...blanket that sat on the ground, wrinkling it up as he went. Little did we know we were about to be called upon by the Lord above to do a little bit of something new today. It was time for our weekly picnic that we always had with each other and my dolls. Just as we were finishing up our creamy peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches we heard a loud shrill, “HELP! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!” I looked immediately over to Fuzzy and we sprinted across the tree-lined trail to my grandmother’s home. We came upon her standing on a green plastic lawn chair with a large wooden shovel in her hand. “Grandma, what is wrong?” I shouted from afar. “It’s a snake! There is a snake in the flower bed!” she panted out frantically. Being the rebel I was, I strolled over there rolling my eyes at my grandmother’s silly sense of panic and began searching for the snake. If only I could go back in time and do what any regular kid would do when they sense panic in an authority figure. I would have sprinted the other direction in a heartbeat. I ran to the distress call of my grandmother only to find her weeping in the corner of the yard. “Heavenlee, listen to me, call the police,” she said with a quivering voice. This made me shudder just a little bit. My grandmother was a strapping almost six foot tall, broad shouldered, rugged to the bone woman. I had always looked up to her for her very presence was menacing. She was the embodiment of the word tough. So, to see her whimpering, then revert to a fetal position...
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...eggs and some are born live. 4. Birds, amphibians, fish, and many reptiles do this inside an egg. 5. A baby bird enters the world by hatching out of a hard – shelled egg laid by its mother. 6. Many birds incubate their eggs by sitting on them to keep them warm until they hatch. 7. Emperor and king penguins, which live in Antarctica, warm their eggs by resting them on top of their feet. 8. Many snakes begin life in eggs too, but snake eggs are tough and leathery rather than hard and brittle. 9. A snake called the Indian rock python lays between 50 and 100 eggs at a time. 10. Since snakes are cold blooded, the mother rock python has to twitch her muscles to create heat. 11. During the two months it takes for the eggs to hatch, the mother python stays in one place and dose not even eat. 12. Frogs lay their eggs in jelly – like clumps along the edge of a pond. 13. Mother frogs do not take care of their eggs. 14. When a baby, or tadpole, hatches, it doesn’t look anything like an adult frog. 15. It has a tail, it has no legs or eyes, and it is completely helpless. 16. The tadpole grows legs, its tail begins to shrink, and it looks more and more like its parents. 17. Some baby animals do not hatch from eggs. 18. Mammals differ from other kinds of animals in other ways as well. 19. They are warm blooded, they usually have hair or fur, and their babies are fed with milk that comes from the mother. 20. Kangaroo babies are...
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...Venomous Snakes Most of the time people can’t really tell the difference between poisonous snakes and those that are not poisonous. A lot of people think that every snake they encounter can kill you. There are only 4 types of poisonous snakes that are found in the United States. Cottonmouths, Rattle snakes, Copperheads, and Coral snakes are the 4 types that are venomous. Cotton mouths have elliptical eyes (rounded eyes), and range in color from black to green. They have white strips along the side of their heads. The majority of them live around or in water. They often emerge at sunset to warm themselves on warm ground and then become very active throughout the night. If you have a lake around your neighborhood or backward, becareful. The young cotton mouths usually have a yellow bright tail. Cottonmouths sit with their mouth open when a human comes near. These types of snakes like to stay by themselves so if you see multiple of snakes just hanging out peacefully it is most likely not a cottonmouth. This species is usually confused with a Copper head snake. If you here a rattle like sound in the middle of the jungle or somewhere in your back yard while gardening it’s most likely to be a Rattle snake. A rattle snake has a rattle on its tale. It shakes its tale when it feels threaten so if you here loudly then you are pretty close to one. Their heads are shaped in a triangular head and also have elliptical eyes shaped like a cat. I believe rattle snakes are the ones...
