Sinister: When Snakes Play Dead

[Kimberly Girton]

Hello!

Pardon the sniffles; I've come down with a bug.

Thank you, Joanna, for posting something referencing killer bees.  What with 
the ninja and zombie craze (trust me, there's a craze), it's about time we 
had another fantastical predator to obsess about, and I've had my hand up 
voting for killer bees so long that my fingers have developed a delightful 
tingle.  Oh, okay, so killer bees aren't fantastical but you have to admit 
they'd make a fantastic series of ridiculously special-effected films 
directed by folks like Francis Ford Coppola and that guy who directed 
"Trainspotting."

So it looks like we've got a date, kids, for the WASHINGTON D.C. SINISTER 
MEET-UP!  And that date would be  *** SEPTEMBER 6 and/or 7***  and someone 
mentioned the possibility of taking in the oddity that is the Masonic 
Memorial in Alexandria.  I'd ask for a raising of hands but mine's still in 
the air for killer bees and thusly my vote wouldn't count.  Regardless, I 
was thinking a centralized location (like that t-shirt cart outside the 
Washington Monument... what do you mean *which* t-shirt cart???) would be a 
good idea to establish, so in the baby steps I've come to love, I call on 
the MidAtlantic Sinis to shout out recommendations.  Bonus points to the 
first person to suggest we meet at the woolly mammoth inside the Museum of 
Natural History (is he even still there?).  I adore him.

USELESS ACTIVITY SUGGESTION TIME:
I've discovered the extremely interesting defense mechanisms of the hognose 
snake.  Actually, it's not even that useless as it can be classified as 
"learning."  These are the perks of working for a wildlife non-profit... 
Follow the link for Reptile Goodness!

http://www.wpconline.org/dailyphotos/wpcdaily-7-23.asp

Best to all,
~ Kim

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