...Have you ever walked out to your back yard to see a rattlesnake sunning itself, only to kill it because you thought it dangerous? The diamondback rattlesnake is a fearsome pit viper with sharp fangs and powerful venom. Both the Western and Eastern diamondback pose serious threats to human life, with the Eastern diamondback being the most dangerous snake found in North America. While most people that receive a diamondback bite will live to tell the tale, snakes are still responsible for around 10 deaths per year in the United States. Knowing the symptoms of a diamondback bite will help you with treatment and care. I have worked with and studied these fascinating creatures for many years now. They are two of the most diverse venomous reptiles that we have in the United States. Both of these reptiles are widely used in venom extraction programs around the world. Eastern and Western diamondback rattlesnakes have many similarities and differences related to habitat, behavior and venom composition. The habitat of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is slowly but steadily on the decline. People need places to live and build further into their habitat every year. These reptiles like the humid swamps of the everglades and coastal region of the southeast. The eastern diamondback has started seeking new habitat on the northern most islands of the Florida Keys. How do they get there, they swim. The more people encroach on their habitat the more of these reptiles get pushed out. As a result...
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...A. To frighten Jake, Festus quietly approached Jake from behind and shook a rattle that very much sounded like a rattlesnake. Jake became extremely frightened, thinking that he was about to be bitten by a poisonous rattlesnake, but was not physically harmed. May Jake recover damages from Festus? Explain your answer, providing reasoning to support your conclusion. ( I feel that Jake can recover from this but it would be very difficult. Due to the fact that there was no rattlesnake. but he will always have that frightening thought or memory in his mind. Causing him to be very conscious of rattlesnakes and the sound rattles.) B. Joe kisses Betty while she is asleep.Betty is not awakened or harmed.Betty later learns of the incident.May she recover damages from Joe?Explain your answer, providing reasoning to support your conclusion. (I feel that Betty can recover from the incident. its just she will be more cautious and more aware of her surroundings.) C. Connie was visiting Mark at Mark’s house.When leaving the house,Connie was injured when she slipped on ice on the front door step.As she was leaving, Mark had told Connie to be careful, as the step is often coated with ice during the winter.Connie admitted to seeing the ice.Can Connie recover damages from Mark.Explain your answer, providing reasoning to support your conclusion. (yes Connie can recover from the injuries she obtained. Connie should have been more will of service of the porch steps which she would not have fallen...
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...Hunting Snakes Snakes were an integral part of my childhood experience, and I am always surprised to remember that not everyone grew up being so aware of snakes. The most common snake around Texas is the rattlesnake. Well, actually I don't know that. I just know that my father talked a lot more about the rattlesnake than he talked about any other snake. They were both the bane and perhaps the reason for his existence. Dad tended to shoot rattlesnakes whenever he saw them, and he sometimes told the story about seeing a snake from his pickup window, stopping the truck and reaching behind the seat for his shotgun, then starting to load a shell into the gun (he always kept gun and ammunition separately) and realizing that he only had one shot gun shell with him. That made the shot more important because he knew he would only have one opportunity to shoot the snake. Then, suddenly, he saw a second snake next to the first, and realized that he was seeing two full grown rattlesnakes in some sort of mating ceremony. He carefully slid his one shell into the gun, and watched. The snakes neared each other. They seemed to meet eyes. They seemed to fall in love. They started a slow, sensuous movement, moving their bodies in the dust in strange, swirling S patterns. Then they reared up, their heads close together, their eyes locked in love. Bam! My father shot his one shell, and neatly blew both snakes' head off. Such are the tales I grew up on. Doesn't it make a strange sort...
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...the world’s heaviest lizard, weighing up to three hundred pounds. The Komodo dragon has six venom on each side of the head. A biologist named Bryan Fry at the University of Queensland in Australia, is studying how the Komodo dragon uses poison to benefit itself, because he trying to manipulate venom to help humans as well. There are many other animals that are also poisonous. John Dumbacher, an ornithologist at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, has been studying the Hooded Pitohui. This bird is very poisonous, and contains high levels of batrachotoxin. In 2011, a biologist named Jonathan Kingdon, at the University of Oxford in England, discovered that the African crested rat can poison anything that the animal touches. They get their venom due to what they eat. The rat gets its poison by chewing up toxic tree bark and spreads its very-toxic saliva over its specialized hairs. Scientists have been learning a lot from the animals because the researchers’ goal is to save human lives. Animal venoms is being used to develop a number of new drugs, including those that treat heart disease and chronic pain. The reason they use animal venom is because the toxins can’t tell harmful cells in the bodies to stop working and destroying the human body. So this is how the animal venom can save lives. I feel that the research is really important to see the effects of animal venom on human diseases. There are over thousands of diseases that effect humans, that we don’t know...
