I was driving in the car today with James (aka whenthedonkeyfooledthelion) and it struck me… What would I do if a snake came out of my air vent while I was driving and bit me in the face? What notion would I employ? Fight or Flight? Would I run, or would I face it?

Most of you are probably thinking that I’ve lost the plot. And the other group of you, all the lateral thinkers, are questioning even the relevance of the question because to you it was never my choice in the first place. You would argue that the choice lay in the (theoretical) hands of the snake as he sat crouched in the tight confines of the mazda3’s air ventilation. And in that moment the outcome would be decided with one explosive lunge as the snake shot out through the air and grabbed on to my face. In doing so it could be argued that in this situation when faced with the option, he / she faced it! (correct gender allocation in the case described above depends on your ability to remain calm and introduce a smooth, blunt, lubricated slender probe into its cloaca, pushing it against the posterior wall to see if it can be freely pushed to the base of the tail. read more @ [http://www.vpi.com/publications/determining_the_sex_of_snakes] NB: the likeliness of being able to test a snakes gender while it has a hold of your face is relatively slim however.) As we move back to the issue at hand, it would beckon that in this case “fight” be the standout victor.

In conclusion, the very next time you are faced with the dilemma of fight or flight.. Just ask yourself.. “what would I do if a snake came out of my air vent and bit me on the face?”

More meaningless chatter to come..

~ the Dribblr.

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