Snake River

The short story, "Sweat", is about Delia Jones, a washwoman, and her husband, Sykes. In the middle of sorting clothes, "something long, round, limp and black fell upon [Delia's] shoulders and slithered to the floor beside her" (3). It’s not a snake, but Sykes's bullwhip. He criticizes her for bringing 'white folks' clothes into the house and tells her to quit working. When she doesn't, he kicks the clothes around. A frustrated Delia defends her job and herself with an iron skillet. This causes…

negative symbol I just do not like snakes although they do have smooth skin it is just not something I like to come in contact with. snakes are slimy and can be dangerous if they think they have be most are very posionious and can kill you in a short amount of time. Snakes slither on the ground they do not have legs so they can not get up and move around they do move fast though they can hide very well and are very quite until you walk up on them. Although the snake is used in many traditions…

At first glance, the Hercules and the Hydra sculpture is easy to pass by. Located in the outside sculpture garden it stands on a slightly elevated bronze platform, which stands on a bigger, more elevated concrete pedestal that also rests on a larger concrete pedestal that has four embedded lights, each on one corner. The viewing area is large and allows for the audience to view the sculpture up close and far, while still being able circumambulate around the statue at a variety of distances.…

that awaited us. HISS! CHOMP! Snakes filled the room. One snake in particular, wrapped around my leg and started to bite. "OW!" I screamed. In the corner, I spotted a box. It read, "I WILL GIVE YOU A KNIFE TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY! JUST OPEN THIS BOX AND YOU WILL FIND A KNIFE TO HELP YOU GET OUT!" I opened the box, a split second later, CHOMP! Blood filled my nose and face. My nose and eye stung like crazy. When I was able to see what had happened, I saw a snake inside the box that was…

Rikki-tikki-tavi “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” (Winston S. Churchill). In fact, muskrats are very courageous animals, because they have to hunt deadly snakes for their food. Muskrats are rodents that are native to North America, but they can be found in Europe, Asia, and South America. These very sociable animals are mostly active during the night, but they can be active during the day too. Rikki-tikki-tavi, is a very brave and…

In the poems “Medusa” by Duffy and “The Laboratory” by Browning both authors explore the theme of jealousy and its destructive nature on people and society as a whole. In Duffy’s poem “Medusa” she critiques society on its treatment towards women, demonstrating how those without beauty are only corrupted with jealousy and how this behavior has survived through the ages. While Duffy focuses on the impacts of jealousy on the individual Browning looks towards its impacts on society, and its power to…

What would you do if you saw a 25 foot snake as wide as a telephone pole coming towards you? Burmese pythons are affecting the Everglades by causing changes for animals, people and the ecosystem in the Everglades. These viscious animals will annihilate anything in their path. First of all, Burmese pythons are killing almost anything in their path. According to page 44 paragraph 2 it states, “Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals.” Also, page 44…

Western Diamondback rattlesnake. Well this snake has the size that’ll cross your eyes, its heat sensing pit will make you throw a fit, it lives in places that’ll make you make strange faces. This snake has a maximum size of 7 ft. It also has precautions that can detect animals. They also hunt for homes. Do you know the actual body type/size of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Well for one thing sure they are heavy bodied snakes. The common size of the snake is 3-5 feet long. Only few reach…

heard a slithering snake in the bushes. I tried to turn tail, but it was too late; the venomous snake bit the left rear hoof of my horse, and it slithered away into the bushes. I was terrified beyond measure, and my horse stumbled back out of the bushes. From panic, I asked all of the townspeople in the village what I could do with my horse, but they didn’t have any antidotes. Finally, one vaquero had some wise knowledge about snakes, and told me that the certain species of snake that bit my…

foreshadows Sykes’s evil actions causing issues for him down the road or as Delia puts it, “whatever goes over the Devil’s back, is got to come under his belly.” Hurston describes the snake’s eyes as growing bloodier by the second which foreshadows that the snake will soon make its next kill. Sykes is cheating on his wife with Bertha, whom he spends all of their money on. The role of Christianity plays an important theme throughout the story.…