Snake Interpretation

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Earlier this month, I got to return to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. I took my camera (set here), but more importantly, they had a short class.



That's right! I learned how to speak snake. The rest of this post consists of some basic translations, in case you ever need them.




Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) - "Hisssssss"

Interpretation: "I say, my dear fellow, would you kindly pass the marmalade."



Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata) - "Hiiiissssssss"

Interpretation: "I have ordered a small bowry from a kind seller on Etsy. Once it arrives, I trust that I shall look most afternoonified."



Vine Snake - HHHHiiiiiiissssssssssssss

Interpretation: "I did attempt to answer your missive the other night, but I was half-rats at the time. Writing is quite a fifteen puzzle in that state. To think I should sus it out is enough to make a stuffed bird laugh."



Sonoran Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus) - Hiiiissssssssss

Interpretation: "So sorry to seem an anorak, but the sultana vines on your ickle mews are harming your mortar and will soon drive you spare. May want to get that sorted."



Sonoran Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda) - His

Interpretation: "used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned."