Lio by Mark Tatulli for May 26, 2022

How can Eva even reach her purse or wallet when she’s tied up at the moment, Lio?

Lio learns about extortion

They’re both putting the squeeze on Eva? Bad form!

That snake’s all wound up about something…

He’s going to force the love of his life, Eva Rose, to pay him to get free?

Isn’t that Frank anyways?

Ah, true love…of extortion.

Lio is monetizing his attraction to Eva!

Why not since she shreds his heart any time she can!

Though in the end he will lose!

Dressing up for the occasion, Lio?

“I’m thinking it over!”

Very reasonable price.

She’s going to hate being so close to Lio as he unwinds this overly friendly snake.

Taking creepy stalking to a new low there, Lio.

How not to win over Eva’s affections…

Entrepreneurship personified.

That’s not the way to get her to like you….

this is a setup. that’s frank his pet snake.

Lio, biggest jerk on the comics page. The progressive-leaning Tatulli has created an alcoholic, stalking terrorist.

Snake and bake.

I thought he would ask for a kiss instead.

If Eva Rose can pinch or jab the ventral motor roots using Varma adimurai in several vertebrate locomotor segments in the ventral roots could free her to take the snake and tie up Liō with it. Another is biting it.

The body’s pressure points (Varmam) are then manipulated to heal or cause harm, depending on the context. The healing application is called vaidhiya murai and is nowadays applied as part of traditional Siddha Medicine (siddha vaidyam).

Applying the knowledge of pressure points in combat is known as Varma adimurai (Eng. “pressure-point striking”) and can be done either empty-handed or with a blunt weapon such as a stick or staff.

Spinal cord

The spinal cord extends the length of the vertebral column to the tip of the tail and gives rise to dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) roots at each vertebral segment. The sympathetic fibres are not distinct from spinal nerves in the trunk. There are locomotor centres in the spinal cord. Recovery from spinal cord injury may therefore a better prognosis in reptiles than in mammals.

Humans: I hear they taste just like chicken. Now what the snake taste like?

I fear… for the snake.

Aw, Lio sent his pet snake to give Eva a hug!