Entirely unrelated, I really want to cosplay movie/Ultimates Nick Fury. Like, more than any cosplay urge I've had in a while. That would be so cool.

Did he kill the specific croc that turned him down? If so, was it first, last, or middle?

He did; the keepers were of the opinion that he killed all of them simply because he couldn't remember which female had done it. (Or couldn't pick her out of a line-up.)

Megafauna kind of creeps me out too. Except for mega-sloths. I think they would be like Aunt Beast from A Wrinkle in Time.

The ground sloths were awesome. Megatherium grew larger than an elephant, could and did kill sabre-toothed cats, and it's been suggested that they ate meat as well as vegetation.

Did stupidity win?

Pfft. This is a Burmese python, not a Presidential election. As Lincoln said, "You can fool all of the people some of the time, but don't try anything with the pythons, because they know, amirite?"

I have told this story before, but am happy to repeat. Burmese pythons rank third in size after the anaconda and the reticulated python. After dinner, the staff at the ARP brought out their largest specimen. It measured maybe six metres, and was solidly built with it – they're immensely strong.

So anyway, they had ten guys hoist it onto their shoulders and carry it around for a while. And this one idiot, halfway down the length of the snake, starts poking the python. (Not like that. And eww.) Guy behind him points out that this is not a brilliant strategy, so he turns around (still poking) to assure him that "It's ok – we have a good grip on it".

Of course they did. While he's doing this, the python has pretty effortlessly taken matters into its own... er... Its...

So the python's taken charge of the situation, dragging four guys with it, and when the guy turns back, the python's head is six inches from his. I'll leave it to the philosophers whether it was a shriek or a bellow, but I've never seen a guy hit the ground that fast. Meanwhile, the snake is still just staring at him. They're not the most expressive of creatures, but I think the message was pretty clear, and the message was:

Suicidal actuary: [poke poke] "Look what I can do!"
Gigantic snake: "...Don't do that."

The happy ending to that story has sudden bladder voiding.

So, if you were going to break it down, what makes this creepy? Is it the human body? Hairstyle? Eyeballs? Mundane framing?

It's pretty effective, I think.

Well, there goes any chance of a good night's sleep tonight.

what makes this creepy?

Canines.

runs away with Cash.

I think I don't want to click on that link, but I'm so curious. Maybe I can figure out a way to sneak up on it while it's not looking.

Meanwhile, adding "Don't poke the Burmese python" to list of phrases I need to try to work into conversation.

Canines.

That's a dog, though, right?

For some reason the belt really catches my eye.

It’s also a kind of tooth.

Oh my god, I am so not clicking.