Posted on 05/16/2018 2:09:33 PM PDT by libstripper
Why are you so triggered and defensive about it? You act as if I insulted your family.
Many people are terrified of snakes, so what? How does that bother you?
Lyme Disease is a terrible disease,I agree. My sister’s friend suffers from it. Please show me where I insulted people who suffer from Lyme Disease.
I spend lots of time outdoors and have been bitten by ticks many times but I don’t panic about it. I just doctor the area and go on. Actually, poison ivy has given me more problems than tick bites.
Again, I fail to see how my post angered you. Show me where I posted “Screw you” to Lyme Disease sufferers.
I’ll be waiting..
You assume I’m “angry”.
You know what they say about assumptions.
I posted nothing untrue and everything scientifically verifiable.
Where is the “anger” in that?
I am simply annoyed by people who get “triggered” by a pitiful little snake and those same “triggered” people who then run off and initiate a pogrom against perfectly useful parts of God’s plan.
Why are *you* so “defensive” about it?
[I’m shocked you didn’t use the word “snowflake” somewhere in there because you certainly attempted to launch a logical fallacy upon me in order to garner sympathy and/or support]
How do you know?
Did you eat them?
Not to mention the yellow bellied sea snakes and banded sea kraits waiting just offshore.
Bon voyage.
My neighbor informed me they were poisonous. That’s how I know.
Grow up.
So your neighbor ate them, then?
The correct term is ~venomous~.
If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.
If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous.
“Grow up”?
That is *the* singularly most childish thing anyone can ever say.
Sheesh
That is *the* singularly most childish thing anyone can ever say.
LOL!
Touche’!
/uh huh!!!
Wow... No, no snakes are bad. Without them, you and our society would most likely not exist. The ignorance people portray, the utter removal of all cognitive reason, the pure irrationality of people when snakes are involved is absolutely just mind boggling.
There is no reason to fear snakes. They are not evil, or bad, or out to get you. They’re just animals that want to live like every other life form. Why people fear them so much is something I cannot comprehend.
Learn about snakes and you’ll see how irrational your fear is.
Many people have a phobia of snakes. Why does it bother you?
Yes, I know it’s (somewhat) irrational. But that’s what phobias are.
It’s natural to be frightened of them, considering that some can actually kill you.
I just don’t understand why certain people are bothered if other people have an understandable fear of the creatures. My phobia doesn’t affect you in any way.
You must admit that your comment about eating them was childish (and gross).
Again, why does it bother you so much that many people are terrified of snakes? It’s natural.
Our snake phobia doesn’t affect your life so why get so worked up about it?
I don’t get that angry when someone (usually a female) gets hysterical when they encounter a mouse. I just laugh and capture the mouse myself. Mice aren’t scary, deadly creatures, unlike snakes.
I just don’t understand why you are so worked up about it. Many people have phobias; My phobia just happens to be snakes.
Why does it bother me? Because people killing these animals is harming not only the ecosystem but our safety. Snakes are the number one defense against the spread of rodent borne disease. Rodents can carry up to 200 diseases and parasites that can harm or kill us. When you get into the habit of killing their number one predator, you allow those rodents to propagate and spread these diseases and parasites. So, you killing a snake effects more than just you. You can end up harming others. Look up diseases like rat bite fever, rocky mountain spotted fever, Lymes disease... or some of the parasites they carry... intestinal parasites, ticks, mites, etc. Hell, research the Black Plague.
You increase the risk of bite and injury or death by trying to kill the snake than just leaving it alone to go on it’s way. Getting close enough to kill it with a shovel means you are close enough to get bit. This happens more and more. Standing back and shooting it is one of the most irresponsible uses of a gun out there. Two years ago, a little girl was killed by a ricochet when a cop shot at a snake in Virginia. He didn’t know there was a rock under the dirt under the snake. He missed the snake by the way. It was a harmless water snake. I believe the girl was 6 or 7 years old.
People lose all rational thought around these animals. It’s okay if you don’t like them or fear them but for God’s sake, don’t do something stupid like killing it. Let it go on it’s way. It wants nothing to do with you.
So, yes, your phobia can affect quite a few people and in a very bad way.
Thankfully, insurance companies are starting to deny coverage to people that are bitten as a result of them trying to kill a venomous snake when they could have left it alone. Crofab, the antivenom of choice in the US for most venomous snake bites is VERY expensive. A single dose can run upwards of $150,000. Most bites require 5-8 doses. And it’s not a fun experience. By trying to kill the snake, your chances of being bit go up exponentially. Now, combine that with the denial of medical coverage... Is it worth it? Is it worth someone’s life to let your phobia overtake rational thought?
Snakes won’t chase you. They don’t want to seek you out to bite you. They want nothing to do with us. We are giant scary monsters that might eat them in their eyes. Leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone. Just be aware of your surroundings and avoid them... that’s all there is to it.
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