On Tuesday 01 June 2004 01:09 pm, Niclas Runarsson wrote: > My heart aches when reading these nasty posts. > I'm a herpetologist. I love snakes as much as a > male gynecologist loves... well, you know. > > Amazing little creations. Take a step back, give > them a chance to escape. A snake rather splits > than bites.
Me, too. I keep snakes, and think they are great pets. I wouldn't keep hot ones, as I have a rule about that in my house. I love snakes, even the rattlers that Jimi is such a scaredy cat about. I mean, I really mean, it makes me laugh that a big guy like Jimi is such a twicher that he has to carry guns to fend them off. Oh, and don't take it personally, Jimi, I am talking to all the gun packing twitchers. Be smart in the woods, don't try to reason with an upset snake, and the next time you are at a herpetologist's house, ask to hold one, if only for the good karma. Other snakes will know it, and smile at you, if you have handled snakes lovingly and you aren't toting a gun. They will give you more space. Kinda like Steve is talking about. He seems to have good snake karma. -- One reason Paul caught more fish than anyone else was that he had his flies in the water more than anyone else. "Brother," he would say, "there are�no flying fish in Montana. Out here, you can't catch fish with your flies in the air." "A River Runs Through It"
