JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for August 12, 2023

Having a friend and being a pet are not the same thing .

(Right, my pet?)

Snake: “Yeah. Imagine talking to a bear. How silly.”

Pennsylvania has only 3 species of venomous snakes. The timber and eastern massasaugua rattlesnakes, and the copperhead.

And all of them are more even-tempered than any species of Nerodia!!

Interesting seeing the poison sign when Jojo is talking about the snake being poisonous…

You should stay away from wild animals.

“Larry”?

That is probably a northern water snake, and harmless. Water moccasins were common where I grew up, and they are deadly.

poisonous and venomous are two different things, if it’s poison, then you’ll be in danger if you bite it; if it’s venom then you’ll be in danger when it bites you.

This competitiveness can’t end well.

Pranks are stupid. Let’s amuse ourselves by causing someone embarrassment or danger. It’s how sadomasochists weed the herd, placing their kind in position to enforce the old boys network.

True water snakes are nonvenomous. https://reptilejam.com/types-of-water-snakes/

My guess is Dexter found the rubber snake before they could implement the prank!

You have to admit, Dexter has a valid point here.

Says the girl who not only persuaded a younger boy to break said rule with his goldfish, but smuggled another goldfish in as well.