blog #2 snakes being misunderstood as a dangerous

Humans misunderstand snakes as being dangerous when in reality they are not out to hurt us.  Snakes can and do play an important role in nature.  Most of the time, stories and movies exaggerate the abilities of a snake and create an image of them being evil. 

           

·      How are snakes useful?

·      How can we use their venom to our advantage?

·      Can they really hypnotize you with their stare?

·      What to do if you hear/approach a snake?

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My topic is important because snakes are really not dangerous.  They are not out to try and kill you at all.  When getting close to a snake, they actually freeze and blend with their surroundings in order to avoid contact with humans.  If they are seen, they will try to move away or get in a defense position.  Once in a defensive position, they will strike but only to warn you that it will bite you if it must in order to survive and make you leave and when biting humans, it usually happens when you provoke them.   Snakes venom is also said to be able to cure sickness; possible destroy blood vessels that feed cancerous tumors.  Also, snakes do eat other snakes and because of it keep each other’s population of snakes in check. 

I am researching snakes because I want to find out how snakes can play an important part in nature in order to help readers understand that humans should not kill snakes.