QuoteMust have been Mary Harney's Burmese Python
The girlfriend told me this story about a friend of a friend of a friend type thing. I though it was hilarious, and have a feeling it's an urban legend, anyone else have an opinion?
The story goes that a girl has a pet snake that she looks after well, feeds every day and allows it to sleep curled up on the end of her bed. After a while the snake changes it's regular behaviour, it starts to refuse food and instead of curling up it stretches out beside the girl at night.
Obviously concerned that the snake is not eating she brings it to the vet. After hearing the story the vet is very concerned and advises that she get rid of the snake immediately. She's devastated, the vet goes on to explain that the snake has stopped eating as it is starving itself, and it is stretching out beside her at night to measure her up to see if she can be swallowed whole...
Anyway thought it was a great story.
Fact or fiction?
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Must have been Mary Harney's Burmese Python
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
I think that snake went on to work for the FAI.
When appointing the last manager the snake suggested "Ssssssssssssssssssteve Sssssssssssssstaunton"
Quoting years at random since 1975
and the same ssssssshnnnnake sssssssssugested hung him high and dry.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Name me one animal, let alone one as relatively unintelligent as a reptile, that deliberately starves itself in preference and in preparation for the off-chance of a particular meal at some unspecified and non-guaranteed future point ? Name me one retile than can cogniticely grasp the concept of 'the future'.
Also - the idea that a snake has to unravel itself alongside something like a giant tape measure, peering over its head to see where it's tail has reached today - before it knows if it can handle eating something is also comically stupid. How the feck dfo you think they get on with things in the wild.
This story is complete twaddle, doesn't stand-up to even the most obvious of questioning such that only a moron could believe it, and it amazes me that anyone could be so daft as to give it even half credence....
Penguin ?Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Name me one animal, let alone one as relatively unintelligent as a reptile, that deliberately starves itself in preference and in preparation for the off-chance of a particular meal at some unspecified and non-guaranteed future point ? Name me one retile than can cogniticely grasp the concept of 'the future'.
Also - the idea that a snake has to unravel itself alongside something like a giant tape measure, peering over its head to see where it's tail has reached today - before it knows if it can handle eating something is also comically stupid. How the feck dfo you think they get on with things in the wild.
This story is complete twaddle, doesn't stand-up to even the most obvious of questioning such that only a moron could believe it, and it amazes me that anyone could be so daft as to give it even half credence....
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Id say if there is any truth to the story the girl in question being a woman prob only half listened added in her own facts and made it sound stupid then told it to another girl who did the same . It kinda makes sense that before a big meal the snake would stretch but id say thats to loosen up rather than measure the dinner.
I like the comments in that link above "how does a vet know what the snake is doing" because he is a vet you moron !!!
I don't know, Steve. That Diana out of "V" was a Super bitch of a Reptile. I'd say she'd measure you up and scoff ye in a minute.
Quoting years at random since 1975
my girlfriendwho sleeps with a foockin snake?
No but I can name one ret....Name me one retile than can cogniticely grasp the concept of 'the future'.
Here is an example of an "animal" that streches out to kill and eat its prey. GOne in one shot Steve!
apolemia uvaria - and don't call it what you think it is, cos it isn't its part of the syphonophores family.
Last edited by paul_oshea; 09/11/2007 at 9:22 AM.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Diana out of "V" is proably the only reptile that could ever have made it into tottywatch.As an 11 year old I was smitten.
Well maybe people who have a sense of humour and a bit of imagination like this type of story or as there better know 'urban legend'Name me one animal, let alone one as relatively unintelligent as a reptile, that deliberately starves itself in preference and in preparation for the off-chance of a particular meal at some unspecified and non-guaranteed future point ? Name me one retile than can cogniticely grasp the concept of 'the future'.
Also - the idea that a snake has to unravel itself alongside something like a giant tape measure, peering over its head to see where it's tail has reached today - before it knows if it can handle eating something is also comically stupid. How the feck dfo you think they get on with things in the wild.
This story is complete twaddle, doesn't stand-up to even the most obvious of questioning such that only a moron could believe it, and it amazes me that anyone could be so daft as to give it even half credence....
Julie was fit too. She was human as well, which is always a bonus.Diana out of "V" is proably the only reptile that could ever have made it into tottywatch.As an 11 year old I was smitten.
Quoting years at random since 1975
A bonus perhaps but I'm not fussy.
I hear ya.......Diana out of "V" is proably the only reptile that could ever have made it into tottywatch.As an 11 year old I was smitten.
Well - if you like made-up/exaggerated stories being promulgated about animals, then doubtless you love the Herald's regular take on Rovers fans.....
You don't stretch yourself out on the sofa next to the plate prior to tucking into a ready meal by any chance, do ya...?
I'm afraid I've told her she can't come round to mine any more though Paul.my girlfriend
At least, not unless she's brings that shirt round with her.....!
Are you saying that a penguin deliberately starves itself in preference, and in preparation, for the off-chance of a particular meal at some unspecified and non-guaranteed future point ?
Or were you just naming me an animal...?
Last edited by dahamsta; 12/11/2007 at 3:33 PM.
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