It must be the consciousness I’ve been in, writing this latest series about Great Whites.
But just after writing the story, joyously reading your comments on my blog, a massive 3-day feeding frenzy occurred right off the coast where I swim every day.
Huge circular schools of fish could be seen jumping out of the water at once followed by either a shark jumping literally out of the water after them, or it’s fearsome dorsal and tail fin breaking the surface in hot pursuit.
It was an incredible show like I’ve never seen before.
Just the week before, I had been swimming a half mile per day with Patty, a young tri-athlete visiting the Florida coast with her husband and young children.
She had been hesitant to swim in the ocean, used to the heated swimming pools and calm lakes of Michigan. She was wary of the riptides, jellyfish and sharks everyone warned her about in the Atlantic.
"No worries," I told her casually. "The riptides, if they’re around at all, only pull you out to shoulder-deep water, and I’ve only seen a shark inside the breakers once. And he was a small one."
Good thing she wasn’t around the following week!
However something did occur the week she was here –
We were sitting in a picnic area, overlooking the ocean, deciding to give swimming a rest that day, when a skink – a species of lizards – came rocketing out of the grass onto the raised cement area where we were sitting, literally running for its life . . .
. . . from a 4-foot-long snake inches from its tail!
The snake’s jet-black head was raised up a foot in the air like a cobra’s as its body whipped streams of s’s behind it, moving faster than I ever believed possible for a snake.
The main problem was, both the skink and the snake were totally oblivious to Patty and me . . . and were coming straight at us!
We jumped out of our seats out of the way, more fascinated than frightened. (Patty, if present now, might tell me to speak for myself. And I, without the filter of a male ego, might be singing a different tune).
Anyway, the point of this story is, that just as the two -predator and prey – came racing in front of us, the snake gained enough ground on the skink where it arched its fanged-head back to finally strike.
I stood frozen, horrified at the natural order of things. (Hey, I’m the Wealthy Soul. I’m soft-hearted, all right?).
But to both my amazement and Patty’s, the skink then performed the most incredible tactic to save itself from certain death.
And what it did was made even more amazing because I had just finished writing the article to you about the seal and the Great White Shark. I was, in fact, still receiving your guesses how a seal escapes a Great White before I published the factual answer.
So, my friend, now that you know that answer, how about this new one?
How did the skink escape the snake?
Clue – it was a totally different tactic than the seal pulled on the Great White, where the 200-pound seal maneuvered itself behind the 2000-pound shark to hilariously "chase it".
What the skink did was equally brilliant . . . but totally unique. . . and totally out-of-the-box.
And while we’re on the subject matter, did you discover anything from all contributions to the Seal/Great White story that helped you in perhaps a tough challenge you are facing?
If so, now’s the time to share it in the comments box below.
For that matter, share any story of how you came up with an out-of-the-box solution to a seemingly insurmountable problem.
Last newsletter, some of you shared such beautiful stories . . . but not enough of you.
Reach out to a reader across the world. Your story very well may be just the thing to inspire them to overcome their own possibly life-or-death challenge.
The seal did it.
The skink did it an entirely different way.
And you yourself likely have done it before with an answer that came out-of-the-blue or with patience and the grace of God.
Go to the comments box below and be that instrument for a brother or sister Wealthy Soul who is just waiting to hear what you have to say.
A huge wrap-around hug with teeth to it
(but no fangs . . .just love!)
Michael
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skank bit the snake – due to pain and shock, snake retreated
I think the skink scurried up a tree where it could blend in with the environment.
Did the skink ‘release’ its tail?I imagine the snake may have been surprised to be holding only the tail of its prey in its mouth while the rest of the skink scampered away.
The Skink has a defense mechanism where it can release part of its tail when caught.
Michael,
I would have to say that the skink, like I’ve done many times in life, turned to face the threat and attacked it head on. In my life, like all of us, we’re sometimes faced with attacks on our emotional well being, our physical bodies and our mental abilities by what appear to be unexpected and insurmountable odds.
