Snakes with feet

[New Kereptica]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6187320/Snake-with-foot-found-in-China.html

Evolution for the win. The snake could have easily killed her if she was asleep.

Shame the snake was killed.

It would have died when the inevitable dissection was done.

If they had decided to dissect it.

Regardless still a shame.

why, would you have let it/forced it to breed to see what the result would be? that seems like the only good reason to let it live.

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

We could certainly attempt to clone it. I'm not optimistic about our chances of success, though.

[Barzan]

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

That's a bad idea. DIdn't the University of Florida try something like that? They wanted to create a bug that would eat mosquitoes. They came out with love bugs.

[Grave_n_idle]

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

That's a bad idea. DIdn't the University of Florida try something like that? They wanted to create a bug that would eat mosquitoes. They came out with love bugs.

What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. No, not just for some, but for everyone.

[Barzan]

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

That's a bad idea. DIdn't the University of Florida try something like that? They wanted to create a bug that would eat mosquitoes. They came out with love bugs.

What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. No, not just for some, but for everyone.

Yeah I gotta save me up some money so I can buy me some a that. Trouble is, I just spent 750$ on a damn plane ticket. Thanks for reminding me.

[RRichland]

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

Oh great! Blood sucking frogs, just what we need. I wonder if their legs taste any different

[Barzan]

Maybe it's not too late. I saw this program once about extracting DNA from blood stored in mosquitoes, and crossbreeding with frogs or something...

Oh great! Blood sucking frogs, just what we need. I wonder if their legs taste any different

A bit like chicken I'm told.

[RRichland]

LOL. Blood sucking chickens.

[Barzan]

LOL. Blood sucking chickens.

That's what happens when you try to clone genes using Worcestershire sauce. (A free pint of beer for whoever gets that reference...)

[Atlaga]

LOL. Blood sucking chickens.

Extra protein in every bite!

[Barzan]

LOL. Blood sucking chickens.

Extra protein in every bite!

...and fortified with iron!

[PainsOfGod]

did we make that yet?? ;;))

[Alsatian Knights]

I read this earlier today, it freaked me out big time. So many weird things happen in China, like that baby born with a penis on its back.

Well thats what you get in a country with lax environmental laws.

If they had decided to dissect it.

Regardless still a shame.

They probably would've just eaten it.

[Brachyuria]

A more common mutation among snakes is the growth of a second head, which occurs in a similar way to the formation of Siamese twins in humans.

Such animals are often caught and preserved as lucky tokens but have very little chance of surviving in the wild anyway, especially as the heads have a tendency to attack each other.

Holy crap that sounds awesome, now I want to see a video of a two headed snake fighting itself.

Also, I'm doubtful of Mrs Qiongxiu's claim that the snake was using this foot to cling to a wall. I always thought a mutation like this would usually be useless for anything other than getting caught on things at hilarious and/or inopportune moments. Where exactly would the snake have learnt to use the foot in this manner?

Of course in retrospect, If a two headed snake can fight itself, I suppose it's possible for a legged snake to utilise it's foot in some fashion.

Still, I wouldn't consider a mutation like this an actual "win" for evolution, seeing as according to Mrs Qiongxiu it was the scratching of the claws against the wall that alerted her to the snakes presence, which then led to said snake being beaten to death with a shoe.
It's just more of a "lose" to the bible than anything else, or at least to that bit in it regarding snakes, god, and how he's never going to let them have legs ever again.

And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of they life.

While we're on the subject, I'm pretty sure science has debunked that whole "eating dust" bit too, unless it was meant to be a sort of old school way for god to say "eat my dust you slow little legless bastard."

[Molested Sock]

That's gotta be one of the coolest animals I have ever seen.

[serious mode]^This. We should look for more of them.[/serious mode]

Let the Great Footed-Snake Hunt begin!

Beat the irish out of town then the snakes?

[Barzan]

I read this earlier today, it freaked me out big time. So many weird things happen in China, like that baby born with a penis on its back.

Well thats what you get in a country with lax no environmental laws. [FIXED]

If they had decided to dissect it.

Regardless still a shame.

They probably would've just eaten it.

I bet someone did -- and they'll soon have a child with a see-through skull and 5 penises on his and her head. (Yes, his AND her -- it's a mutant.)

[Alsatian Knights]

I read this earlier today, it freaked me out big time. So many weird things happen in China, like that baby born with a penis on its back.

Well thats what you get in a country with lax no environmental laws. [FIXED]

If they had decided to dissect it.

Regardless still a shame.

They probably would've just eaten it.

I bet someone did -- and they'll soon have a child with a see-through skull and 5 penises on his and her head. (Yes, his AND her -- it's a mutant.)

[Wilgrove]

I read this earlier today, it freaked me out big time. So many weird things happen in China, like that baby born with a penis on its back.

Umm....got a link?

[Risottia]

why, would you have let it/forced it to breed to see what the result would be? that seems like the only good reason to let it live.

Only if this leads to creating dragons. Dragons rule.

[Pope Joan]

I wonder if those "mythological" Chinese dragons had some biological basis?

[Londim]

You thought things could not get deadlier. You thought you had escaped them. You thought you were safe...

{cut to scene of Samuel L Jackson]

"I've had it with these motherfucking snakes!"

[/end scene]

Snakes On The Wall.

Coming Summer 2010.

[Blouman Empire]

I wonder if those "mythological" Chinese dragons had some biological basis?

Wouldn't surprise me after all even the unicorn could be shown to have some proper biological basis.

[Natapoc]

Does anyone else feel really sorry for the snake?

[Pedoka]

Does anyone else feel really sorry for the snake?

Its a fucking snake.

[Alancar]

Seems like an hoax to me...can anyone confirm this from any other source? Because I can't.

[Tubbsalot]

Does anyone else feel really sorry for the snake?

Its a fucking snake.

I bet that when you see footage of 9/11, you wonder if any of the meat is available somewhere.