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36. True story -

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:14 PM

Dec 16

I did my postdoc at a large natural history museum in the Midwest. I won't name it.

Around that time, someone there was studying flying snakes. They don't actually fly; rather, they flatten themselves out and flutter down like a ribbon. They're harmless.

They cleared out a whole stairwell for this person to conduct their experiments. They figured it wouldn't be good for a visitor to have a snake land on them.

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The president need not be a trained herpetologist. [View all] cab67 Dec 16 OP

Why was he even talking about Peruvian vipers in the first place? Ocelot II Dec 16 #1

Think of his cabinet, perhaps? SheltieLover Dec 16 #3

Professional courtesy? Jerry2144 Dec 16 #4

Vipers, maybe, but why Peruvian vipers? Who's talking about Peru at all? Ocelot II Dec 16 #5

Confused w/Venezuela ? Not at all beyond possibility -- in fact, quite probable. eppur_se_muova Dec 16 #7

He was evidently discussing someone in the room. cab67 Dec 16 #14

No viper would tolerate such a comparison. cab67 Dec 16 #12

He surrounds himself with them. Why wouldn't he talk about them? jmowreader Dec 16 #10

No, he doesn't. cab67 Dec 16 #13

This story had the victim escorting BidenRocks Dec 16 #35

He murdered Truth about 10 years ago. maxsolomon Dec 16 #2

Reagan was notorious... GiqueCee Dec 16 #6

"To the people of Bolivia, or someplace like that." eppur_se_muova Dec 16 #8

And to Brazilians no less! peppertree Dec 16 #28

"Snoozalini" -- Bwaah! Pinback Wednesday #55

Why, thank you. peppertree Wednesday #56

Brazilian scientists take a very dim view of colonialist attitudes. cab67 Wednesday #58

True. 'Colonialist attitude' is the GOPee's middle name. peppertree Wednesday #63

Things just pop in his head and then leak out of his mouth PatSeg Dec 16 #9

Only about one-half. The others end up in his Depends. erronis Dec 16 #11

Ha, ha, yeah I think you're right PatSeg Dec 16 #30

Fun fact: There are no poisonous snakes. markodochartaigh Dec 16 #15

My daughter knows this. cab67 Dec 16 #22

About half of the adults that markodochartaigh Dec 16 #25

and I'm willing to bet about half of those don't understand the explanation. cab67 Dec 16 #31

Have you ever bitten a snake? IronLionZion Dec 16 #24

I've never had a reason to bite one. cab67 Dec 16 #34

This is arguable since there are snakes that have a good chance of being poisonous. PurgedVoter Wednesday #53

We saw a Fer de Lance in Costa Rica obamanut2012 Dec 16 #16

very lucky! cab67 Dec 16 #21

The point is to be very afraid of anyone brown or black IronLionZion Dec 16 #17

Those are gorgeous snakes. cab67 Dec 16 #19

The president need not be a trained herpetologist shakeyslim Dec 16 #18

That is 10 over the span of 2000-2015 relayerbob Dec 16 #20

no, it's ten per year. cab67 Dec 16 #23

What do you expect from a demented, senile IMBECILE? AZ8theist Dec 16 #26

Thank you SuzyandPuffpuff Dec 16 #27

Snakes on the brain. SusieCreamcheese Dec 16 #29

It's the snakes that fall out of trees that scare the bejesus out of me FakeNoose Dec 16 #32

True story - cab67 Dec 16 #36

The Confabulator in Chief is hemorrhaging brain cells Hassler Dec 16 #33

Not only 10 people but 10 people over 15 years nt Javaman Dec 16 #37

pretty sure it's ten per year cab67 Dec 16 #38

I have to find the article Javaman Dec 16 #39

I might be wrong as well. cab67 Dec 16 #46

Yup you're right. Javaman Dec 16 #40

I appreciate the fact check. cab67 Dec 16 #47

When we were going to Costa Rica to zipline, tavernier Dec 16 #41

I encountered driver ants in Kenya this past summer. cab67 Dec 16 #43

Mr eyelash was especially interesting since it had wrapped itself tavernier Dec 16 #48

I have seen a fer-de-lance in Costa Rica. My gardener killed one 2 weeks ago and brought to the house to show me! sinkingfeeling Dec 16 #42

why did he kill it? cab67 Dec 16 #45

He said it started to flee when he encountered it within 20 feet of my pool, but then sinkingfeeling Wednesday #50

I talked about this in a previous post Wiz Imp Dec 16 #44

His brain is undergoing frontotemporal dementia - on top of the malignant narcissistic personality disorder summer_in_TX Dec 16 #49

"besides, its the coastal taipan" got my ho ho ho this morning. rampartd Wednesday #51

most blather out of oompa's hamburger hole is bullshit. if he was poor at a bar, he's be a crank. pansypoo53219 Wednesday #52

My takeaway is that Trump is afraid of a lot of things. yardwork Wednesday #54

It's so refreshing to listen to real expertise on this MadameButterfly Wednesday #57

Sorry if this has already been addressed. But I learned ages ago that a viper is a general term for many snakes. efhmc Wednesday #59

Coral snakes (which occur in Texas) aren't true vipers. cab67 Wednesday #60

If a viper bit tRUMP Conjuay Wednesday #61

Why would a snake be interested in Twinklesphincter? cab67 Wednesday #62