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...Chironex fleckeri, known as the most dangerous cubozoan jellyfish, uses its extremely toxic venom to capture prey and deter its predators. The venom is injected into the prey or predator upon stimulation of specialized stinging pockets, mostly found in the tentacles. Once stung, the venom causes excruciating pain, inflammation, pulmonary edema, cardiovascular dysfunction, and cardiac failure. In one study, two different species of jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri and Chrysaora quinquecirrha, were collected from different locations. The Chironex were collected from Queensland, Australia. Tentacles were then taken from each kind of jellyfish. The venom from the tentacles were examined for cytotoxicity. The definition of cytotoxicity is toxic...
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...Example Essay Metal music has a negative influence on its listeners? There was a time, and i’m afraid there still is, where common folks would refer to metal music as the devil’s music. Well let me tell you my friend’s that this is complete bullshit! I will prove to you once and for all the wrongdoings of this way of thinking. First-off, let me tell you why people thought that way and why there still are some smart-asses who still think of metal music as the devil’s music. When you first had dark metal band like “Black Sabbath” in the early 70’s with frontman Ozzy Osbourne tearing up bat head’s on stage, drinking pig blood and other theatrical practice’s done on stage, people went berzerk! Remember that at the time, religion still had a small role to play in the education of children, so it was common to see religious fanatic’s stating out loud to the public that “Metal music is for Satan worshipers!!” and it’s understandable, in a way. On the other side, you had people rejected by society because of their anarchist way of life. What did these people turn too? Metal music. Why? Simple, metal music was the only thing that existed out there with no judgment. Heck! even their own parents would place ironic judgements on their own child! As a metal listener, well I should say a black metal listener, I truly can relate to those who choose metal music as their way of life. Let’s be honest, metal is a way of life, not a trend like all the commercial crap out there...
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...Organism Profile SCIN 130 Horned Rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerastes) Profile American Public University System Michael Jones Horned Rattlesnake Profile Abstract The Horned Rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerastes) is a small, venomous pit viper species that lives in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. The Horned Rattlesnake has an accelerated life cycle with natural life expectations for females of about five years and males about 13 years. The evolution of the Horned Rattlesnake includes sidewinding. This has changed over time as way to navigate the hot temperatures in which the Horned Rattlesnake lives in order for the animal not to overheat. The Horned Rattlesnake (Crotalus Cerastes) is a very...
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...Organism Physiology In this paper I will write about a snake. The snake I will writing about is the California King snake. How it evolves in its environment. What are its physical attributes? What is a snake? A Snake is any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs. Found across the Western and Southwestern United States, the California king snake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) is one of 80 recognized subspecies of the king snake. The subspecies has a number of different color morphs. California kings are popular and harmless pets. Hybrids with other king snake subspecies and closely related snakes such as the corn snake (Elaphe guttata) are available. Description At a maximum length of 48 inches and 5 inches in girth California kings are smaller than other king snake species. The head is small and barely wider than the body and the scales are shiny and smooth. The typical coloration is white bands over a black or dark brown background, but there are unbanded races with a single vertical line running from head to tail and others with lateral stripes. Desert king snakes tend to be brown with yellower stripes while coastal animals have the highest contrast black and white bands. The pet trade has albino varieties, but albino snakes are rarely found in the wild. Range While common in California, California...
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...a potentially dangerous poison, you should also call a poison control center or go to the nearest emergency department for an evaluation. Poison is anything that kills or injures through its chemical actions. Most poisons are swallowed. But poisons can enter the body in other ways: By breathing , Through the skin, By IV injection, From exposure to radiation, or Venom from a snake bite. There are many different poison and there is a way for treating many of them. If you exposed areas with rubbing alcohol next, wash the exposed areas with water only, take a shower with soap and warm water, lastly put gloves on and wipe everything you had with you, including shoes, tools, and your clothes, with rubbing alcohol and water.are exposed, according to the FDA, you should quickly (within 10 minutes), you should first, cleanse Treatment of poisonous snake bites involves thorough cleansing of the wound and observation of the victim to determine whether symptoms suggestive of evenomation develop over time. In most cases of poisonous snake bites, an antivenin is given, preferably by intravenous administration. For rattlesnake, cottonmouth, and copperhead bites, Antivenin Polyvalent (ACP) equine derived antivenin was the standard treatment in emergency departments for many years. ACP, however, is known to cause a number of potentially severe allergic reactions because of its equine origin. In 2000 the U.S. FDA approved the sheep-derived antivenin CroFab which appears to have a lower incidence...
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...This animal is a free ranging dog relative primarily found in the Australian chaparral and some grassland biomes. Dingoes are originally believed to be semi-domesticated dogs from Asia or India, but returned to a wild lifestyle when introduced to Australia. This carnivore can eat meat in very large proportions. They hunt alone or travel in small packs. Sistrusus Garman- or simply referred to as rattlesnake. This venomous snake will prey on small rodents and birds, biting them, and injecting them with a poisonous venom rather than constricting them. The noisemaking tail of the rattlesnake deters many predators. Large numbers of rattlesnakes are threatened due to poaching, habitat destruction and extermination campaigns. Golden jackal- or just known as jackal, this omnivorous animal is an excellent scavenger. Their large feet and fused leg bones make them perfectly suited for long distance running. They are even capable to run at speeds of 10 miles per hour for extended periods of time. Jackals are most active at dusk and...