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...Most people might think snakes, hideous, slimy, and frightful, are the must impulsive creatures on the planet. On the other hand some people might find snakes captivating. Annie Dillard is one that is intrigued by snakes and in her passage “Snakes” she shows us just how amazed she is by the snakes. Annie Dillard’s usage of language helps show her love and appreciation for snakes. Throughout the passage Dillard uses descriptive diction to help express how she feels about the snakes. She calls the snake “perfect” and “unblemished”. By her usage of this diction it shows the audience just how much she admires the snake and how she views it as the most perfect thing ever. Also, she describes the snake as “clean”, “whole”, and “bright”. Her description...
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...Snakes and Evolution September 4, 2013 BIO/101 Snakes are reptiles that have been on Earth for over millions of years. Snakes are a peculiar creature because the true origin of snakes is unknown. The delicacy of their structure allows for error in fossil records, because many of the first fossil records of snakes are incomplete skeletons. A fact known to be true is that snakes were legged vertebrates. The structure of a snake may be complex, but it is suited for survival. This fact changes factors such as food, shelter and survival, thus the evolution of snakes. Fossil records of snakes date back to the crustaceous period. This era signified the end of dinosaurs but there is evidence of snake life in this era. An interesting fact is that dinosaurs are descendants of cotylosaurs which then produced Diapsids, so snakes are not direct descendants of the dinosaur, but they are evolutionary cousins of Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. During this era all the continents were together as one, and they were called Pangea. The shuffle of all the continents caused snakes to adapt to the new environmental changes, and strive to survive through natural selection. According to the Bible, snakes were forced to give up their legs and slither on their belly because of mischievous doings. This may be a story or fact but fact is that snakes had legs at one point in time. The first records of legged snakes were found in the Middle Eastern. Another record of a...
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... Bio 100 Snakes Snakes have always been fascinating, mysterious, and even something that people are afraid of. The early ones are believed to be related to aquatic reptiles but through evolution they have changed to 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...
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...When someone encounters a snake, their reflex is to get as far away from the snake. That is not the case when Dillard encounters a Copperhead snake in her short story “Snakes”. Instead, she has the opposite reaction; she is so awestruck by the snake that she stays to observe the beauty of the flawless snake. Throughout the passage, Dillard uses language to express her feelings of being fascinated and impressed by the attractiveness of the snake. Through the use of descriptive diction, Dillard is able to convey how amazed she is by the exquisiteness of the Copperhead snake. The author creates a picture of the snake’s perfect skin by the use of words like “perfect” and “unblemished.” With the use of these words, Dillard demonstrates how captivated...
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...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. I knew what that meant. I walked into the house that I would no longer call mine, and followed the wide hallways to my young son’s room. “Dad where are you going, and why are you fighting with Mom?” Adrian said. “I just have to leave for a little while, I will be back soon I promise. Please be good for your mother.” I told him with tears in my eyes. “Why do you have to go?” He asked...
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...cobras in the story are a lot bigger than Ricki-tikki. This causes him to have great courage to fight them. He knows that a cobras’ bite could kill him. The book says so on page 233, “The victory is only a matter of quickness of eye and quickness of foot—snake’s blow against mongoose’s jump…”. It is the other way around for the snakes. They know that mongooses kill cobras. In the story the bird, Darzee, must have courage when Ricki--tikki tells her to pretend to be injured so he can kill the eggs. The bird knows that the snake could...
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...FIRST-AID & MANAGEMENT OF SNAKE-BITES. Any suspected snake bite must be treated with immediate First Aid, (pressure bandage and immobilization technique)and transported to hospital - urgently! 1. Check that the snake is no longer around threatening the safety of all concerned, do not try to catch or kill a snake! Keep the victim quiet and reassure them, get them to lay down. If possible call for assistance. Use a mobile phone and call emergency (000 landline and mobile phone, alternatively 112 for mobile phone). If possible remove any jewellery (watch) and clothing (Cut off) from bitten limb. 2. Apply a wide (< 100mm/4inch >) elastic crepe bandage over the bite site then continue this bandage evenly over the entire limb to the armpit or groin (It should be as tight as one would bandage a freshly sprained wrist or ankle) then any left-over bandage should be continued down the limb. A 2nd, 3rd; and possibly 4th bandage should be applied over the first (pending whether bite is on arm or leg) starting over the fingers or toes. 3. Immobilize the bitten limb with a splint, stick, or rolled up newspaper or cardboard, bandaged or tied to the limb, or use a St. John's sling or air splint applied to limb. All joints of bitten limb need to be totally immobilized. If bandaging is not available, tear towels, sheets, clothes, petticoats, etc; into strips, even pantyhose may be used. Keep victim and bitten limb as still as possible especially if bite is on body or face...
