There's a Snake in my Room

Metzger Meister

SOMEBODY POISONED THE WATERING HOOOLE.

bowen

Iloveslimes wrote: »

bowen wrote: »

Japenese Garter Snakes tend to be the worst.

Really, anything the US has that Japan has tends to be the worst fucking animal imaginable. At least with this one deaths rarely occur because of fang placement in garter snakes.

How is that snake a Japanese garter snake? It has almost no relation to garter snakes, other than being in the snake family.

It's usually referenced as a Japanese garter snake by a lot of snake bite guides.

I mean, they're part of the same snake family as corn snakes and actual garter snakes, body composition is the same with this family. Sort of like calling an albatross a seagull. Let me see if I can find an online site that links it as a Japanese garter snake.

bowen

http://www.itg.be/itg/DistanceLearning/LectureNotesVandenEndenE/42_Snakesp3.htm wrote:

3.7 Taxonomy, Colubridae

The name derives from the Latin "coluber", which means snake. This group includes more than 50 species distributed over 30 genera which have caused clinically significant venomous bites. Yet, only a few are genuinely dangerous. They have short small fangs on the maxillae at the back of the mouth (Opisthoglypha) [opistho = at the back], so that they have to open their mouth very wide (170 to 180° ) to inject venom. They also require a long contact period to introduce enough venom into the bite wound. Colubrids are often kept as pets, e.g. Elaphe sp. (rat snakes) or Lampropeltis sp. (king snakes, milk snakes). Some colubrids strangle their prey (e.g. Lampropeltis sp.). Thelothornis kirtlandii (vine snake) is a moderately dangerous, very thin snake with horizontal, keyhole-shaped pupils. These animals often slide over the ground with the front part of the body somewhat raised. The boomslang (Dispholidus typhus) in southern Africa is another dangerous colubrid, yet bites by this animal are quite exceptional. Haemorrhages are the most obvious symptom after a bite by a boomslang. Both Rhabdophis tigrinus (Japanese garter snake or yamakagashi) and Rhabdophis subminiatus (red-necked keelback) can inflict fatal bites.

Also: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/snakebite/article_em.htm at the bottom of the 1st page.

Shockwave

Snake? Snake!?!

Spoiler:

SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!

bowen

Mysst

ohshitabadger

TankHammer

DrIanMalcolm wrote: »

Man now I need to watch the Duck Tales movie again

I have it on VHS still.

VisionOfClarity

Kantankeris wrote: »

DrIanMalcolm wrote: »

Man now I need to watch the Duck Tales movie again

I have it on VHS still.

More like I do

TankHammer

VisionOfClarity wrote: »

Kantankeris wrote: »

DrIanMalcolm wrote: »

Man now I need to watch the Duck Tales movie again

I have it on VHS still.

More like I do

Well... yeah. If we ever split up though I'm taking you to court for custody.

J3p

I used to think Badgers were the best animals ever. I wanted one as a pet. One day I actually read about them though and turns out they are some aggressive sons of bitches.

Now I just want a sloth.

Metzger Meister

badgers have been known to kill bears.

bears.

TankHammer

J3p wrote: »

I used to think Badgers were the best animals ever. I wanted one as a pet. One day I actually read about them though and turns out they are some aggressive sons of bitches.

Now I just want a sloth.

Sloths are covered in gross. You'd have to get a newborn and give it baths fairy often so it doesn't become a moss-covered den of matted fur.

Personally I think I'd like a hedgehog.

J3p

Kantankeris wrote: »

J3p wrote: »

I used to think Badgers were the best animals ever. I wanted one as a pet. One day I actually read about them though and turns out they are some aggressive sons of bitches.

Now I just want a sloth.

Sloths are covered in gross. You'd have to get a newborn and give it baths fairy often so it doesn't become a moss-covered den of matted fur.

Personally I think I'd like a hedgehog.

Maybe an Echidna?

