Greetings from Mister Snake

If one travels to a Central American country like Belize, Honduras or Guatemala, one may encounter this breed of reptile: The Mayan Coral Snake.

Though it is supposedly shy in nature, one Belize travel site said this breed of snake bit a local resident in the village of Xabie in 2007. The man did not seek immediate medical attention, and he died the next day.

It should be pointed out, I suppose, that this breed of snake is highly venomous.

Good morning to our friends in Dubai, where it should be approaching 9:00 a.m., which is apparently the top blogging hour, but come that time tomorrow I will probably be picking up laundry from the Spring Center Laundromat in the D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland*; they even offer wi fi!

And, for those who want to see a live snake show, the Everglades Alligator Farm in Homestead, Fla., has them at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., tell them we sent you, not that it will matter at the gate! The park also offers alligator shows at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

This is the third of a proposed five consecutive entries in our make-shift 'Reptiles Week' blog series; other entries can be found at our sister blog: http://www.politicscultureandotherwastesoft.blogspot.com


*- We don't really live in Silver Spring, Md.

http://www.springcenterlaundromat.com/

http://www.travelbelize.org/

http://www.everglades.com/

If I Read It on Twitter, It Must Be True!

We must profess that we weren't really sure what to post here since I came across many unique things through tweets on Twitter this evening.

Among them, was this one from EatBoston: "Finally found more Rattlesnake meat- should have it back on this weekend! Hey new guy- ever cooked a Rattlesnake before?"

Hmm....

Also, according to a tweet from "The Toronto Sun," Team Argentina's doctor has said it was ok for the team's soccer players to have sex during the upcoming World Cup in South Africa while in competition. Somehow, I doubt an Iranian team doctor (I don't believe they qualified this time around) would make that same recommendation.

On a more serious note, a tweet from the civic activist group Muslim Matters said that a right-wing nut radio talk show host named Mike Berry in Texas called 'for a bombing' of a proposed mosque that would be located near Ground Zero in New York. I guess the Tea Partiers are becoming terrorists. Patty Hearst would be proud (aren't these guys just hippies in reverse- well, David Brooks thinks so and he's a Republican!)

Lastly, Showtimers Theatre in my hometown of Roanoke, Va., is getting ready to pull the proverbial curtain up for their production of the farcical play "Right Bed, Wrong Husband" about a woman caught between two men. The play was written by playwrights Ned and Caroline Shaffner. The local production will be directed by Karen Moore. The performance will feature Spencer Meredith, Kelly Anglin and Tim Kennard. The shows opens on June 2 with performances through June 13. Call 540-774-2660 for showtimes, tickets and more information. I must profess that this would not want to be a situation I'd want to find myself in---well, I'm thinking about the guys!

Songs of Our Youth (Entry 5 of 11)

Union of the Snake by Duran Duran


Note: When one sees me post very, very short entries, it does indeed mean I am pressed for time and/or I have wasted lots of time during the day as it is!

Note Two: This series has previously run on our sister blog "The Daily Vampire."