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...English essay ”The Flowers” By Alice Walker The afro-american writer Alice Walker has written a short story named the flowers from 1988. The main character in the story is a little girl named Myop. Myop is a 10-year old black girl growing up in poverty, because she is a child of a sharecropper-family, (which was not unusual at that time). She is a really curious girl that loves to explore new things. She likes to play by herself in the woods and look after findings and flowers to pick. One day in the late summer, Myop is taking a walk in the woods. She walks a bit from where she lives to explore a new area where she has never been. The landscape is a bit different from what she is used to, there is a different atmosphere, there is more silent and there are different flowers growing. Suddenly when she is starting to retire home, she steps on a dead black man that had been hung and then laying on the ground. The meeting with the dead man is overwhelming and surprising for Myop. An important theme in the text is racism, because the story takes place in a time where segregation was extremely active and there was a lot of discrimination of black people. The story takes place in a child’s thoughts, so all the events are written from a child’s view. It’s 3rd person omniscient, the narrator has access to Myops mind, so the reader knows about her feelings, and thoughts, as seen in the following quotes: “She felt light and good in the warm sun” “…and she reached down quickly...
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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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...scientific name or binomial names is Crotalus Cerates. The Horned Rattlesnake received its name because of the horns are rest over the eyes of the Rattlesnake. The Horned Rattlesnake can be found in the Southwestern United States is areas such as eastern California, southwestern Utah, and western Arizona. The Horned Rattlesnake can also be located in northwestern Mexico is areas such as Sonora and Baja California. The Horned Rattlesnake can found in desert regions where the average temperatures are around 20-25 degrees calculus and the average rainfall is about 28 cm a year. The Horned Rattlesnake is a species with a very interesting ecology, life history, evolution, behavior, anatomy and...
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...Name: Yee Kang Xian Student ID: GEC00000F5 Subject: VU21477 Unit Assessment Task 1: 1. Instructions. 2. First Aid for snake bites in Australia. 3. To give people know hot to handle after snake bites. 4. All Australia would be read this to prevent or the firs aid for snake bites. 5. 10 steps in the instructions. 6. Step by step, list of things need to done immediately, the emergency number and the picture show how to bandage. 7. Movement, immobilization, survivability. 8. Step 4, first aid must be start when suspected the snake is venom. 9. Do no ignore a small bite, do not interfere with the bite in anyway, do not remove any clothing, be careful not to apply the bandage too loosely. 11. 12. Yes, it can stop the venom not flow to other body part....
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...Analyzing and Deciphering: Homer’s Use of Animal Illustration We share this Earth with millions of animals. Some are vicious, some are gentle. We’ve lived with animals around us all of our lives and most people mould consider themselves very familiar with them. This is one of the reasons why animals make such amazing illustrations. Homer uses animals throughout The Iliad, and with good reason. Certain animals can depict certain emotions and behavior that words alone simply cannot. Homer uses animals in every single book in The Iliad. But throughout the epic, the way Homer uses the animals varies quite a bit. Homer used certain animals in The Iliad more than other animals and purposely so. Animals were used as symbols by the gods, but mostly they were similes. But Homer’s use of animals changes all the way up to the very end. Not only does animal illustration help the reader know and understand the plot better, but it also brings the epic to life. To start things off, Zeus uses an eagle as a good omen for Agamemnon. “And Zeus that instant launched about the field the most portentous of all birds, an eagle, pinning in his talons a tender fawn. He dropped it near the beautiful altar of Zeus where the Akhaians made their offerings to Zeus of Omens: and beholding this, knowing the eagle had comedown from Zeus, they flung themselves again upon the Trojans.” (Book 8 Page 183 Lines 280-287) The effect of Zeus sending over “an eagle, pinning in his talons a tender fawn” shows how much...
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