Most of us on hearing of the snakes sit tight at the edge of our sits and stay woke ... the snake is not such a friendly animal nor is it as volatile as people say it is . Personally, I am scared of the reptile in particular and would freak out if ever encountered with one and I haven't had as much encounter with the Snakes as much as I have had with other reptiles such as the lizards and sorts . What comes to our mind or what do we understand or feel when you hear of a Snake ? Well , generally a cold and spineless shiver runs us over and a thought of danger floods our mind but what if I said otherwise ... that we were wrong ; Crazy right ?
Generally, the stereotype given to the snake is so partial and bias very much on the reptile's part as not all Snakes are dangerous as we tag them to be . Some Snakes are poisonous while some are venomous; some Snakes bites the victim then wait for the victim to be demobilised/paralysed before attempting to eat it while some snakes specialises in wrapping round the victim to collapse it internally or break it bone to ease swallowing. Funny fact is that snakes can't chew ; their jaws isn't designed for chewing but it definitely allows expansion as the snakes swallow their preys whole with the aid of their adjustable jaws. As much as I don't fancy snakes , I am pretty much obsessed with them ... my favourites being the Cobras and the Pythons. I do have a show I watch on DSTV on the Discovery Family channel or is it the NatGeo Wild channel? titled "Snakes In The City" - the show educates me on the types of Snakes there is and how to know them apart from the deadly to the harmless to the poisonous to the venomous (pardon me for not remembering the channel's name, it been long I stared into a TV .. the College I attend has a no strict policy on televisions in the dorms. I last watched a show on the TV when I was home ) . The show is about a Couple or they kinda seem like it who are into the Snake-catching business ; people who have a snake problem in their yard or spots a snake in their garden calls them to come have the snake picked and sorted out , so it was left to the Snake catchers to develop means to use in catching the snakes and getting the job done . Truth be told, the job is as scary as it sounds because truly and sincerely, if the snake is caught and bagged it is then released into the wild in a suitable habitat for the snake where it can thrive and hunt on preys in peace .. pretty nice life for the snake right ? But the snake doesn't know this and just tag the Snake catching couples as threat and wanna strike them .
I am not trying to deviate from my point that snakes are not all that dangerous, I am just trying to say there are people who see the good and benefits of the Snakes in the society and ain't scared to go extra miles to get the job done for a better world . In some climate over-run with frogs , rats and other rodents the Snakes are a natural checkmate set in place by Nature to curb and maintain the population of such growing pests or invaders of the rodents by preying on them as food . Snakes themselves are scared of us as we are scared of them , they attack when threatened out of their space or comfort zone just like a human would react also when pushed to the wall . A Python or an Anaconda would wrap around you and squeeze the life out of its prey before swallowing it whole; I am just fascinated by this phenomenon even though it isn't a thing of beauty.
Well , I would wrap up my point of view saying "A reputation that has been built for ages take a little more than talks and do to wash it down the drain" .
Thanks for reading and for your time .