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...blah Edgar Espana Kara Lybarger-Monson English MO1B February 29, 2012 Questioning Ones Power In T.C. Boyle’s novel When the Killings Done, Dave LaJoy the so-called animal lover and animal rights activist, who by the way hates humans, faces-off with Alma Boyd Takesue, the real animal lover that is trying to restore “Eden” to the way it was before being infested by rats and feral pigs. Both Alma and Dave are interested in animal rights but have different ways in doing so, Alma even though she’d rather not kill anything has to eliminate animals from Eden because she is dedicated to preserving the species unique to Eden’s environment and Dave, on the other hand, is on a determined mission to “save animals” even though the way he goes about it is very destructive. They both will do whatever it takes to preserve the animal’s rights even if that means lives are lost. Throughout the story, we find out that both Alma and Dave question their motives on how they are fighting for the animals rights. Like despite all the power Alma has, she doesn’t really know what to do with it and we also find out Dave questions his motive of controlling because he lacks the power Alma has. Because of each characters’ internal conflict, the actual power of each character is shown: Dave questions his motives of controlling because he lacks the power to do so and ironically, Alma questions her actions even though she has complete control. Alma is very dedicated to what she does such as she...
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...what we see today. They come in all sizes and colors and they can be found in variety of environments. There are over 3,000 know snake species to learn about. Not all of them are venomous of them only about 375 of the offer venom. All species of them are reptiles; they offer a body that is very flexible. They do not have limbs but that is not an obstacle for them from being able to climb or to slither along on their bellies, some of them are only a few inches long and others are more than twenty five feet in length. They are able to live in trees, on land, and underground. They prefer to be in climates that are humid and that offer a warm temperature. They are cold blooded so the cooler temperatures are very hard for them to handle. They are able to move about with variety locomotion movements. This includes the striking pose and the side to side movements that most people are very familiar with regard to a snake. They may be out there looking for food and aggressively pursuing. Others are going to ambush and wait for long periods of time until food comes along. To help ensure it will they may put some form of bait to try there to get it interested. Then they will use that opportunity to get to the prey. They may crush it with the body or they may inject venom. The teeth of a snake are facing backwards. This allows them...
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...Sand... I could almost tell you exactly how many grains lay in this desert. The days are long and hot, and the nights are longer and cold. It’s not a mistake that I am here, I chose to live this way. My name is Gabriel, I am twenty-eight years old. The Wahiba Sands became my home five weeks ago.... I used to be wealthy, with a family, I even owned the largest law firm in the united states. I used to be happy, and filled to the breaking points with love, and life. Until my company that I spent every penny, and every ounce of me on, fell under. My deep black hair began to turn a grey color. We started losing cases, and with a rising rate of failure came the rising debt. The company was going to crash, and I knew. A few months later, the bank came around to take the firm out of my hands. I made a horrible decision, I went to the bank that all of the pension money was stored. I emptied all of the accounts, and carried the money out of the bank in bags. As I was leaving I called my wife, and told her and my son Adrian to pack their things and get ready to leave the country, and that I would explain when I got home. I pull into the driveway, and see my wife standing outside the house. Frantically I told her what just happened. “Gabriel what on earth are you trying to do?!” she exclaimed. “Please just get in the car, I don’t have time. I need to leave, if you wait any longer I’ll have to leave without you and Adrian.” I proposed. She stood, unmoved, and with an unchanged mind...
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...|*Practice Questions Midterm #1 |[| | |p| | |i| | |c| | |]| | |[pic] | |[|[| |[pic] | |p|p|The statements with no multiple choice are True/False questions. Remember that in all true/false questions, if any part is false, the whole | | |i|i|thing is false. | | |c|c| ...
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...Dragon City Complete Dragon Breeding Guide By Gamelytic Dragon breeding is a unique part of the game play in Dragon City. However, it is hard to figure out how to breed what without the formula. In this guide, we will provide some formulas and tutorials on how to breed the dragons that you love and use in Dragon City. Please share this guide with your Dragon City and facebook friends if you have found it helpful. Lastly please check out the rest of our Dragon City guides. Basic Dragon Breeding Information The basic of Dragon City breeding is taught during tutorial. You will first have to level up your dragon via feeding to at least level 4. Build a building ground such as Breeding Mountain or Breeding Tree, then you can select which of the dragon that you would like to breed. It will take some time for the dragons to create the eggs and even more time for the eggs to hatch. The types of offspring is dependent on the parents. In addition, there is some sort of luck involved in breeding that you may not get the dragon you are looking for 100% of the time. When you first start the game, we recommend you to start from generation 1 and breed a couple high generation dragons. However, slow down on the Pure Dragon breeding (We label it generation 4 and 4.5) because the long breeding time can hinder your game play. Basic Breeding Dragons To start breeding the dragons, you must first have these basic building blocks. You must purchase these dragons from eggs because you do not have...
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