Animal Legends and Lore

[parvez]

In recent times, i am interested in studying snakes. They have evolved over millions of years ago probably present since the times of dinosaurs. Sources suggest that they must have evolved from their ancestors losing limbs. As they lost limbs, they must have found a new way of attacking prey, coiling around it and suffocating it. As animals during those period were cruel, snakes being hungry must have jumped randomly onto an animal biting it. It must have coiled around it and must have learned to harm it in some way by pressing it in coils and must have easily recognized the weak point in the body of the prey through physical touch or atleast must have learned to detect the weak point through several trial and error methods. The prey must have retaliated and tried to attack the handicapped (as it lost limbs) snakes. But they must have viciously and cruelly faced and escaped from the prey. That may be the reason they have evolved to be the most cruel, vicious and evil creatures. They must have faced many hard lessons and must have learned to survive hard conditions. They must have learned skilfully the art of constricting prey. But of course, present day pythons and anacondas are much sluggish as they are the ancient animals that have not changed forms or reduced their sizes to fit for the present conditions. 

Now, coming to the present situation, snakes seem to have IR vision. That vision must have been a result of weakened vision evolved from much better vision over the course of generations. Due to the conditions or situations or circumstances demanding better vision, they must have had their perfect vision once deteriorated but retained their ability to detect heat in the animal and they must have sharpened or developed this skill of detecting heat in the animals desperate and unable to retain other abilities. Those abilities must have gradually deteriorated. They must have retained this one ability of detecting heat in animals. During their prime periods during ancient times, they must have been alert, keen and beautiful eyed creatures who had perfect vision and alert enough to sense any movement in their surroundings. They must have thrived during those times killing prey regularly, moving quickly, alertful etc. They must have fully utilized this ability(just strong and perfect vision for that time) but not fit and good enough to pass this onto coming generations. That must have made their eyes perfect looking but left with poor vision but IR one. That may be the reason why the python in jungle book is seen to have perfect eyes that hypnotize mowgli. Reply