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MartinWhalin1
at Fri Dec 19 23:25:25 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by MartinWhalin1 ]
"SO WHAT? ?"
I admit, that was my first reaction to this post. But then again, while I'm not scared of bites and don't mind them anyway (unless you're talking about a big boid or something that will cause damage) bites always tend to get my heart going a little bit. But why? I have a cat that bites and scratches all the time. These bites actually do hurt but I usually laugh when this happens. Is it the speed of the snake bite?Probably not. The cat's bite or scratch is way faster. I think what I am reacting to is the fact that the snake wouldn't have bitten except as a last resort to save it's life.I think it's just the idea that I've pushed something as far as it would go. If I pushed a cat into it's fight or flight response and it decided to fight, I'm sure that would get my heart going too.
Granted: some snakes just like to bite even when they are not all that scared, but most don't. ----- Martin Whalin
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