Questions tagged [snakes]
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Did Ireland ever have snakes?
On this Saint Patrick's Day, I was pondering on this thought:
It's a common belief that Saint Patrick rid Ireland of snakes - by chasing them into the sea. It's true that Ireland doesn't have native snakes. But snakes are renown for being cold…
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Can a wasp ingest and use a snake's venom?
Some people claim that if one comes across a dead venomous snake one should always cut of and bury the head as otherwise wasps could reach the venom and add it to their own stinger, for example this Answers.com answer:
You bury a venomous snake's…
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Was National Geographic just filming a snake attack a child and not helping?
The picture has become somewhat of a meme (NSFW)
Was the boy really being attacked by a snake while the cameramen just taped? Or is this photoshopped or just an act?
Picture reads,
The "That's Not My Fucking Job" award goes to
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Does Phenol (Carbolic acid) repel snakes?
Context: In India, snake prone villages or areas where snakebite deaths are common, people use phenol (carbolic acid) in a commercially prepared liquid solution beside the home and doorways. The form is usually drop or a moistened bit of cotton.…
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Are humans and chimps innately afraid of and attracted to reptiles or snakes?
Jordan peterson, a culturally popular psychologist, has made the following biological claim:
Human beings and their closest biological relatives, chimpanzees, are innately afraid of and attracted to reptiles.
Jordan Peterson - The Significance Of…
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Can you become immune to Snake Venom?
Is it true that long term regular exposure to snake venom will make you immune to venom from an attack from a snake? (Also see this Reddit Link)
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Are cobras allergic to milk?
In India, there are snake charmers who use cobras in rituals:
The main ritual event of Nag Panchami is to offer milk and crystallized sugar to a cobra. As Premlata Vatsyayan writes, “On Nag Panchami one fasts and feeds milk or khir [rice pudding]…
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