"2c California Rattlesnakes"

California Rattlesnakes

I was going to include a picture here but I realize that some people are afraid and bothered of even a picture of a snake.

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“2c California Rattlesnakes”

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http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/CArattlers.html http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_rattle.html http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/snake.html

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The rattlesnake is the only venomous snake in California and it always seems to get a lot of attention in books and movies. There are 6 or 7 different species depending on what source you read. The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake is the most common through out the state. It is seldom seen but well known by most. The noise or anything similar will scare people very quickly. The snakes are sometimes used in cultures and by some religious groups. My uncle told me of a bar that had a rattlesnake in it and if you could keep your hand on the glass jar without moving it when it struck they would give you a free drink. I have also seen something similar to that in a movie.

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Most have seen the snake if not live in a movie. I have seen the rattlesnake live and they are very fearful. The rattle is a freighting sound that you will always remember. Generally not aggressive, rattlesnakes will usually only strike when threatened or deliberately provoked. If you give them room they will retreat and avoid human contact. Most snake bites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing. The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles and most are males in their 20’s.

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I choose a very well known image in California, the rattlesnake. As I mentioned just hearing the word snake scares some people, seeing them takes it to a new freighting level and hearing the sound can paralize people. Others love them and are fascinated by the snake. The snake comes in different colors and really different shapes, but they all look the same to most people. I related that fear to how some people are afraid of other people just based on how they look. If not to afraid look at the site and listen and see how you feel about these reptiles.

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Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met?

There seems to be a great interest in snakes in general. Several of the authors from My California mentioned rattlesnakes in their stories. That is one of the reasons I choose the topic of snakes. I discovered 25% of adult male snakes do not use venom on their bites, but young ones give large amounts of venom in their bites. Why is there such a difference? Is there any way to protect yourself from them? Will they disappear because of them being so dangerous and people are so afraid of them? Will they will be forced to live in the most desolate areas because of people. Why can you drink the venom with no ill affect but a bite can kill you? Why are young males the group that is bitten the most? Can you eat the meat?

"2b Lori Sargiotto's response to museum's"

I have never heard of this museum in San Jose. It is divided into 4 galleries and has a full scale tomb replica. The utube site was really interesting. I like history more than the mystical so it would be a interesting place to visit for me.

Lori highlighted the following:
The order through its Mastery of Life Program is "a school of practical mysticism, which encourages you to be open-minded, questioning, and to test the value of the principles you are learning by actively using them in your daily life." This is what Paulo Freire taught - to question ourselves daily.

Lori Sargiotto’s site
http://racer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/02/2b-rosicrucian-egyptian-museum.html