Snakes, Basket Weaving & Animal Husbandry

Obscure title? They are very interrelated and something we need to embrace in these days of darkness and self-loathing.

Snakes were invented in the Jurassic period after a small version of some dinosaur took a liking to eating lizard’s legs.

The first baskets were weaved out of snakes as thin grass had not evolved into reeds. The snakes were sometimes left alive as they made a great insect and rodent repellant in our ancestors cave dwellings.

The first Animal husbandry records found on some cave paintings show that early human females married various animals due to a shortage of men, many men died trying to weave snake baskets using venomous snakes to impress their women and store rocks and stuffed animals.

Early marriage documents show that women per quite fond of Quaggas (now extinct) as their appendages were not as large as other animals; Lesbianism was around at the time and frowned upon so these types often adopted baby Brachiosaurus that unfortunately got eaten when sleeping in a basket weaved from snakes by bigger snakes.

Animal husbands soon became unfashionable and the now domesticated ex-husbands were raised on farms for consumption, that’s why the term is used today to describe Animal Husbandry.

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Uncanny, I was just about to post this blog myself wow
But then I remembered I had a half eaten chocolate rabbit and a bottle of bubbly in the fridge.


Happy days dancing
Hi Serene, Uncanny indeed, do you have anything to add that I may have missed?
Ummm .. not at this stage Map no sad flower


I'm working my way down the rabbit atm conversing
Second one to make it to class today! Yessssss! grin
Serene, Bubbly and chocolate are a great way to spend an evening...bon appetit wine


Icu, Yes you are early for a change, good man.
So Professor when was the exact time in history when the world's first HSE "Health Safety & Environment" department was formed? I'm assuming they were the ones responsible to educate everyone that baskets could be made out of the already shed snake skin rather than using a live snake.. professor
Incy's gonna sit up the back with us bad kids grin
Serene.. that's always been my favorite spot.. wink
So snakes....run!!! uh oh crying
Oh wait...


No, he's being a nerd sigh
Incu, do not mention H&S in my presence mumbling
Pssttt Serene.. its just a cover.. cool
Oooohhh... now that story could be interesting Molls.. do tell.. conversing

In my defense.. you weren't here when i mentioned it.. grin
Molly, Understandably Appointed persons feel anger and resentment towards H&S, but ever since the early days it has helped the meek from preventable accidents, These days its easy, think about poor Ugg carving a Risk Assessment for hunting his supper on a stone tablet when he had so little words to describe the risk factors.
In breaking news, I've finished my rabbit conversing


This better get a whole lot more interesting in the next 30 seconds #divamoment
Ok you've got me with the stroking snake thing conversing


Continue cool
Ugh Map....you make them sound quite sweet. They're my phobia laugh
Unla
You're a Celebrity, get out of here laugh
Morning Map It's a supply and demand thing...if there isn't enough to meet the demand then people generally either :
a) go without
b) share
c) fight
d) change orientation
Humanity and wildlife are very good at adapting to their surroundings and finding a way to survive....

I surrender to my environment and choose that I will survive, I won't fight, I know who I am and what I want
so in effect I'm self sufficient smile
Hah! Tell you what, S...you can have all the snakes! laugh
Unla, How about a bunny snake, surely you find them cute and kissable?
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Map

Are you calling someone or the attitude of some one to that of a snake?
could it be a human snake that wiggles and bites when it's irritated...wink
Rough, Excellent comment, Man (and woman) have always strived to be self sufficient, humble beginnings of snakes and baskets have certainly made us what we are today. hug
Unla, it is different for you coming from SA, but I am always amused at Irish people who have a fear of snakes, because the chances are, they will never even see one in their entire lifetime laugh
Molly... are you sure they're not using innuendo to express their fear of something else? dunno


laugh
Molly

I thought that about Irish snakes too conversing

We have critters trying to kill us all over this wide brown land and in the water too which is why I stay home a lot grin
Map
If you were impeding me from getting into my cave and I were a snake I'd sting the hell out of you..laugh laugh
Incu, one person I can think of who has such an irrational fear of snakes that you can't even say the word in her presence, sure has no problems with the, ahem, other kind wink

Serene, yeah, Oz is a land of survival against nature uh oh Here, a wasp sting is probably the worst thing that could happen to you laugh
I know Molly....I always have a chuckle at that myself. laugh

An Irish friend of mine won't visit SA with me...she's that frightened of seeing one laugh
Prof, No not humans, just snakes, but some humans act like snakes.

Molly, I feel deep sorrow that St.Patrick kicked all the snakes out of Ireland, or the real reason is that when the glacial shifts and melts occurred Ireland was just too cold for snakes, that's why Irish Baskets were made from Potatoes or cows until they too learned how to grow grass.professor
Jesus Map!!!!! I scrolled a bit and omg, can't even look at that!!!
Wasps wow

Hate wasps mumbling they take up residence in my backyard every summer and Ive been stung a few times conversing
Map

I'm sure I grab the correct concept...don't underestimate the power of the brain wink
Unla, that is funny! In the cities of SA, the chances of seeing a snake are probably as low as seeing one in Ireland laugh
Serene I've been wanting to ask, did you walk the dog again? wink
Chances are a bit higher, Molly but yes, still rare. A few years before I moved over here, we had a baby snake on the driveway. It had obviously lost its way and I was warned that Mama snake would surely follow to find her little one....we lived in a very built-up suburb
Rough


I walk my puppy every day but no, haven't seen that dude again laugh
I've only seen him 3 or 4 times in the six months I've been walking my puppy boy, he's probably been spending quality time with his wife laugh
A truly inspiring snake "tale" Professor M thumbs up

Might I inquire what fragrance could you relate the snake smell with? writing
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