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> I was told in the military that snakes cant bite through a regular army boots. Maybe... I definitely stepped on a honey locust thorn in boots tougher than st
by hansvm 3y ago
> I was told in the military that snakes cant bite through a regular army boots.
Maybe... I definitely stepped on a honey locust thorn in boots tougher than standard army issue and had it pierce the bottom of the boot, my foot, and the top of the boot. Rattlensake teeth have different geometry and force profiles, so they might not penetrate, but I wouldn't want to prove that fact in person.
- echelon 3y ago> honey locust thorn > pierce the bottom of the boot, my foot, and the top of the boot Oh dear god. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust#/media/File:HoneyLocustThorn.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust#/media/File:Honey... > These thorns are thought to have evolved to protect the trees from browsing Pleistocene megafauna Did your foot heal alright?
- hansvm 3y agoYep, no problem. I was still a teenager, so basically every injury I sustained then is just a tiny scar now, along with a mental note of activities to avoid.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoHaha. Yep, except I still have divot scars in my knees from skateboarding - protective gear + concrete. I do have some newer scars on my left hand and scalp from e-scooter + absurd urban Texas traffic "design" including random, worn, unpainted chunks of concrete in random places in the middle of the street because clearly only cars should use streets.
- QuarterReptile 3y agoWikipedia reports that those thorns are (or have been) sometimes used as nails! Come to think of it, I have no idea how a snake fang's construction compares to that of wood... Is there an expert on that lurking here?