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RE: Seeing as the venomoid section is DEAD....

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Posted by: Frawg at Thu Oct 20 23:08:36 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Frawg ]  
   

Removing venom glands from a snake is on par with having your salivary glands removed. How would you feel? Venom is nothing more than "glorified saliva" which aids the snake in the digestive process BEFORE the prey item is actually consumed. Have you ever taken a piece of pocorn and held it in your mouth without chewing it? If you haven't, your digestive enzymes (saliva) dissolves & breaks down the popcorn. Basically this is the same principal employed by venomous snakes. PLEASE don't contribute to this barbaric "medical prosedure". I suggest becoming adept at handling "hot" snakes & employ them into your presentation. If not, use photos. I think if live snakes were used in your presentation, it would serve for a more powerful & captivating presentation to your audience. You must convey to your audience that venomous snakes should be respected, but also illustrate that if given a wide berth, venomous snakes pose no real danger to human lives. I have had numerous venomous snakes over the years & what fasinates me the most about them is that they have this remarkable & efficient defense mechanism but when they feel they are not threatened, they are uninclined to use it. Please reconsider your idea about venomoids.


   

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