Rattlesnakes are quite amazing, but can also be dangerous. There are many species of rattlesnakes around the southern United States. These snakes can be found under rocks and in logs. These snakes are fascinating animals equipped with many defences. Rattlesnakes are truly amazing. Rattlesnakes are amazing because of their physical traits, their environment, and their behavior.
Rattlesnakes are quite simple, but they are also very complex in their physical traits. The main thing people notice about the rattlesnake is their weird, long rattle. The rattle itself starts out as a tiny bulb when the snake is young. As the snake sheds, a layer is added onto the rattle. The rattle is made of keratin, which is mostly found in nails and in hair.
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Rattlesnakes mainly live in the southern United States. They can be found in the Everglades. The Everglades is a wetland that is found in Florida. Rattlesnakes can live underneath rocks and in logs. Finally, rattlesnakes live in grasslands. Rattlesnake behavior is very interesting, much like most snakes. Young rattlesnakes tend to be more aggressive than the adults. Rattlesnakes also hibernate in the winter. Since rattlesnakes are cold blooded, they like the heat. If it gets too hot, than it is fatal to them. Rattlesnakes also use venom to catch and kill their prey. Their venom is composed of modified saliva and containing up to twenty nutrients, and it also includes zootoxins. Also, death from a rattlesnake bite is very rare to humans. During the night and the day they have special vision that helps them see well. This is the behavior of most rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes are truly fascinating. Their built to be hunters with their slim, long body and their long, sharp fangs. Be very cautions when entering an area that is known to have rattlesnakes, even though it is very rare for a human to die from a rattlesnake bite, still be cautious. Their behavior is amazing when it comes to their children. Even where and how they live is amazing. Rattlesnakes are truly amazing. They are born to be
This can get expensive and unsanitary. These non-venomous snakes are tricky to care for and often illegally released into the wild. This dumping, importation for the exotic pet trade, and escaped snakes from Hurricane Andrew is resulting in an established wild population of Burmese pythons in South Florida. II. Facts Native to the jungles and to the grassy marshes of Southeast Asia, the Burmese pythons are said to have been first reported in the Everglades in 2000.
The snake’s calm demeanor when they first meet, his confidence and power, and his gruesome death help evoke sympathy in the reader. The reader’s first impression of the snake is that “he held his ground in calm watchfulness.” His stance was tense, but not threatening, as “his head was not drawn back to strike.” He does not intend to attack without being provoked; he
The effect the reader perceives in the passage of Rattler is attained from the usage of the author¡¯s imagery. The author describes the pre-action of the battle between the man and the snake as a ¡°furious signal, quite sportingly warning [the man] that [he] had made an unprovoked attack, attempted to take [the snake¡¯s] life... ¡± The warning signal is portrayed in order to reveal the significance of both the man¡¯s and the snake¡¯s value of life. The author sets an image of how one of their lives must end in order to keep the world in peace. In addition, the author describes how ¡°there was blood in [snake¡¯s] mouth and poison dripping from his fangs; it was all a nasty sight, pitiful now that it was done.¡± This bloody image of snake¡¯s impending death shows the significance of the man¡¯s acceptance toward the snake. In a sense, the reader can interpret the man¡¯s sympathy toward the snake because of the possibility that he should have let him go instead of killing him.
Exotic snakes such as the python, boa constrictors and anaconda as well as the Monitor and Tegu lizard are taking over central and southern Florida and pose an extreme threat to the eco- system and to the families that are residing there.
The snake was not aware of the man’s intentions was cautious but not yet preparing for an attack. The rattlesnake “lay ridged” through its mistrust of the man did not feel threatened so his “body was undulant” not preparing for an attack. Because of its natural instincts the snake was wary of the man’s presence but did not feel provoked enough to set up a defense. The usual instincts would have been to give a strong attack but choose not to do so. Still attentive to the man’s possible actions, the snake presents him with a warning for both their sake. Therefore as the man raised his weapon the snake set up its rattling and “shook his fair but furious signal” warning the man he “made an unprovoked attack”. The snake had not planned on attacking the man so instead of reacting swiftly the snake had given the man a warning. By doing so the snake shows its value of life because he left the man chance in avoiding an outcome with death for either side. Consequently having misjudged the man’s intent it is left with little time to protect itself from an unexpected attack. With the man suddenly attacking the snake with a hoe it “struck passionately” until it “was soon dead”. As a result of not being able to assemble an attack the snake is left with it’s only chance of winning by striking hard but with ineffective moves. Thus readers feel sympathy for the snake because it had not called for an attack that would have taken either
Well to start, people who wanted these pythons as their pets probably didn't know how big they were going to turn out. The owners didn't realize that the python was going to get that big, so they had to let it go to the wild. Owners were probably shocked when they saw how big the pythons got. "people casually bought them when they were maybe a foot long." […] "Unable to deal with these giants, owners often dumped them wherever seemed feasible." As known some researchers believe that the Hurricane Andrew made these pythons spread more throughout the U.S and the Everglades. Native people from China brought them here and it should've stayed near Southern China. Also an exotic pet dealer that held almost 900 Burmese Python was destroyed and many of them escaped from the warehouse to the Everglades and into the
The Burmese python is an exotic snake taking over the Florida Everglades. These snakes are posing as a threat to humans and native species. With their population only rising something must be done. Big parts of this issue include the Burmese python having many dangerous features, the change in the local animal populations, and overpopulation.
