I’ll admit it; I was afraid of snakes. I didn’t have that OHMYGODTHERESASNAKE –jump- up-on-a-chair-and-pull-my-skirts-up kind of reaction (especially considering I don’t wear skirts), but I knew so little about identifying the snakes that could seriously hurt me, I pretty much just avoided them all like the plague.
A few months ago, I figured it was about time to stop being such a coward and actually learn more about the creatures I inevitably ran into in my outdoor activities. I started looking around for friendly sites that could help me out, and I found some awesome ones (like this one); I also found out some information that has absolutely sickened me.
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