It’s when we face those attacks head on with the intention of overcoming them that makes us stronger and helps us learn to become winners in all aspects of our lives.
Always “Believe” that we will win and never loose focus on your dreams. If you run from life and those attacks, expect to be chased forever until you face them and overcome the obstacles before you.
Never Give Up Or Retreat!!
Hello Michael:
I believe every word of your story. Why? Because it’s a perfect example of the Law of Attraction in action.
We attract to ourselves what we habitually think about both consciously and unconsciously; ie, our predominant thoughts really DO become our reality!
Knowledge of this Law and the Infinite Power it carries through its conscious and deliberate application has generally been confined to a relative handful of people in each generation, who went on to become the wealthiest and most famous people of their time.
You can get more information about what has been called the “Secret of the Ages” here:
http://www.yourlifepower.com
Now for the answer to your question about the skink: I’m pretty sure I know what happened:
The snake bit the skink’s tail and the skink simply broke free leaving its tail behind. It’s an old “lizard trick.” Lizards are known for their ability to lose their tail to a predator in order to save their lives. They quickly grow a new one.
What a great lesson you’ve shared. Sometimes it pays to “Think like a Skink!” (LOL)
Love and Best Wishes,
Sharon Iezzi
a.k.a. “Fearless Reader”
I really didn’t know what a skink was until I read some of the other comments about losing its tail, which was probably what happened. It is amazing the natural defenses that God built into animals, and I overlook my defenses and don’t use them. My first impression was that the skink played dead and the snake lost interest, but from my intense dislike of snakes, my second thought was, no, the snake would have killed the skink anyway, laughing at his easy prey. I think that I sometimes “play dead” with my life, and just for some reason, won’t do the things I am supposed to be, easier just to do nothing. So I hope the answer is that the skink did lose part of its anatomy and scampered away unscathed. Wish I could lose about 50 lbs of mine. LOL
Dear Michael,
The only chance of the Lizard would be to use the technique to loose its tail ! So, the snake jumped probably on its moving tail while the lizard crawled away; without its tail, the lizard is not easy to detect visually anymore and probably could elicit the attack of the snake.
The story has caught my attention, yet it did thus in a way the fairy tales does: the skink and the snake are both exotica to me as “heated swimming pools and calm lakes of Michigan” or the ripples of the Ocean are. I live far away from your heroes and have no imagination how they look in reality. I am meeting them only in tales, where the ugly fogs symbolize the most beautiful princesses, and where the love is one and only indeed sure sword and the most secure shield from all disasters.
As the skink as the snake are just symbols in my surroundings, or in other words, my knowledge is too little for guessing how the never unseen beasts could react to survive. Yet I am writing, and you should guess what for in case I don’t know the answer…
I am writing not about the skink or the snake. I rejoice at you success, dear Dr. Michael Norwood.
The key word of the article is hidden in the introduction of the story. You wrote that you were joyously reading our comments on your blog. What could be better than being not alone? Though the writing is fine of itself, yet it gifts no joy in case there are no readers. That the most awful disaster didn’t touch you, your blog receives lots of comments, and that is what inspires me. It is the existences of the comments. That is the proof of the reality of a surviving of such individuals, who are still concerned with the eternities.
My response may look like one without any content, yet I hearty thank you for the possibility to respond, for the chance to sense that refreshment, the healing and spiritual awakening come in a moment we lift up our eyes from the exclusively personal affairs.
Your stories about the White Shark, about the skink and the snake have expanded the limits of my own surroundings, have proved once more that people aren’t fully apathetic in spite they look so too often judging from the outside, unfortunately.
