyâre first born, they only have one segment, called the âbutton.â Theyâll rattle their tails instintually right away, but they wonât be able to make a sound until theyâve had their second shed and added another segment to their rattle!
The bandy-bandy is Australiaâs only black-and-white striped land snake, and itâs such a beautiful and cool snake! They have a really cool defensive behavior: theyâll throw up one or two sections of their body to freak out predators!
Most pythons have heat pits on their lips. The two exceptions are the woma and black-headed python. Herpetologists call them the âpitless wonders!â
Hey. Donât be sad. Grand canyon pink rattlesnake <3
I was just thinking about the second comment when I scrolled down and saw it. :->
Alternately if you have one of these gadgetsâŠ
âŠthen âMay I take your coat, sir?â becomes:
Shoves you into drum and rolls you under heavy weight until your hide comes off of its own accord.
(This was done to criminals during a couple of periods of history, though with a spiked barrel instead of a silicone tube.)
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As @dduaneâ has said when looking at any number of kitchen gadgets: âThe difference between a cooking appliance and a torture device just depends on how theyâre used.â
Or indeed, how theyâre introduced. Try this:
âGood evening, Mr Bond. I want you to look at some devices recently purchased from the so-useful Internet.â
âI want you to think about what they do.â
âI want you to think about what else they can do.â
âI want you to think about where you are.â
âI want you to think about why youâre here.â
âI want you to think about what you were doing before you came here.â
âBecause tomorrow morning some friends of mine are going to come in.â
âAnd theyâre going to ask you some questions.â
âAnd you should think very carefully about how you intend to answer.â
BLAAARGH!! PUT THE COALS WITHIN MY MOUTH! ROAST YOUR FOOLISH MARSHED MALLOWS!! COLLECT THE ASHES FROM MY ASS TRAY and dispose of them responsibly, especially if they are still warm, fires are no joke. Uh. BLAARGH!!