2013 Is Year Of The Snake, And All That Slithers Is Not Bad, Says Texas A&M Prof

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the Chinese Year of the Snake, and with hundreds of millions of snakes around the world, there is a lot of slithering going on out there. Despite their reputation, snakes are not the bad boys of the animal kingdom as they are often portrayed and they are one creature that could use a good PR campaign, says a Texas A&M University expert.

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Jill Heatley, associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, believes that snakes often get a bad rap. The bottom line about snakes: they just want to be left alone, she says.

"Snakes are probably more afraid of you," she notes.