Tag: Snake

The reputation of Snake Mound spread by word of mouth on TV and the Internet. The proprietress, who is from Akita Prefecture and started running a local restaurant in Tokyo, She encountered a snake when she worshipped at the shrine. After that, every time she reconstructed a building, she would...

Do not let the name scare you. There is no snake on this trail. The name refers to the way the path zigzags up the side of the 350 meter/1150 ft sandstone cliff to the top of the plateau you see there. So what is Masada? To start out with, it is one out of the nine World Heritage Centers in...

Those of us that love all wildlife (not just the fuzzy and feathered kinds) hear these statements all the time. However, just because these sentiments are the norm doesn’t make them right. Snakes are one sign of a healthy ecosystem, and some of us are pleased when we are lucky enough to see...

In my years of teaching people about reptiles, I’ve found that most people think they have a good handle on telling a “good snake” from a “bad snake.” However, when we actually look at photos of different snakes, it usually turns out that only one or two atten...

As a wildlife educator, my problem with the concept of a snake “nest” is that it often evokes distasteful and inaccurate images in the listener. People picture an unwanted infestation such as large numbers of disease-carrying rodents gathering in a communal brooding spot and rearing...

Following is an event I witnessed with my own eyes. And within this story lies a deep lesson on snake behaviour that could stick with you forever. This technique works with any snake. Once you learn this no snake will ever be able to chase you again. “Go left, go left!&rdquo...

In 2002 I was bitten by a large snake in Thailand. Young and naive I grabbed the 1.5m snake behind the head and picked it up. But before I could even finishing thinking that Steve Irwin would be pr… …the snake spun itself around in my far-to-loose grip, opened its mouth wide, ...

Ah, the topic of plenty of online debate. Down under people furiously smash the keyboard claiming it’s the Inland taipan. In Asia, villagers speak solemnly about the Russel’s viper, while down south in Africa just mentioning the word Black mamba sends tingles down the spine (akin to &...