>it's an animal that moves around with no legs somehow>yeah it just ummm.... slithers... yes we assure you that makes perfect sense>and it looks like this inside, don't question how it works this is 100% realdo you really believe this shit?
>>4797498clearly a doctored video
Just wait until you hear about legless lizards.
>>4797498what purpose does this serve? imagine the abs
snakes are strangely alluring
>>4797486>there are snake snakes that swim>no, no legs or fins, just SLITHER
>>4797697cold blooded eating tubesit's such a basic life formthey almost seem like machinesyet so much more sophisticated than worms
>>4797486>it is not symmetrical
stupidly fragile tubes. they literally aren't built with the expectation of living longer than 5 years so after about 15 the liver will probably puff up and slowly choke it to death next time it eats.
>serpent symbolism in basically every culture everThere's something about about these creatures that goes farther than just reverence for a predator... any anons with crazy theories about snakes?
>>4797966rivers and lightnings look like snakes when drawn.Also fear of snakes is hardcoded I. our brains
>>4797683Gaboon and rhino vipers are fatass ambush predators who usually don't move around much and only eat once a month or so. Using muscles to get around places is a better alternative for them than slithering.
>>4797966Most of the myths involving snakes are serpent/dragon slaying stories that nearly all stem from a single PIE root so I wouldn’t call it reverence, Aztecs are the biggest exception since they had a snake god though,
>>4798102that’s actually hilariousI would have thought muscles would have been the more physically taxing mode of transport but it just shows how little I actually know about these weirdos I guess
>>4798251>Aztecs are the biggest exceptionNo they're not, and plenty of other religions have positive depictions of snakes>Baltic religions consider grass snakes to be sacred animals>Greco-romans considered serpents to be symbols of wisdom and healing>Hinduism, which is by far THE most widespread and long-lasting PIE religion in history and the third largest worldwide, is well known for considering snakes sacred>Egyptians considered snakes sacred>Pythons are revered in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.>The Rainbow Serpent is the creator deity in many Aboriginal Australian traditions>Chinese folk religion has snake deities>Even Abrahamic religions aren't entirely negative about them, see the fiery flying serpents. You've also got Gnostics revering the serpent in the garden.
>>4798719My point that most myths involving snakes/snake like creatures almost always involve killing them still stands so it’s still more complex than just reverence, even Hinduism has Indra vs Vriritra, but point taken
>>4797966>>4798251>>4798719>>4798728Okay but where did equating serpents with sexy evil women and femme fatale come from?
>>4797486Snakes are like people with custom pc cases.>Everything's in there and connected properly so who cares if it's a box or spread out on the wall>All the components are included so it workskek
>>4797719Sea snakes have flattened tails that act like fins
>>4798818go outside please
>>4797498Is that a tsuchinoko?!
>>4799016no u.
>>4797672Their species eventually evolved into that after skipping too many leg days
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>>4799371Yah sorry, thought I already reduced that one, but nah
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>>4799391Images are from 'Dictionary of Symbols' by J. E. Cirlot
>>4797486Sssss
>>4797966They were warning us about intestinal (helminthic) parasites
Medusa?
>>4797486I met a rubber boa constrictor the other day chilling on the ground. Had no idea what it was so I didn't touch it, but looking it up later it sounds like they're pretty docile and easily handled, even in the wild. Maybe next time I see one I'll try to pet it.
>>4797909your insides arent symmetrical either
>>4802154Rubber boas supposedly never bite, rosy boas are also closely related to them and are the best beginner pet snakes.
>>4798719Don’t forget about snake handlers
>>4798800Pretty but dangerous = women
>>4806010words to live by
>>4797966>so crazy that all cultures have art of a line
