Valentine's News: Snake Wedding & a Funeral

well good news, bad news...

Good News: a science museum in Lafayette seized the Valentine holiday to educate peeps on snakes, reptiles and other exotics by hosting a public wedding for their pair of Burms. this is a creative stunt (and the museum doesn't co-habit the pair) to show that all animals need love. not just the cute furry ones. seem like it was a fun, educational an successful event. they even had cake and a fiddler to play the music for bride's "walk" down the aisle.

the wedding invite: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/...ons/2779251002

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Cold blood, full hearts: Lafayette Science Museum invites all to snake wedding

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Ms. Julius Squeezer and Mr. Thor at the Lafayette Science Museum.

He is big and muscular, playful and gentle. She is resilient and loves being cuddled.

On Saturday, the Burmese pythons will be joined in holy matrimony.

The science museum is partnering up with Schoolhouse Safari to host a mock wedding ceremony and an array of other demonstrations and events.

Siena Thomas, founder and educator of Schoolhouse Safari, said the family-friendly festivities are open to the public all day for the price of admission to the museum.

"We're celebrating Valentine's Day by trying to show people all animals need love, not just the cute bunnies and puppies, but the scaly animals need love, too," Thomas said.

The betrothed nope ropes plan to tie the knot at 4:30 p.m.

Escorted by Girl Scout bridesmaids, Julius Squeezer and Thor will be walked down the aisle to the mellow tones of Jourdan Thibodeaux's fiddle.

Normally kept in separate enclosures, the limbless lovers will get a chance to intertwine at the altar — in this case a giant pink-and-purple heart-shaped stick, custom made by crafty Schoolhouse Safari animal handlers, Thomas said.

In attendance that day will be a menagerie of their friends — hedgehogs, tortoises, exotic birds, lizards and snakes of every size, Thomas said.

How do the other animals feel about this special day?

"They're thrilled," Thomas said. "I think we do a lot of feeding and giving of snacks, so they associate being petted and played with food. We give our animals a pretty spoiled life."

All the animals will be on display on Saturday at the science museum. People will have opportunities to take photos and interact with them.

People can slither and slide through an hour-long reception with dancing, giveaways, photo ops and cake after the wiggly wedding ceremony.

These devoted danger noodles are neither dangerous nor noodle-y.

Two-year-old Thor is a whopping 10 feet long and weighs 35 pounds.

"I call him my giant pair of Mardi Gras beads because he likes being thrown around people's necks and just hang out," Thomas said. "He's got the personality of a puppy dog."

The scaly bride, at 7 years old, is 7 feet long and weighs 20 pounds.

Julius Squeezer is comparatively small, Thomas said, because she was mistreated by her first owner. She was neither fed nor given water for almost an entire year.

Julius Squeezer persevered against the odds.

Six years ago, she was surrendered to Zoo-Zoom, where her new owners worked to get her healthy and comfortable around people, Thomas said.

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and the big day!: https://katc.com/news/around-acadian...-snake-wedding

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Yes, I said snake wedding

Two Burmese pythons are getting hitched ahead of Valentine’s Day at the Lafayette Science Museum!

The two pythons, Thor and Jules, are like the modern-day Romeo and Juliet. One came from Zoo-Zoom and the other came from Schoolhouse Reptiles. They fell in love, so naturally the two companies combined to become Schoolhouse Safari.

Hundreds gathered at the Lafayette Science Museum for the ceremony.

Before the two pythons exchanged vows, the museum hosted a day full of activities, including an opportunity to get up close and personal with some reptiles.

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Bad News: a man was bitten by a venomous snake; in turn he bit his wife so that they could die together. :/ how does that work?

story: https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/indi...wife-1.2042654

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Patna: A man bitten by a venomous snake in Bihar bit his wife in the wrist as his last wish was to die together.

The woman was saved by a doctor although the man died.

The incident took place in Samastipur district, some 90km north of Patna, on Saturday.

As per reports, Shankar Rai, a resident of Birsingpur village in the district, was asleep in his home on Saturday night when a deadly snake bit him. When he woke up in the morning, he found his condition worsening and suddenly turned emotional.

Apparently realising that he won’t survive for long, he came rushing to his wife Amiri Devi and bit her hands saying he loved her very much and wanted to die together. Both fell unconscious soon, witnesses said.

Immediately they were rushed to a local government hospital where the man died soon after being admitted there. However, the woman was saved by the doctors due to timely medication.

“The woman could be saved as her treatment began on time. She is safe now,” a local medical practitioner Dr Jaykant told the local media on Monday.

According to the victim’s wife, her husband sank his teeth into her wrist wishing to die together and remain united even in death but his last wish remained unfulfilled.

“He told me he loved me too much and want to die together before grabbing my wrist and sinking his teeth into it. I allowed him to do so,” the woman told the media.

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and here: https://www.health.com/relationships...o-die-together

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A Man Was Bitten by a Snake, Then He Bit His Wife so They Could Die Together

This is the modern day love story we've been waiting for.

It's almost as tragically romantic as Romeo and Juliet: A man in Northern India was bitten by a venomous snake, but not wanting to face death without his wife, he bit her on the wrist so the venom would kill them both. Plot twist: This Juliet lived.

According to Gulf News, Shankar Rai (who we shall call Romeo) was asleep in his home on a Saturday night when a deadly snake took a bite out of him.

In the morning, when he realized he probably wasn't going to make it, he poured his heart out to his wife and said his last wish was for them to die together. When she agreed, he bit her on the wrist and said, "Thus with a kiss I die." Okay, he didn't actually say that, but he did bite her, and they did both become unconscious.

They were found shortly later and rushed to a hospital, where Romeo died, but Juliet survived.

Gulf News reported the wife later said, “He told me he loved me too much and want to die together before grabbing my wrist and sinking his teeth into it. I allowed him to do so."

According to India's 2018 National Health Profile, snake bites caused nearly 1,000 deaths in the country in 2017. Venomous snake bites don't happen quite as often in the U.S. But if you ever do get bitten by a snake, there's no need to freak out and bite your significant other.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says to be cautious of snakes when going swimming or walking through tall grass. If you see a snake, back away slowly, and if someone gets bitten, try to catch a glimpse of the shape and color of the snake to help get proper treatment. Whatever you do, don't try to trap it.

Keep the person who was bitten calm, as this can slow the spread of venom. You'll want to seek medical attention as soon as possible. If you can't get to a hospital right away, sit or lay the person down with the bite below heart level. Wash the wound with warm, soapy water, and cover the bite with a clean, dry dressing.

Oh, and one last thing, don't try to be a hero and suck the venom out. It could just make things worse.

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A bit of craziness

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Is it even possible for an envenomated person to envenomate someone else by biting them?


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Originally Posted by Treeman

Is it even possible for an envenomated person to envenomate someone else by biting them?

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exactly! how does that work? lol

Edit: do i turn into a werecobra or whatever before i die?

:dance: ------> :snake: ------> :tombstone

Man was psychotic clearly.


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Happy V D 😜 speechlessness

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

Man was psychotic clearly.


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I don't know about psychotic*, but he was seriously misinformed...:rolleyes: (*apparently their dual "check-out" was her wish too? Ugh!)

Ah, love. ❤️