Predator alert! It�s reptile season
Friday, June 19, 2015
It goes as far back as the biblical times when the first reptile, a snake, deceived Eve into eating a forbidden fruit. This spoiled the relationship of man and the creator and ever since then man and reptiles have been fierce enemies regardless of the species it is.
The situation escalated into a Tom and Jerry scenario. Last weekend was the release of Jurassic World a detailed horrific description of this futile war between the two species.
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