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Found 1 comment on Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skulduggery:

u/ThePoorAlwaysLose ยท 1503 pointsr/natureismetal

There seems to be an argument over whether snakes chase humans in this thread, this is misinformation and here's the proof.

The truth is many people don't know much about snakes, so like all things we don't understand -- they're scary. This is just a side effect of ignorance. A vast majority of the population aren't herpetologist so anytime you defend a snake you will be drowned out by the majority around you. Majority rule isn't indicative that something is right. In your fight or flight response, you're likely to mistake a display of self-defense as being chased by a snake, but you've made an oversight.

The media, through its own ignorance, also vilifies these animals. Most of the time they can't even identify the snake properly but they still run the story. The latest viral picture is this guy standing 8 feet back to make this snake look like the prehistoric Titanoboa. Don't get me wrong, it's a big snake, but in reality, it's just a forced perspective trick used to fear monger. Here's a great example of how using camera tricks can make a small snake look HUGE. It's disgusting. Can anyone here even identify the snake in the viral picture?

As long as a person or media outlet gets their 15 minutes of adulation they don't care what the social repercussions are. If a person is poking a rattlesnake with a stick and he gets bit the news story is, "snake attacks man" but that is foul. If I'm minding my business and you start hitting me or step on me, and I clean your clock, I didn't attack you, I defended myself. That's how our legal system works too, you'd be at fault -- not me.

As a human, you stomp all fee-fi-fo-fum into the snakes' safe place and the snake is just as, if not more startled than you are. The snake is ~ 4inches off the ground, it's almost like you've come out of the 4th dimension. Watch this explanation by Carl Sagan of the 4th dimension and see if that makes sense.

You could literally step on its head and kill it. Snakes defend their territory or slither away if they think they're outmatched. The same way you'd defend your home or coward in the corner if you brought a knife to a gun fight. When you're 4 inches tall, and you see a 3x2 foot gap between a humans legs, that's a wide enough margin to escape. It's not chasing you, it's trying to get away from you! Remember: the perspective of being 4 inches tall.

Almost all snakes are ambush predators, they sit and wait for prey to walk by...days, weeks, even months at a time. That's not to say they will not hunt for food, but they are built for surprise! From camouflage scales to burrying themselves in the dirt, even a wicked cool technique called caudal luring where they use the tip of their tail as a form of mimicry to lure a prey item! Super cool video.

A large amount of people cannot identify the snakes in their back yard let alone one they may encounter randomly. Pupil shape, head shape, even rhymes like "red on black," are all false somewhere in the world. Which one of these snakes will kill you? Left? Right? Both? None? What are their names? (Side note in case any snake nerds are in here, the snake on the left is mine. Handsome fella, eh?)

Ignorance isn't anything to be ashamed of. We are all ignorant toward everything until we are taught. I don't know much about a lot of things, but this is one of the things I'm passionate about.

Humans, in general, take the term ignorant as a disrespect rather than an opportunity to learn. Ignorance is an opportunity, not a flaw. Often we are only willing to admit ignorance once we've triumphed over it.

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Myriad of sources on the topic & many more available if you choose to search

http://www.edistoserpentarium.com/myths.cfm

http://www.snake-removal.com/chase.html

http://www.capesnakeconservation.com/snakes-chase-humans

http://wildliferemovalusa.com/snakechase.html

http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Reptile-Care-For-Beginners/Snake-Myths-And-Facts

Do Snakes REALLY Chase People?

Snakes don't chase people - here's proof!

Proof that dangerous snakes don't go out if their way to chase people

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*I expect to get downvoted, but I put a lot of time into this reply so I hope it helps change someone's mind.

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Edit: I have only received gold 1 time on Reddit and it was for a joke. So thank you so much for the platinum, golds, silvers and kind words. I feel like Michael Phelps. I figured this comment would be downvoted to hell by anecdotal stories. It's my birthday weekend and the interest in this comment is the best gift a snake nerd could ask for.

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Don't take my word for any of this. Check out these guys, look at their research; they have devoted their lives to this.

Not all of these guys are friends. That said I think they all have carved out a spot worthy of recognition in the reptile/snake community whether it be research, venom collection, abstract study, or the pet trade.

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Bill Haast [legend] (12.30.1910 โ€“ 6.15.2011)

Director of the Miami Serpentarium Laboratories, a facility near Miami, Florida that produces snake venom for medical and research use. Haast extracted venom from venomous snakes.