Venomous snake

Did you know the threat of the burmese pythons in the Everglades? Well if you didn't know, you will after you read this. The Burmese pythons are taking control of the Everglades by force due to people and they caused many changes to the environment. You need to know a lot about the pythons first, then you may be able to help. The Burmese pythons got into the Everglades by people shipping them from Asia and people are keeping them as pets in Florida. When they get too big, which is around 23ft,…

vivid detail in the snake skirt make it appear lifelike and very terrifying. The uniformed scales on each snake was done with very precise detail. The sequence of the alternating snake head and rattle of the snake, gives the dress the depth that it was a created piece of clothing and that the snakes were not just on her in that particular area. Furthermore, the alternating heads give the dress a sense of style. The use of round shapes dominates the statue, whether it be from the snake skirt, or…

I am responding to “Horns of the Alter” which is a chapter in the book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” by Annie Dillard. In the beginning of the chapter Annie talks mainly about how fascinated she is by a copperhead snakes. A couple of pages in she goes on talking about a mosquito that landed on the copperhead’s back, sucked its blood dry and killed it. For many pages to follow she explicitly talks about parasites and every which aspect about them. At the end Annie philosophically relates parasites to…

"?." Does that question mark mean anything to you? That question mark represents the unknown number of Black Spider Monkeys alive. The Ateles Paniscus also known as the Black Spider Monkey is a very unique and interesting species. This endangered animal’s body structure is very interesting, this large primate species which has black glossy hair that covers its’ body, and a red or pink body, and four fingers is very interesting. This animal has a very large and strong tail. This species owns the…

Why snakes don’t have legs A long long long time ago in a rainforest that is located in Brazil lived two snakes. One was named Billy Bob and the other was named Susan Jilly. Every morning they would crawl around in the mud since it felt amazing to them. One day there was no rain to come to Brazil and a drought happened. Billy Bob and Susan Jilly did not know what this drought meant for them, As they were swimming in the mud Susan Jilly crawled out of the mud and curled up on a leaf and watched…

In the play Helen by Euripides the main character, Helen often finds herself in complicated situations. To get out of those situations, Helen believes that her only option is to manipulate, deceive, and lie to people. Helen’s main goal is to be reunited with her husband, Menelaos, in her homeland. Helen persuades characters to do things her way by manipulation, lies, and deception. Throughout Helen, the main character manipulates Teucros, Menelaos, and Theoclymenos using deception, persuasion,…

“Hunting Snake” written by Judith Wright and “Pike” written by Ted Hughes are two poems about nature and animals. Hunting Snake has four stanzas and Pike has eleven stanzas. The animals in the Hunting Snake and Pike seem to be similar animals as they hunt in similar ways by being slow, quiet and pouncing to surprise the animal. Both of the poets write about their encounters with hunting animals, a hunting snake and a pike fish. Judith writes about a “big black snake” in nature hunting like in…

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) Introduction As humans, we get the opportunity to share and coexist on this planet with some extraordinarily unique and diverse organisms. Of such organisms, reptiles and amphibians are some of the most adaptable organisms on Earth, residing on every continent except bitter cold Antarctica. Here in Minnesota, There are 22 species of amphibians and 31 species of reptiles, ranging from the fast moving salamanders to the slow and nimble turtles. I got…

1 Six guardian and beneficent snakes at Edfu temple Ahmed KhalafAllah Safina∗ The scope of this paper is limited to the discussion of some lesser known aspects of six snakes at Edfu temple1. I aim with this paper to develop the understanding of these elusive beings through the examination of their nature, roles, names, and epithets. These snakes originally belonged to subordinate deities2 that had a beneficial and protective role with regard to Horus of Behdety…

This man goes out of his way to tell the reader that he not only does he know “Nature’s People” but that they know him as well. It appears as though the speaker is talking about animals and creatures, specifically the snake. Yet again the speaker personifies not only the snake, but all animals with human traits by saying that they know him as well. When we talk about psychological criticism it seems as though this man may be a little crazy. The man is giving the animals a type of…