Salma Hayek Should Have Welcomed That Snake With Open Arms (Video)
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 9th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Videos.
Salma Hayek got a little nervous when a snake decided it wanted 15 minutes of fame and crawled onto the set during an interview. Watch as the hilarity ensues.
According to EcoViews, Salma should appreciate the slithering creature, as snakes are a part of a healthy ecosystem, since their presence as top of the food chain carnivores means other species numbers are being kept in check.
There are ways to recognize a poisonous snake from a friendly food chain checker looking for Hollywood attention, and a nice diagram that illustrates these differences can be found here. A summary of those differences, such as a triangular versus round head, according to a page from Colorado State University:
- Rattles at the end of the tail.
- Fangs in addition to their rows of teeth.
- Facial pits between the nostrils and eyes.
- Vertical and elliptical pupils that may look like thin lines in bright light. (Nonvenomous snakes have round pupils.)
- A single row of scales between the vent and the tip of the tail. (Nonvenomous snakes have two rows of scales.)
- Broad triangular head and narrow neck.
The above six traits are found in poisonous, or venomous snakes.
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