Ancient greeks used snakes as projectile weapons

#23

Maybe I skipped a mental step in that joke.

The fresh-faced aren’t likely to have seen snake battles before. =)

#24

Some very cool garter variants in there! Garters are the most underappreciated snakes, very easy to keep and won’t outgrow your home like the boas & pythons. The Europeans are way more into them than we are. Unfortunately last one we had was a psycho. Always go with your 1st impressions of prospective pets.

#25

Killing me softly with hissing…

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#27

we should test this up in Oregon.

#28

What, trick those guys into a sea battle, then sneak into camp and re-appropriate the building they left abandoned for marine shenanigans? Actually, that sounds like a good plan!

#29

But I wanted to throw snakes at them!

#30

That thar is a kenyan sand boa (definitely not venomous, or a viper). Used to raise/breed them myself, and while they can be cranky, they’re cool little sand swimming pseudo shai hulud.

#31

They have very… I was going to say aerodynamic, then hydrodynamic… Lithodynamic? Heads.

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#33

Snakes aren’t always fond of each other’s company. Put a bunch of venomous snakes in a bag, and there’s a good chance that most of them will be dead by the time you launch them.

I’m much more skeptical about the notion that the ancient Greeks had the ability to de-venom snakes in industrial quantities without killing them.

#34

What is that from? Seems like I should know it, but I don’t…

#35

Per reverse Google-foo Poodle Girl, a character in The Tick.

e.g. around 7:40 in this episode

#36

Thank you! The google-fu is strong with this one! :wink:

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