Auntie Shibby

Burden of Proof wrote: »

Auntie Shibby wrote: »

For some reason, I can't stand seeing a live mouse being feed to a snake. Whenever I see it happen, I'm just scream at the mouse to run.

you god damn monster, are you devoid of all humanity?

For wanting a mouse to get away from a snake?

Metzger Meister

J3p wrote: »

Kantankeris wrote: »

J3p wrote: »

I used to think Badgers were the best animals ever. I wanted one as a pet. One day I actually read about them though and turns out they are some aggressive sons of bitches.

Now I just want a sloth.

Sloths are covered in gross. You'd have to get a newborn and give it baths fairy often so it doesn't become a moss-covered den of matted fur.

Personally I think I'd like a hedgehog.

Maybe an Echidna?

get a chinchilla. or a sugar glider.

Auntie Shibby

I used to have three Chinchillas, they're pretty awesome.

Metzger Meister

they sure are.

TankHammer

Is there a small mammal I could train to sit on my shoulder and fetch things for me? I think I'd like one of those.

No monkeys though, they smell.

Faricazy

fun fact: sloths actually let algea grow on them and then eat it as a snack

TankHammer

Faricazy wrote: »

fun fact: sloths actually let algea grow on them and then eat it as a snack

The most patient of all God's creatures.

Oh my Lord! SLOTHS INVENTED AGRICULTURE!!

Faricazy

sloths are too lazy to go down to the patent office and patent agriculture

Iloveslimes

bowen wrote: »

Also: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/snakebite/article_em.htm at the bottom of the 1st page.

Okay, it still doesn't make much sense or seems to be a common usage. The Japanese would just call it the Japanese name and if you're messing around where those snakes live, you better know Japanese. Why not just call them a Japanese water snake?
Your original point is still pretty accurate though, Japan gets some nasty creatures. Especially the Giant Hornets, those scare the hell out of me.

august

Auntie Shibby wrote: »

Burden of Proof wrote: »

Auntie Shibby wrote: »

For some reason, I can't stand seeing a live mouse being feed to a snake. Whenever I see it happen, I'm just scream at the mouse to run.

you god damn monster, are you devoid of all humanity?

For wanting a mouse to get away from a snake?

Snake gotta eat!

neville

Kantankeris wrote: »

J3p wrote: »

I used to think Badgers were the best animals ever. I wanted one as a pet. One day I actually read about them though and turns out they are some aggressive sons of bitches.

Now I just want a sloth.

Sloths are covered in gross. You'd have to get a newborn and give it baths fairy often so it doesn't become a moss-covered den of matted fur.

Personally I think I'd like a hedgehog.

my hedgehog is the best

Straightzi

Kantankeris wrote: »

Is there a small mammal I could train to sit on my shoulder and fetch things for me? I think I'd like one of those.

No monkeys though, they smell.

In theory a ferret

Mysst

man, monkeys smell less then damn ferrets. plus you can get the monkey to leap onto your enemies' faces and jerk off, thus winning the battle as they retreat in disgust.

Straightzi

Ferrets really don't smell if you take care of them at all

J3p

I remember seeing a David Attenborough documentary. He's just going through some garden all cheery as usual. This segment was about the hedgehog. He began with the usual information, and soon was retelling the history of how the hedgehog was believed to mate. See, animal studiers of older, sillier times believed that there was absolutely no way a hedgehog could mate normally, what with all those spines. They believed that the hedgehog must employ some bizarre ritual in order to have sex. In reality, the real answer to the question of how hedgehogs mate is "very carefully".

Then 2 minutes of watching hedgehogs mate.

DrIanMalcolm

Badgers were the best animals in Redwall

bowen

Iloveslimes wrote: »

bowen wrote: »

Also: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/snakebite/article_em.htm at the bottom of the 1st page.

