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ms_vermilion

Herpetology

Sep 16, 2009 15:42

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intelligent design

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gynocide September 16 2009, 23:04:56 UTC

Some of the python species have foot "spurs" on their undersides but that snake doesn't look like it's a python.

ms_vermilion September 16 2009, 23:21:13 UTC

True, and the "vestigial legs" on pythons (and some boas) are very primitive:

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gynocide September 16 2009, 23:21:59 UTC

Yeah it doesn't make sense.

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ms_vermilion September 17 2009, 00:33:20 UTC

Yeah, I imagine it was suffering quite a bit. I feel sorry for it too.

lilmartini September 17 2009, 02:50:38 UTC

Sounds like a herniation that a lizard or something punched through. Ouch. Poor snake.

sistawendy September 17 2009, 03:22:28 UTC

I've never been so grateful that I can chew.

a_muse_d September 17 2009, 07:41:29 UTC

the woman beat the crap out of it which would explain why it appears ripped and claimed it was "climbing along the wall". so, she must have been half asleep to think that if it's just a puncture. you'd think they would have figured that out right away?