In the animal world, snakes are always very mysterious, curious and a little scary. Today, let's talk about two big mysteries about snakes, one is whether snakes will take revenge, and the other is why poisonous snakes with severed heads can still bite people.
First, let's talk about whether the snake will take revenge. Many people may wonder if they accidentally provoke a snake, will it hold a grudge and then find an opportunity to retaliate. Actually, that's a lot of thinking!
Snakes are cold-blooded animals, and they basically rely on instinct and survival needs to do things. They don't have the same rich feelings as we do, and they don't get angry, hold grudges, or think about revenge.
If a snake attacks a person, it usually feels that it is in danger and needs to protect itself.
For example, if you are walking in the woods and you accidentally make a big noise, you will scare a snake. At this point, the snake may take an attacking stance, but not because it hates you, but because it feels threatened.
For example, if you accidentally walk into the snake's territory and interfere with it, it will not attack you to retaliate, but to treat you as a danger factor that may harm it.
In the world of snakes, there is no such thing as "revenge" at all, and you know that when you encounter danger, you must either hide or fight.
Therefore, if someone says that they have been avenged by the snake, it is most likely a coincidence or misunderstanding. It may be that this person is always moving around in places infested with snakes, and it is easy to run into snakes. It may also be that our human activities have messed up the snake's home, and the snake has no way to come out often, which makes people feel that they are taking revenge.
Next, let's talk about the fact that a poisonous snake with a severed head can still bite. It sounds scary, it's like a horror story! But it's true, and why is that?
To figure it out, you must first know the nervous system of snakes. The nervous system of snakes is not as concentrated and complex as that of us humans. Even if the snake's head is cut off, its spinal cord and some nerves will still be able to react somewhat in a short time.
It's like a machine where the main control part is broken, but some small parts still work for a while. If the severed head of a snake is touched, it may suddenly bite. But this is not deliberate, it is a nerve reflex.
Moreover, the actions of snakes biting people and injecting venom are not controlled by the brain to a certain extent. So even if the head and body of the snake are separated, it can still bite and venom can come out when it is stimulated, but it is dangerous!
So how do we avoid this danger?
First of all, try not to provoke snakes. If you see a snake in the wild, don't panic, slowly step back and let the snake go on its own. If you have to deal with snakes for work or other reasons, you must protect yourself with professional tools and protective equipment.
For these strange things about snakes, we can't just be afraid and curious, we have to use scientific methods to figure it out. In this way, we can live peacefully with the snake and protect ourselves.
On the way to explore nature, every time we understand a problem, we have a little more knowledge. There are still many things we don't know about the world of snakes, and maybe we can understand it more clearly in the future.
But for now, we still have to respect every life with a sense of awe, and work together to protect nature.
Anyway, snakes don't take revenge, and the bite of a poisonous snake with a severed head is a nerve reflex. I hope you can understand snakes more scientifically after reading it, and don't be scared by those unfounded claims!