The Curio

Snakes have been around, say, 95 million years. Our ancestors, on the other hand emerged from Africa (as many experts believe) about 150,000 years ago.

The lesson? Snakes have learned how to defend themselves. Leave the snake alone.

Decapitated Snake Bites Man Before Biting Dust:

“A man said he was bitten by the decapitated head of a rattlesnake on his property near Prosser, Wash. Danny Anderson and his son saw the 5-foot rattler Monday evening while feeding horses. They pinned it with a pipe and cut off its head with a shovel. When Anderson reached down to pick it up, he said, the snake head twisted around and bit his index finger”