Snakes

The things that pushed me too far yesterday — I am Irish. It’s not something that really concerns me too much in my daily life. It is just a factual statement that shouldn’t have too much an impact most of the time. No more important than “I like bread”, “I have a purple shirt”, or “I use my ears…

An unforeseen trip — We were living in Costa Rica for a while, and we went to a bbq party with a friend one weekend. We met other friends through this friend, hung out, and smoked some weed. As we were leaving the party, the hostess informed us that she sells chocolate-coated magic mushrooms…

Some snakes can convert changes in heat into electrical signals that let them see in the dark. — I’m a big fan of snakes! When I was a teenager, I had a boa constrictor as a pet and I had to feed it live mice. I would watch the boa kill the mouse and then swallow it whole. There would be this big lump in its body. …

Found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, some species are aquatic and others amphibious. Their venom can be 10 times as lethal as that of land snakes — Sea snakes are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and are of two quite distinct types. There are aquatic sea snakes and amphibious sea snakes. …

What is your least favorite green animal? — This one is easy, a green snake. Actually, it could be any color snake, I just hate snakes. On a plane, on the ground, in a tree, and especially in irrigation pipes. When I was a teenager I worked on a farm. One of my duties was to move and…