Sorry to complain but there are posts to the answer even before I receive the email….Kinda hard to post first….Not unless I go back to the future 😉
Sometimes in life, all of our problems and fears come racing at us, ready to attack. We tend to have that fight or flight reaction…sometimes though, we can’t fight it, cuz it’s so overwhelmingly huge, and we can’t run from it cuz it’s faster and more furious than us! Sometimes, we just need to STOP! Stop running, stop fighting and stop being afraid. What’s chasing us and frightening us will pass right by, in all it’s fury and speed, while we stop and watch it pass. A new perspective is given to us. Sure, the problem might turn and try to get us again…or it might speed past, never to return. Better yet, when we stop, the problem that was so furiously trying to attack us…just might fall flat on its face!
So maybe, just maybe, that li’l skink stopped, and watched from a new perspective, as that big ol’ scary snake slithered out of little skinky’s life:)
In witnessing the predator and the prey scenario you saw the miricle of nature’s natural order in action. The snake was large, fast, powerful, focused and hungry while the skink was small, nimble and flexible yet pre-prepared, so much so that, if chased by the snake and grabbed by the tail, the tail would break away and distract the snake. The snake would have its ‘entrée’ while its ‘main course’ could scurry away to safety, blessed with nature’s gift of ‘tail regeneration’.
Nature has allowed both the predator and prey to survive, a win/win situation, the skink being cleverly designed to provide it’s atacker with at least some sustenance while it was saved to live another day (and grow another ‘entrée’ perhaps?)…
a novel form of replenishing fresh lizard meat ‘on the hoof’. Over many year’s I’ve come to the conclusion that
the Creatiive Source is highly imaginative and mischeivous and has a great sense of humour as who could think up such a vast array of amazing lifeforms of weird and wonderful design to co-exist and interact in so many daily survival scenarios as we living creatures do?
We have a lizard @ home as a pet and before purchasing, we read about the natural defense mechanism of being able to drop its tail when threatened. However, after reading your comment out-of-the box, I thought will perhaps he did the opposite of the Seal and jumped up over the snake’s head and proceeded to walk over its body and escape.
Karen
Hello, Michael, and everyone else who is sharing in the fun (a delightful way to learn and help others). Surrendering its tail in exchange for life sounds too easy, although it is the most logical explanation. But if Michael knew enough about lizards to identify the skink, then he should also have been aware of its tail-losing ability. And it was stated that this was a “unique” solution, “out-of-the-box.”
Nevertheless, I will go along with the majority, only making a point that this skink did not wait until the snake finished striking, but instead targeted the snake’s mouth with the tail first. Since the tail keeps writhing for a time, the snake thinks it has something, and the skink escapes simultaneously as it detaches its tail.
The interesting lesson for me is that the skink willingly lets go of a part of himself in order to be free. It is a double freedom. He frees himself of what he knows and is comfortable with in order to move forward. He also saves his life and gets free of the “snake” (the evil demons in his life).
So often people speak of letting go of the negative things from our past in order to both heal and grow. That old albatross sure hangs heavy at our necks.
But not enough is said about letting go of some of those things which do NOT hang heavy. Many times this is necessary in order to make space for the new.
When we ring in the new each January we also ring OUT the old. By the way, Janus was the god of gates, protecting our entrances and exits. This two-faced god is most appropriate to remind us to let go and advance. We can keep memories for what they have taught us and to nurture ourselves when we need it. Otherwise, we need to keep growing. There is no staying the same. We either grow or decay.
Back to our friend, the lizard. I am reminded of a good friend from college days who was getting her Masters in Art. All of her BEST work was in the workshop as evidence for her degree. The workshop caught fire and her paintings went up in flames. I thought she would be devastated, and went to console her.
Talk about burning bridges literally. She taught me a great lesson that day. Yes, she had cried her eyes out at first, but rather quickly dried her eyes and realized that this was a marvellous opportunity to forge forward with renewed life and creativity. She knew how to let go.
So the lizard’s sacrifice was life-giving and I, for one, am going to examine what I am hanging on to so that I can surge forth to new beginnings, onward and upward in this pulsating spiral of joyous existence, grateful to share and be a part of it all.
