Horned Viper
One of the Marines saw a desert horned viper in the bathroom - the bathroom I use. He came out of the stall and there it was. Nasty looking thing. He said that it reared up. I did some research and they say that this kind of snake is shy. I am glad of that. They are also not very poisonous. I am glad of that too, but I am a little concerned about the "not very" part.
I understand that they are good for catching rats, but I am not happy to have such things around. I am afraid of snakes that can bite and I am not particularly fond even of those that don’t.
I have only seen snakes twice since I have been here. I am not eager to see them again. Next time I walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night in my flip-flops, I will be thinking about what I don't see and how they might be watching me. Jeez. I am narrow-minded when it comes to snakes. I don't like anything that can give me a venomous bite.
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I can tell you if I came out of a stall and saw that I would have screamed so loud - - and then burst out laughing - - even if it had bitten me. (laughing is one of my stress reactions). Good golly! It would have been startling. I don't know if I'd be walking around in flip flops at night anymore. Don't you all have scorpions?
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We have all sorts of nasty things, but we usually don't see them.
Posted by: J. Lynn | September 17, 2008 06:13 AM
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Posted by: David M | September 17, 2008 05:48 PM