Timeline for Meeting an unknown snake on the trail; what is the best thing to do?
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| Apr 6, 2023 at 19:58 | comment | added | Escoce | @ab2 that is by far the best and most useful comment I have ever read. This site is about correct answers, not one "we like". | |
| Mar 26, 2023 at 21:22 | comment | added | ab2 | @Escoe: (1) Grow up. (2) Learn how to read. | |
| Mar 25, 2023 at 15:01 | comment | added | Escoce | @ab2 So you are going to vote for the answer "you like" vs. the one that is "correct"? It's been documented that what I said is the correct answer. Why did you ask the question if you were going to use you feelies to determine what's right? | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 21:44 | comment | added | ab2 | I am using my "tyrannical green checkmark powers" to give the check to WedaPashi. (Thanks to @ Mindwin for a lovely phrase.) But I owe Escoce a reason. Flicking a snake off a trail is simply not something just anyone should do, and I don't want to say that this action is OK for everyone. (My experiment with the belt and the hiking pole was inconclusive, because the belt was too floppy.) | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 13:54 | comment | added | JamesRyan | @ppl this is a common problem for answers that sound good but are incorrect. Non-experts don't understand why and vote them up anyway. Unfortunately Stack network's response to this issue is to pretend it doesn't exist. So take answers with a pinch of salt. | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 13:46 | comment | added | Jon Story | @JonyAgarwal I see your point, but as someone mentioned SE is also peer reviewed. We try to post sources where possible, but some things are common sense or "general practice/knowledge" and in these cases there isn't always a source and we rely on consensus/peer review. We're concerned with quality, not necessarily academic verification. Meta would indeed probably have been the right place for your query. | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 13:23 | comment | added | Jony Agarwal | @JonStory My statement was not just limited to this question. My point was to question the credibility of the person. I was just curious to know whether such an action was taken by person or did he simply read it online somewhere? Not everything written on the internet is true, so. Posting such a query on meta site would have been the right course of action. Therein lies my mistake. | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 10:47 | comment | added | Jon Story | @JonyAgarwal - exactly how many references do you need to back up the statement "You shouldn't go near an unidentified snake in an area where there are venomous snakes?" This is common sense, not academia. | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 2:39 | comment | added | ab2 | I am going to perform an experiment with a trekking pole and a wide leather belt. I will report on whether I would consider flicking an actual snake off a trail depending on how dexterous I feel with the pole and belt. | |
| Dec 4, 2015 at 1:07 | comment | added | Freedo | Setting fire on the stick is even better and will scare away most of the animals. Just take care to not burn the entire forest | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 19:34 | comment | added | WedaPashi♦ | @Doc: Absolutely agree. I never ever said walk by it. See my answer. | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 18:55 | comment | added | Doc | @WedaPashi If at all possible, simply avoid the snake. Backtrack and find a different trail, step off the trail to get more distance, whatever. That said, there are occasions where there are no alternate trails, and you are unable to step off the trail to go around (due to dense brush, cliff edges, etc). In such a circumstance, you're better off throwing the snake off the trail than trying to walk by it and having it strike (especially if it is in an aggressive/defensive mood). | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 18:53 | comment | added | Doc | @ChrisH the point isn't to threaten/scare the snake away, it's to physically move it. A long stick allows you to stay safely distant from the snake while pushing the snake off the path (or, preferably, hooking under the snake and flinging it further off the path). You're not trying to piss it off, you're trying to get it away. | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 9:10 | comment | added | WedaPashi♦ | I would have up-voted for first line. But would make me down-vote for the rest of it. I wouldn't recommend taking a snake off the trail with a stick. Unneeded. | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 9:01 | comment | added | Chris H | I'm no expert (though I did nearly step on a diamondback basking on the trail once -- it fled). So this question is curiosity. But why a long stick (presumably to wave at it and threaten/encourage it to leave the trail)? Why not throw something? | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 8:27 | history | edited | WedaPashi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 3, 2015 at 5:04 | comment | added | ppl | Sometimes people will provide evident/support/references etc. However, it is not required as the answers are peer reviewed by up voting the best answers. The best answer should rise to the top. You will also find people on this website who have extensive experience with their specialized activity (i.e. beyond the 2 week a year). Discussions such as this one are better suited in the chat room or on the meta site. Welcome! | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 4:50 | comment | added | Jony Agarwal | Hi, I am new in this community. I have noticed that unlike other communities, we don't provide evidence/support/references here. Any particular reason why? Also, whatever answer people give here, is it based on personal experience? I find it hard to believe that common people would have such experience to answer these type of questions even for a working class person who takes 2 long vacations a year. | |
| Dec 3, 2015 at 3:29 | history | answered | Escoce | CC BY-SA 3.0 |