Snakes. These reptiles have struck fear into the hearts of men for centuries. You too, perhaps, are afraid of them. Do they deserve it? Although snakes will defend themselves if provoked, they will not attack humans for no reason. However, if you do get bit, you may be perfectly fine, for many snakes’ venom is not harmful to humans. But some snakes are venomous to humans. The Timber Rattlesnake, one of Massachusetts’ two venomous snakes, is dying. The population has been thinning out, and there are now only about 200 snakes left in the state. We are now faced with a question: should we help bring back this species even though they can harm humans? But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Is there even a way to bring them back? There is. Mount Zion, an uninhabited island in Massachusetts, could be a perfect sanctuary for these snakes to breed and succeed in bringing their population up. But the inhabitants of the land around the island have something to say about the idea. They are afraid. Afraid that the rattlers will swim over to the inland, bite them, and spread across the land. There is a very low chance of any of these things happening, though. Watch this video for more information. Humans are the ones who caused these snakes to dwindle by taking their territory and killing them out of fear, shouldn’t we be the ones to bring them back? God commanded us to be good stewards of the earth, so shouldn’t we try to fix our mistake just like we’re doing for the American Chestnut? But, to contradict that, what if a child was bit by one of these reptiles and faced death just because we wanted these snakes to grow in population?
These questions are very difficult to answer. Tell me what you think in the comments below.
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EBA
4/8/2017 06:54:38 am
At first I didn't like the idea but I think that's just because of the shock of discovering there are rattlesnakes in Massachusetts!!! That was new information for me. Now I'm starting to warm up to the plan but I wish I knew more about this snake. If I could learn more about them and how amazing they are maybe I would feel more concerned about preserving them. Can you please do a follow up post to teach us about the Timber Rattlesnake?
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