According to National park services (2017) The Burmese Python is one of the largest snake species on earth. However, the Burmese Pythons have become an invasive species in the Everglades. Ultimately, Pythons are a threat to biodiversity in the Everglades. Pythons eat too many species and plants in the Everglades, they can reach up to 20 feet, and they prey on a variety of wildlife in the Everglades.
Throughout several myths, monsters are described as many diverse creatures. At first glance, they all seem very distinctive. However, each monster is like a combination of several qualities and characteristics that are matched in different ways to form the monsters that appear in myths such as Hercules, Bellerophon, and Perseus. All monsters have very distinct looks that make them inferior to humans. Generally, they are a mixture of two or more different animals such as snakes, lions, or humans and they may have multiple heads. For example, Cerberus was a horrific three-headed dog that had the tail of a dragon and his back was covered with snakes. Several monsters have some part of them from a snake. Snakes symbolize an evil quality and that is why many monsters are forms of them. Cerberus had his whole back covered in snakes and a dragon tail. Both of these are snake-like parts that contribute to Cerberus looking terrifying. His tail is from a dragon which is very similar to a snake and his back is filled with snakes like fur. The Hydra of Lerna is also an im...
The action of the snake at the beginning of the encounter was portrayed in a calm and collective fashion. The snake “held his ground in calm watchfulness; he was not even rattling yet, much less was he coiled.” The raw and unfiltered statement of the snake action made it clear to the audience that the snake did not make the attack or even attempted to look like he was on guard. To the readers, this meant the snake was not sending an danger signal. No danger signal from the snake but a hoe was aimed at it meant that attack toward the snake was unprovoked. The realization of the fact that the snake wanted nothing to bother with this man’s life helped the readers to understand the snake’s point of view, even though limited. In addition to the intention of the snake, the details of the reactions from snake to the attack of the reader help understand the snake’s feeling and instinct at that moment. The panic of the snake by the way “he struck passionately once more at the hoe…” could be sympathized by the readers through the description of its action. The feeling of fear and survival instinct was something a lot of audience thought could only belong to human. The reader got a rude awakening with fact that this snake’s feelings of terror and its desire to live was just so similar to a human. Even though it was a creature no human can relate to, at that moment, every reader could step into its place and imagined the horror of knowing that it can die and death will come very soon. Sympathy for the snake was not an anticipated feeling and sensation for the readers. The reader expected to feel apathy or hatred toward the snake because of the negative connotation that went along with the animal. However, the empathy for the snake was introduced through the calm and collected description of the snake’s action as well as the intense desire of it to
They can be malicious or they can be passive, but Grizzly bears are normally solitary animals. Grizzly bears as big and ferocious as they are aren't very territorial and may be seen together eating where food is abundant, like in a stream where they can catch salmon. When a mother grizzly has her babies she tries to keep them away from other male grizzlies because they can be dangerous to the cubs and try to kill them. When they do venture close though the mother bear might fight back to protect her cubs, ( even considering the big size difference the males and females have). Grizzly bears will do pretty much everything to protect her cub against all of the dangers in this world, fighting back against everything that dares step close to her cubs. Well that’s all for this blog post see you next time on blog posters
“The Rattler” is a story that is written by Donald Beattie that expresses a survival and protective tone to persuade readers to side with the man that killed the snake in order to protect a larger community of animals and humans. Beattie is presenting the story to a large group of people in attempt to persuade them. Beattie uses imagery, simile, and pathos to develop a root of persuasion and convince the audience to reanalyze the man’s actions.
Ménez, Andre’. The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine. New York, New York: CRC Press, 2003.
First, here are some basic facts about turtles: turtles are cold-blooded, which means that they cannot raise or lower their body temperature. Their body temperature reflects the temperature of the surrounding air or water. Turtles date back to around two hundred million years ago. Having over forty nine species of turtles, they can live both in water and on land. The top shell, referred to as carapace, of land a turtle are over-grown and makes the ribs wider. Beneath the top shell is the lower shell, referred to as plastron. Both of the shells protect the turtle from other animals and their environment. Thus, turtles have developed long necks and an unusual way of getting air in and out of their lungs. A turtle’s neck forms a tight S-shaped bend, and the curve becomes shallow as the neck extends (Smith and Zim, 18). Also, having modifying their bodies, turtle legs are attached within their ribs. The unique structure of turtles has made them long-lived and unusual specie.
American alligators are found through southern United States. Large populations are found in Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana and Georgia. They inhabit primarily fresh water to brackish water areas, although they can occasionally be found in salt water. However, alligators lack the salt-extra...