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There are so many things wrong with this comment. First, it's unbelievable human-centric. Furthermore, out of ~3000 snake species, only ~600 are venomous and

There are so many things wrong with this comment. First, it's unbelievable human-centric. Furthermore, out of ~3000 snake species, only ~600 are venomous and only ~200 are dangerous to humans. That's 7%! "Sinister" implies intentionally evil-doing, which is something only advanced primates are capable of (maybe corvids and some other mammals, not sure). It's not even the most creepy/disconcerting kill mechanism. Apart from competitors like the Komodowaran (bites you and then stalks you for days while you are slowly dying from the cocktail of bacteria in its mouth), what about stuff like viruses? They don't even live, yet they are highly effective in an evolutional sense and very good at killing lots of stuff in lots of disgusting ways. If you have a phobia of snakes, ok, but please refrain from turning that into some pseudo-intellectual wisdom...

pwagland 6y ago
Just a quick point, Komodowaran appears to be the German name for the Komodo Dragon.
- blackbrokkoli 6y ago
  Right you are, thanks. I thought "this word is so absurd nad definetely not German, no need to translate it". And I was wrong. Leaving it up as a fun fact.
runawaybottle 6y ago
I particularly put the word sinister within the context of the process of evolution. To create such a monster through the process is frightening. It eats its own tail and itself when it has no choice. At the very least Komodo dragons are relegated to one island more or less, they aren’t swimming up toilet pipes.
- filleduchaos 6y ago
  There is literally nothing monstrous about snakes beyond weird pseudo-religious bias. Many more animals are more dangerous. Many more animals are more intimidating. Many more animals are more mischievous/malicious. It's fine to have a phobia, but calling the evolutionary process that led to limbless, sleepy, reclusive dopes sinister is not rational by any measure.
ben509 6y ago
Sinister could mean left-handed. Even more sinister: snakes could all be left-handed, and we'd never know! O_O
- blackbrokkoli 6y ago
  They did evolve from aquatic lizards IIRC - so presumably, genes coding dominant "hands" could be still there!

pwagland 6y ago

Just a quick point, Komodowaran appears to be the German name for the Komodo Dragon.

blackbrokkoli 6y ago
Right you are, thanks. I thought "this word is so absurd nad definetely not German, no need to translate it". And I was wrong. Leaving it up as a fun fact.

runawaybottle 6y ago

I particularly put the word sinister within the context of the process of evolution. To create such a monster through the process is frightening. It eats its own tail and itself when it has no choice. At the very least Komodo dragons are relegated to one island more or less, they aren’t swimming up toilet pipes.

filleduchaos 6y ago
There is literally nothing monstrous about snakes beyond weird pseudo-religious bias. Many more animals are more dangerous. Many more animals are more intimidating. Many more animals are more mischievous/malicious. It's fine to have a phobia, but calling the evolutionary process that led to limbless, sleepy, reclusive dopes sinister is not rational by any measure.

ben509 6y ago

Sinister could mean left-handed. Even more sinister: snakes could all be left-handed, and we'd never know! O_O

blackbrokkoli 6y ago
They did evolve from aquatic lizards IIRC - so presumably, genes coding dominant "hands" could be still there!