Snakes are very frightening. We have all heard stories of snakes biting people, or of how venomous snakes are. However there are only about twenty species of venomous snakes that live in America. Sixteen of those snakes are rattlesnakes, two are coral snakes, one is the copperhead, and the other is the cotton mouth (water moccasin). Rattlesnakes are easily distinguishable by the rattles that alert you when they are coming. The other snakes have other recognizable features to distinguish them. “So what?” some may ask, “They are still frightening because of their venom!” Yes, their venom is still frightening; in fact very soon, in a matter of minutes, venom from snakes will make you start swelling and having severe pain. Afterwards your blood …show more content…
Pest control is one of the most prominent things a snake can do. As predators of rats and mice they can keep them out of your house. In fact a worker at a Florida dog kennel noticed dozens of snakes living in the rafters, so he decided they needed to go. He killed the snakes systematically, until all the snakes were dead. After the snakes died, rats came to take their place. “The rat population exploded,” a state biologist stated later. This event cost the kennel a lot of money because of the rats eating and contaminating dog food. As this example shows, snakes are very important to the natural order of things. Oftentimes predators in an area will scare away their prey, such as snakes scaring away rats. More often than naught, people do more harm than good exterminating snakes. Although some snakes need to be killed or just removed from an area because they are dangerous, non venomous snakes pose no real threat most of the time. Although most venomous snakes are not that aggressive to humans; toddlers and smaller children can make them aggressive, making them dangerous to children and possibly adults. As snakes are more visibly dangerous, it might seem better at the time to get rid of them; however rats can carry diseases. Diseases can wipe out an entire family, or put them in the hospital, whereas snakes often only bite one person, if any at
Once the snakes are caught, they go through a few different processes. First, they have their venom removed from
There are many different species of snakes that inhabit Arizona, but the Sonoran Coral Snake, the Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake, the Milk Snake, and the Sonoran Shovel-Nosed Snake are particularly interesting because despite being different species they all look like one another. The red, black, and yellow stripes they share can be attributed to evolution and environment. The four species of snakes have different diets, habitats, and distribution, but they do share one environmental element: primary predators. All four snakes have raptors, long tailed weasels, and badgers as predators. These snakes have evolved to have stripes because raptors, long tailed weasels, and badgers are less likely to eat snakes with red, black, and yellow stripes
The Burmese python is a very large and dangerous snake. Owners go into the store and buy a snake, they like, not realizing how big it's going to get. According to source one, “… Capable of growing to an astonishing length of 23 feet and weigh up to about 200 pounds.” This example provides proof the pythons grow to big to be kept in the house. This article also states, “When animal tries to pull away, it only sinks further into the python grip then the python coils its large and powerful body around the animal… And swallows
Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats , hunting small animals such as birds and rodents. Rattlesnakes have a rattler on the end of their tail to warn other predators that it is dangerous. A rattlesnake’s venom is very lethal to small children and those with weak immune systems. Although today we have many effective ways of treating snake bites, in the 1800s it was very difficult to treat a bite from a rattlesnake. They had a few ways of trying to remove the poison from the wound.
Also according to the Florida’s python hunt newspaper, “Many pets turned loose by their owners when they become too big- threatening the Florida Everglades,”. If people keep letting their snakes go into the Everglades they will overpopulate and spread all over. This leads to the mass spreading as mentioned in paragraph 3. People release these snakes because they never researched how big they are and will get, so they get surprised when the snake gets to be too big, and they can’t take care of it. People could just donate the snake to a zoo or animal sanctuary, which would take good care of them. People also need to do their research before getting an animal first
According to the article “Burmese pythons : not the ideal pet”,Matt Piven states “The python’s unique hinged jaws allow it to swallow an object five times as wide as it’s own head.” This statement means it would be very difficult to kill a snake like this,so if the hunter was not survive. My reasoning is to spread the word that the people we set out to kill these monsters needs to be trained not people that have no experience they're basically putting themselves in a cage saying “come at me.” In addition a newspaper article that goes by the name of “Florida's python hunt” by Andrew Ng he mentions “with no natural predators,these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of opossums,raccoons,and many bird species.” Ultimately, this matters because we can clearly tell by this article that the Burmese pythons are carnivores(they eat meat). They could easily sneak in someone's house and kill them. Pythons are not safe pets to have. In fact we shouldn't have them as pets at all considering how dangerous they
When looking at their physical appearance, they are slim and scaly and sometimes rough. In addition to being the second most venomous snake, rattlesnakes are infamous for being quick, silent killers that only make noise to intimidate. “…the rattlesnake which known as the 'rattler is a symbol of potency and fertility…the rattle is a symbol of death and transformation since its venom can turn one nearing death to life” (Hallberg). Although they are patient and typically coiled into tight loops, the consequences of pushing these reptiles too far to the edge can be quick and fatal. When analyzing Delia Jones' character, many of the traits depicted in snakes are evident in her as
In the first place, snakes can be extremely enormous and the people that buy the Burmese python snakes don’t know that at all.The text states from source 1," largest snakes in the world, capable of growing to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds." These snakes can be extremely dangerous. Does anyone notice how long they grow? I do not understand why people would buy these snakes when they know that the snakes can and will be dangerous. Well, a result of this is, they do not know anything about them and they just buy them. That is why they are
According to the article on CNN by Andreas Preuss “Snake brought into restaurant rattles nerves,” a man brought a snake into a restaurant and informed employees that it was a service animal. He claimed the snake was for his depression; the restaurant allowed the snake to stay based on this claim. A diner stated, “It started to slither down the booth behind her,” describing her experience at the restaurant. A snake is not a service animal according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, “only a dog and miniature horses that is individually trained to perform work or tasks for a disabled person is considered a service animal.”
Snakeheads are usually 12-35 inches long, so pretty big fish. They have no natural predators, so they are free to eat whatever they want whenever they want. Snakeheads can also travel on land, and eat small land insects
Scientist fear that huge 250 pound Burmese Pythons could spread from South Florida to much of the Southern United States. According to a survey report, pythons find ⅓ of the United States to be comfortable for them to spread. Snakes such as Burmese Pythons have shown to be highly adaptable. These snakes can slither at a constant rate of 20 miles, and they never stop moving. The Burmese Python have killed children who were mistaken for food and are unable to stop their instinctive reaction to coil and squeeze. However, Burmese Pythons will have to get past Florida’s alligators first. The absence of predators such as alligators can make these snakes’ journey much easier.
To be sure, even those dangerous snake snack can be managed first with established charcoal at home. It holds hurt and can keep the annihilation of red platelets that happens because of the venom. Also, there are certain tips related to charcoal that can be used for specific snakes that can extend your plausibility of making due to get to the recuperating office.
Rattlesnakes are very common in North America; they mainly range from Arkansas to Southern California. Rattlesnakes as most people known use a rattle, located at the ends of their tail, to warn people of their location. Rattlesnakes are from the Pit Viper family of snakes. They use pits located in their head to sense heat from prey or predators. Some rattlesnakes can sense heat from a mouse from as far as twelve feet away. Some common rattlers of the southwest are the Western Diamondback, Mohave, Sidewinder, and Prairie Rattlesnakes. All snakes listed are of the Genus Crotalus; which is the most common among rattlesnakes.
What are the symptoms of ophidiophobia? The fear of snakes is one of the second most common fear among adults U.S. Uncontrollable anxiety around snakes which may include, hyperventilating, screaming, crying when seeing images or things on tv. People with the phobia may also have many thoughts such as, “The snake is going to kill me because of how dangerous
I was in frightful pain. I have never experienced the pain that a snake can do to you; until that day. I fell on the ground and I slightly looked over and saw its sandy brown skin with weird dark brown designs slither away. I looked at my aunt and screamed,