Comments on: Science explains what happens when one handles a cobra "in a less than sensible manner" http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Major Variola (ret) http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922882 Major Variola (ret) Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922882 Thus beginning drug testing for zookeepers. Darwin was around; he could have given his award personally. Thus beginning drug testing for zookeepers.

Darwin was around; he could have given his award personally.

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922902 Teller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922902 I think it beats "Watch this." I think it beats “Watch this.”

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922651 EH Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922651 Ah ha ha, "...and now for the cobra." Ah ha ha, “…and now for the cobra.”

]]> By: MajorMattMason http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922908 MajorMattMason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922908 Knowing is half the battle! Knowing is half the battle!

]]> By: Kobie http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922700 Kobie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922700 I can think of no finer last words. I can think of no finer last words.

]]> By: kateweb http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922709 kateweb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922709 I now go off in hunt of the full article. I now go off in hunt of the full article.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922735 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922735 See, this reminds me of the "what happens when you stick your head in the supercollider" article a few weeks ago. Does the question *really* need asking? Or can we all take a pretty good guess at what the outcome might be? Those of us, at least, who don't try handling venomous reptiles while in an inebriated state? See, this reminds me of the “what happens when you stick your head in the supercollider” article a few weeks ago.

Does the question *really* need asking? Or can we all take a pretty good guess at what the outcome might be? Those of us, at least, who don’t try handling venomous reptiles while in an inebriated state?

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922999 Snig Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922999 I was thinking that too. "Sensible handling of a cobra" is an inherent oxymoron. Very British use of undersatement. I was thinking that too. “Sensible handling of a cobra” is an inherent oxymoron. Very British use of undersatement.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-923011 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-923011 I like your interpretation of the "snakes" It also fits better with the Adam and Eve story. I like your interpretation of the “snakes” It also fits better with the Adam and Eve story.

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922780 mtdna Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922780 "... and attempted resuscitation with bellows..." Sounds like an episode of the Three Stooges. “… and attempted resuscitation with bellows…”

Sounds like an episode of the Three Stooges.

]]> By: Karl Jones http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922805 Karl Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922805 I want a wallet card that reads: <em>Mistakes were made in a less than sensible manner.</em> For when they find my remains, or whatever. I want a wallet card that reads:

Mistakes were made in a less than sensible manner.

For when they find my remains, or whatever.

]]> By: north http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-922808 north Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-922808 One can argue that any handling of a cobra is "less than sensible". Nothankyouverymuch, notgonnadoit. One can argue that any handling of a cobra is “less than sensible”.
Nothankyouverymuch, notgonnadoit.

]]> By: Dr.Gee http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-923856 Dr.Gee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-923856 gin&vipers.....The Big Lie gin&vipers…..The Big Lie

]]> By: HD http://boingboing.net/2010/10/27/science-explains-wha.html#comment-924410 HD Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-924410 If you aren't male, 19, and drunk, your chances of getting snakebit in the US are pretty low: <a href="http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch325/ch325i.html">About 45,000 snakebites (of which 7000 to 8000 are venomous) occur annually in the US. Rattlesnakes account for the majority of bites and almost all deaths. Copperheads and, to a lesser extent, cottonmouths account for most other venomous bites. Coral snakes (elapids) and imported species (in zoos, schools, snake farms, and amateur and professional collections) account for < 1% of all bites. Most patients are males between 17 and 27 yr; 50% of them are intoxicated and deliberately handled or molested the snake.</a> If you aren’t male, 19, and drunk, your chances of getting snakebit in the US are pretty low:

About 45,000 snakebites (of which 7000 to 8000 are venomous) occur annually in the US. Rattlesnakes account for the majority of bites and almost all deaths. Copperheads and, to a lesser extent, cottonmouths account for most other venomous bites. Coral snakes (elapids) and imported species (in zoos, schools, snake farms, and amateur and professional collections) account for < 1% of all bites. Most patients are males between 17 and 27 yr; 50% of them are intoxicated and deliberately handled or molested the snake.

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