Myths About Snakes

Myths About Snakes By Elton Camp As to snake myths, a good place to begin Feel and see. They don’t have slimy skin Not matter how many this fib have told, They certainly aren’t slimy, but only cold Though many believe, there’s no way how A milk snake could possibly milk any cow In a barn that type snake may well be found, But that’s true even if there’s no cow around A hoop snake can’t make a wheel to roll away “But I’ve seen it,” the uninformed man will say If they could do this, it surely would be great fun When scared, like any other snake they will run Another myth that need cause no iota of alarm: Snakes can their victims hypnotize or charm But when a dangerous snake does come near, Some animals will “freeze” in the greatest fear Here’s another story that is simply of no account: Calculate a rattlesnake’s age by the rattler’s amount Each rattle show the snake have lived another year, That a rattle is left at each of many sheds is clear It’s untrue that snakes in pairs will always be found In the brief mating season is when the male is around A snake’s “mate” never on its killer vengeance seeks Another falsehood is what that particular myth speaks In great danger any person may become embroiled If he believe a snake can strike only when it’s coiled Because that foolish belief most assuredly, isn’t right The fact is, from any position a snake is able to bite To believe this dangerous myth, you shouldn’t oughter A cottonmouth is unable to bite if it is under water How could a water snake possibly eat and survive, If it couldn’t feed on fish and other snakes on a dive? Another widespread belief that is quite a bad mistake: Is that there is such a fragile creature as a glass snake Though such an ability would be an interesting sight If it could, when threatened, break apart and reunite But if someone whom you know insists these are true, There is actually not a great deal that you are able to do The adage may apply: He who is persuaded against his will Will almost certainly remain of the very same opinion still P.S. There is a legless lizard that looks like a snake except that it has eyelids which no snake has. It can break into three parts when threatened, but can’t go back together. The end with the head may escape and later regenerate the missing parts.