A snake like Zelig
I love animals, but, like Indiana Jones, snakes aren't exactly my favourites of the animal kingdom. Still, the discovery of a "chameleon-like" snake in Borneo is, well, quite the discovery.
This creature, which "belongs to the Enhydris genus of rear-fanged water snakes," is "about 50cm (18 inches) long, and venomous". According to the WWF, it "may exist only in one river basin".
This is yet another reason for environmental conservation/preservation, it seems to me, particularly of the rain forests. "In the last 10 years, more than 350 new animal and plant species have been discovered on Borneo."
Think what we're losing, what this planet is losing, as a direct result of our failure to act responsibly.
This creature, which "belongs to the Enhydris genus of rear-fanged water snakes," is "about 50cm (18 inches) long, and venomous". According to the WWF, it "may exist only in one river basin".
This is yet another reason for environmental conservation/preservation, it seems to me, particularly of the rain forests. "In the last 10 years, more than 350 new animal and plant species have been discovered on Borneo."
Think what we're losing, what this planet is losing, as a direct result of our failure to act responsibly.
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
11:11 PM
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In a related story, scientists have uncovered a variant of the Borneo chameleon snake residing inside the White House. The Karlus Rovius is believed to be the last of his species.
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The Xsociate, at 2:26 AM
I hope he is, xsociate, I really do.
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Michael J.W. Stickings, at 10:30 AM
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