If you think snakes are legless reptile carnivores, then you are exactly right. If you think snakes are here to kill you then you are exactly wrong. Learn more about these fascinating and undeservedly condemned animals in today's podcast episode.
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Join Josh and Chuck as they slither into the fascinating world of snakes, exploring everything from how these legless reptiles move and hunt to their incredible sensory abilities and unique biology. The hosts dive deep into snake anatomy, their various methods of locomotion (including that mesmerizing serpentine motion), and discuss some truly massive species like anacondas and the ancient 40-foot Titanoboa. You'll learn why humans are evolutionarily wired to fear snakes, how they can unhinge their jaws to swallow prey whole, and get the scoop on venomous versus constricting species.
Anaconda
1997
1h 30m
★ 5.3
"I actually enjoyed that dumb movie. — Chuck was discussing the movie about giant snakes while talking about real anacondas and their impressive size."
— Chuck
Escape from New York
1981
1h 39m
★ 7.0
"That was my first R rated movie. It was Escape from New York. — Josh was sharing a personal memory about watching his first R-rated movie while discussing Kurt Russell's character Snake Plissken."
— Josh
Predator
1987
1h 47m
★ 7.5
"if you seem predator, snakes see you like that — Josh was explaining how snakes with thermal vision see warm-blooded prey, comparing it to the thermal imaging in the movie Predator."
— Josh
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
1h 55m
★ 7.9
"I forgot because in Raiders, the famous. Oh yeah. Asps. — Chuck was remembering the famous snake scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark after initially confusing it with Temple of Doom."
— Chuck
The Thing
1982
1h 49m
★ 8.1
"I don't know whether that came before or after the thing — Josh was discussing Kurt Russell's career timeline and wondering about the chronological order of his films."
— Josh
The Warriors
1979
1h 34m
★ 7.7
"Can you dig it? No, that was the Warriors. — Chuck corrected Josh who mistakenly attributed the famous 'Can you dig it?' line to Escape from New York instead of The Warriors."
— Chuck
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