There’s a
predator lurking in your lawn, and it will strikes with a head throbbing vengeance
when stepped on.
The strange
thing about this lawn assassin is that it is more likely to pose a problem when
people are working in the yard; almost like this kind of activity lures them
out into the open.
Its teeth
are formidable when on its back, yet these mandibles are not the deadliest part
of its anatomy; the end, or tail, is the biggest inflictor of pain and misery.
When lying
presumably face down it becomes quite dossal, seemingly asleep. But flip it on
its back and it is poised and ready to strike when some hapless wayfarer
stumbles upon it.
Most come
in bright colors and assorted lengths, so you would think they could be easily
spotted and avoided, but casualties unfortunately number into the thousands
every year.
Bob Larson,
creator of Far Side was the first to discover and name this fused vertebraed
reptile; it is known as the African Rake Snake, and it lives to plant a big
knot on your forehead whenever it can.
The best
defense when coming upon one is to disarm it by flipping it on its face. Hanging
it on a nail or peg in the garage seems to render it helpless as well.
Pictured is
a dramatization of what can happen; embarrassment typically follows an attack.
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