Okay, it still doesn't make much sense or seems to be a common usage. The Japanese would just call it the Japanese name and if you're messing around where those snakes live, you better know Japanese. Why not just call them a Japanese water snake?
Your original point is still pretty accurate though, Japan gets some nasty creatures. Especially the Giant Hornets, those scare the hell out of me.

It's just the US bastardization I guess. They only get their poison from their food source and are otherwise pretty similar to garter snakes.

Those hornets are disturbing.

Iloveslimes

Those giant hornets are terrifying. From a website, talking about the sting of the suzumebachi: Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."
I have a phobia about wasps and hornets and I first learned about the giant Japanese hornets when one of the schools I worked at was having a nest removed. Then the next week, a suzumebachi flew into my classroom. The kids were swatting at it and I was trying not panic. That sucked a lot.

bowen

Iloveslimes wrote: »

Those giant hornets are terrifying. From a website, talking about the sting of the suzumebachi: Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."
I have a phobia about wasps and hornets and I first learned about the giant Japanese hornets when one of the schools I worked at was having a nest removed. Then the next week, a suzumebachi flew into my classroom. The kids were swatting at it and I was trying not panic. That sucked a lot.

Was it a normal hornet? My Japanese is a little nonexistent.

Funny how that's hornet in Chinese and Japanse it's "vespine wasp"

Trillian

bowen wrote: »

Iloveslimes wrote: »

Those giant hornets are terrifying. From a website, talking about the sting of the suzumebachi: Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."
I have a phobia about wasps and hornets and I first learned about the giant Japanese hornets when one of the schools I worked at was having a nest removed. Then the next week, a suzumebachi flew into my classroom. The kids were swatting at it and I was trying not panic. That sucked a lot.

Was it a normal hornet? My Japanese is a little nonexistent.

Funny how that's hornet in Chinese and Japanse it's "vespine wasp"

I never ever want to ever meet one of those giant hornets, or even any rather large stinging insect.
I like to avoid those sorts of things when I can.

sarukun

I know monkeys and dolphins have sex for fun, but one thing you never see any of these damn nature programs reporting on is whether or not any animals in the world masturbate.


That just seems like something people should know about.

Mysst

They'll know about it when I have a monkey that does it in their face.

Killjoy

So's Quetzi got himself eat by a garter snake yet?

Belruel

when i was a kid i used to catch garter snakes, they are cool lil duders

Forkes

Garter snakes don't even have teeth...all they do is stink up your hands a little bit.

Iloveslimes

bowen wrote: »

Iloveslimes wrote: »

Those giant hornets are terrifying. From a website, talking about the sting of the suzumebachi: Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."
I have a phobia about wasps and hornets and I first learned about the giant Japanese hornets when one of the schools I worked at was having a nest removed. Then the next week, a suzumebachi flew into my classroom. The kids were swatting at it and I was trying not panic. That sucked a lot.

Was it a normal hornet? My Japanese is a little nonexistent.

Funny how that's hornet in Chinese and Japanese it's "vespine wasp"

No, it was one of the huge fucking ones. I was not happy at all. Sorry, I should have been clear when I started alternating the terms.

The Otaku Suppository

Iloveslimes wrote: »

bowen wrote: »

Iloveslimes wrote: »

Those giant hornets are terrifying. From a website, talking about the sting of the suzumebachi: Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University near Tokyo, described the sensation as feeling "like a hot nail being driven into my leg."
I have a phobia about wasps and hornets and I first learned about the giant Japanese hornets when one of the schools I worked at was having a nest removed. Then the next week, a suzumebachi flew into my classroom. The kids were swatting at it and I was trying not panic. That sucked a lot.

Was it a normal hornet? My Japanese is a little nonexistent.

Funny how that's hornet in Chinese and Japanese it's "vespine wasp"

No, it was one of the huge fucking ones. I was not happy at all. Sorry, I should have been clear when I started alternating the terms.

It's even worse when they're attached to women.

Spoiler:

Oh god what a terrible reference

shoot me now