If you have always imagined snakes as some sort of sinister creature that spends its time lurking about waiting for some hapless bystander to slither out and bite the life out of, then you may wonder why this lesson even warrants writing. Conversely, if you know snakes intimately and realize that their motivations are akin to any other animal (hunger, thirst, the desire for shelter, a mate, etc.), it may be less surprising to see videos on social media of people sitting on their couch with their cobra or picking up a rattlesnake barehanded to move it across the road. Are there people who have handled venomous snakes without tools or protection and been none the worse for it? Sure.
This lesson is part of Certified Herpetological Guide. Enrollment is self-paced, with no deadline to finish (about 50 hours).
