Snakes

Snakes are the stuff of nightmares for a lot of people. Just seeing and holding these creatures can terrify people, so you can only imagine the terror of being trapped with dozens of them in a plane. That’s exactly the kind of sheer terror the move Snakes on A Plane sought to capture. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, the movie revolves around how people inside an airplane fight to survive after hundreds of snakes are placed and released inside. 

A snake can be described as a legless lizard. It is a carnivorous reptile from the suborder Serpentes. They do not have external ears or eyelids but they do have very keen senses. Snake sizes vary, with some snakes as small and thin as twigs, while others can grow more than 20 feet long and weigh more than an average person. Their skin is covered by overlapping scales and is described as being supple and nice to the touch. As such, snakes are captured for their skins, which are turned to luxury goods such as shoes and bags. Snakes can be found in all of the continents, save for Antarctica.

Many snake species have skulls that have many joints. This lets them swallow prey much larger than their heads. Most snakes have the ability to dislocate their jaws just so they can swallow their prey whole. They feed of smaller animals such as rodents, lizards, birds, snails and even other snakes. Some snakes are also known to slither up to bird nests and eat their eggs. They change their skin and molt during certain times of the year.

Not all snakes are poisonous, with people even keeping them as pets. If you do get bitten by a snake, keep the bite clean and find out what type of snake it was before going to the hospital. 

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Abandoned Pet Snake found in Sewer Grate

When it comes to pet owners, owners with low attention spans are often frowned upon, prone to get a pet simply because it’s “cool to have” or “awesome”, without really understanding the responsibilities the come in keeping them.

The story of a five foot ball python discovered in Hillsborough, New Jersey, would be one example.

Police officers in the Hillsborough area were quick to act when a call came out, telling of a python found to be “hanging out” on a sewer grate.

Though ball pythons are part of the non-venomous species of snakes, the sight of a huge python on a sewer grate would surely raise some concerns over safety, along with questions pertaining to how it got there in the first place.

Detective Hank Olsyzk managed to carefully remove the reptile, given his experience in handling and dealing with snakes, and later surrendered the reptile to Animal Control Officers. To date, Police officers are convinced that the python was a victim of a pet owner’s earnest want to have a “cool” pet, only to give it up since he/she no longer wanted to have it.

As pets, ball pythons are popular as exotic pet options, and their care and upkeep isn’t really all that fickle compared to other exotic pets, though specific care and attention should be given to them.

The discovery tells of a moral story, one which speaks to those who only want something because it is cool to have, yet not committed in actually seeing things through as responsibilities come in.