-) RE: [at-l] Arresting people in the backcountry (was Hammocks and the Whites)

[lparker@cacaphony.net (L. Parker)]

Rami said:

>
> William Neal said:
>
> | Gee!  How awful!  For killing such dangerous creatures?! <snip>
>
> Rami says:
> Snakes aren't dangerous, people who use snakes are dangerous!
>

Not to pick a point (okay, so I am picking a point), but...the paraphrase
isn't true. It is the snakes own teeth in its mouth that make it dangerous
so although the paraphrase is cute, it is really not appropriate. Consider
that a Black Belt is dangerous, a Marine Force Recon troop is dangerous,
they both can kill you with nothing more than bare hands, same as the snake.
>
> Seriously, have you ever been bitten by a snake (any kind,
> not just venomous)?  Do you
> know anyone who's ever been bitten?
> I have been bitten by several types of snakes (because I was
> irritating them, and none
> were venomous) and I still don't think they're "dangerous".
> None of the bites hurt,
> none hung on for any amount of time, they weren't trying to
> kill and eat me (although
> the 16ft. long 130 lb. reticulated python might have been
> able to do both)

I don't suppose you noticed the small article this week about the man whose
pet Python killed him? It took six firemen/pararescue to unwind the snake.
The man was quite dead by the time they got it off of him - due to
asphyxiation.