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Florida city shuts down part of a park due to annual snake orgy

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Florida city shuts down part of a park due to annual snake orgy | CNN

It's mating season for the Florida water snakes, according to the city of Lakeland.
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'Things got quite sssspicy near Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Florida, this week.

After residents began reporting snake sightings to the Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department, the department and the city's Public Works Department began investigating.

Turns out it's mating season for the Florida water snake, officials said, and a large group snakes have gathered near the lake for a giant orgy. Caution tape was put up around the area to increase public awareness of the snake orgy.'
 
BWoog

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SuperL

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I got the wrong idea from the headline. You'd get the idea that these snakes were super-deadly venomous if a park had to be closed down.
 
Dyle

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So the snakes can shut down the park for an orgy but I can't? The article makes it clear they didn't even get a permit for it
 
Dyno

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SuperL said:
I got the wrong idea from the headline. You'd get the idea that these snakes were super-deadly venomous if a park had to be closed down.
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Whilst only a small amount, every snake in existence carries some level of venom. It's why a corn snake can cause someone vulnerable to enter anaphylactic shock. Multiply it up to the quantity you'll be seeing here (literally crawling ground in places most likely) and having anyone in the park who's elderly is suddenly at a much greater risk just by the sheer likelihood of being bitten.
 
HStallion

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Dyno said:
Whilst only a small amount, every snake in existence carries some level of venom. It's why a corn snake can cause someone vulnerable to enter anaphylactic shock. Multiply it up to the quantity you'll be seeing here (literally crawling ground in places most likely) and having anyone in the park who's elderly is suddenly at a much greater risk just by the sheer likelihood of being bitten.
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I'm fairly sure many species that rely on constriction to kill don't have any poison.
 
Dyno

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HStallion said:
I'm fairly sure many species that rely on constriction to kill don't have any poison.
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It may not be a venom tbh, but I was told by a writer for a very reputable enthusiast publication that even snakes not listed as venomous can cause anaphylactic shock in particularly vulnerable people.

But now having said that I'm thinking he could have meant snakes that are listed non venomous because of the weak potency of their venom.
 
HStallion

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Dyno said:
It may not be a venom tbh, but I was told by a writer for a very reputable enthusiast publication that even snakes not listed as venomous can cause anaphylactic shock in particularly vulnerable people.

But now having said that I'm thinking he could have meant snakes that are listed non venomous because of the weak potency of their venom.
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Just googling it and it seems that constrictors like Pythons are not venomous as they crush their prey to death before eating. That and venom isn't required to get anaphylactic shock so something else could be causing it.
 
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HStallion said:
Just googling it and it seems that constrictors like Pythons are not venomous as they crush their prey to death before eating. That and venom isn't required to get anaphylactic shock so something else could be causing it.
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Most carnivores carry large amounts of bacteria on teeth, that's a big one, like house cats have a high level to kill their prey even if they escape(and why getting bitten by one can cause severe infections).
 
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