I am very concerned about Audrey Adkinson’s entry. Audrey, your comments reveal you as a warm and giving person, a wondrous being. However, your excellent insight about overlooking your defenses and not using them is a great way of waking up to the reality of our choices. We all do that, but this moment is a chance to change and decide to use these marvellous defenses. Believe in yourself. You CAN do it. You are NOT “easy prey” at all, only if you want to be, and I know that you do not want to be any less than what you are.
Furthermore, you don’t want to “lose” about 50 pounds of your anatomy, because we tend to seek that which we LOSE. Instead understand that you are beautiful at any weight, because it’s what you are that determines your worth, and flesh is only superficial. Decide that people will just have to wait until your ideal weight shows itself. But you have to be the first person to love yourself “as is.” Then, start to fix yourself up just as you are now. As you get rid of any extra pounds, you can always get some new clothes. And live each day to the hilt as if everything were perfect. Move, eat for feeling good, learn something new each day, treasure each and every moment, and share your love with others. There are many people who need your loving care. They are just waiting for you to find them.
I used to get depressed ages ago, and I was grossly obese. When I stopped suffering from what my husband calls “mental diarrhea” and took responsibility for my life, everything changed for me. I got more involved with living life to its fullest and decided to choose feeling good. And that was over 25 years ago. My best wishes for your success!
I was playing with my large cat one day. He was running in one direction with me almost catching up to him. He waited until I had maximum momentum, then he made an incredible u-turn and bolted in the opposite direction leaving me with all my forward going energy.
I did notice that he first really got the energy and speed going and knew the exact moment when to execute his about-face.
So maybe the lizard could do this too.
Kind Regards: kate.
I don’t believe the answers! The shunk sprayed the snake with its “wonderful” stinking urine like it would with anyone else. No one can stand that!
I know that some lizards have the ability to release their tails, so that must be what happened.
Dear Micheal,I loved the story and am extremely inspired by everyone’s comment.
The lesson i just learned was how to face the disaster in life and deal with it with my infinite natural power and abilities.Let go of the past and move on instead of feeling disable and victimized.
Love,
Ghazal
I didn’t know what a shink was until I read all the comments. Thank you for the enlightenment. I think that I get as much from the comments by all the above friends and this is far better as a whole that possibly the answer. There is a community of interested souls who are reaching out each one of us with thoughts to help each of us on our road to completeness. I gain so much from this experience that it is difficult to put it into words to express my thanks to you all for the imput. Thank you also Dr. Michael for the opportunity to share our thought. God bless you all.
We live in the Hill Country of Texas where there are many Geikos.
Our two Labs attempt to chase the little lizards, but never catch them. They dart so quickly from side to side that the Labs can’t change speed and direction like the Geikos do. These little lizards can also bury themselves in a heartbeat, so maybe the little skink did the same, leaving the snake bewildered. I have been forced to use these same tactics to avoid the “snakes” in my life.
As a fairly young widow with two children , I was faced with many and constant challenges.
Although we have to “Let go and let God”, we are also told that God helps those who help themselves.
In meditating, I often dwelled on what I really needed. I didn’t worry about how they would arrive.
Law of Attraction, or Faith, what we needed has always seemed to arrive.
Bless you for the lovely inspirational thoughts.
Gwen
Hi Michael,
I think the skink did what it does naturally, which to us would be outside the box :Lizards break their tails (autotomy) when they are confronted by an enemy or roughly handled. This break does not occur between the vertebrae (tail bones) but rather in a zone of weakness in a vertebra itself. These specialized vertebrae can be voluntarily split by muscular contraction; sphincter muscles in the tail stump close off the caudal artery to prevent excessive bleeding. Five-lined skinks have a bright blue tail, at least as juveniles, which serves to draw attention away from more vulnerable parts of the body. If attacked, the bright blue tail wriggles when broken off, catching an enemy’s eye as the skink escapes. Although tail autotomy may seem like a drastic measure, in actuality it does the lizard little harm, for a new tail is soon regenerated.” We release a part of ourselves that we are not attached to, so that we can be free.
Nicole
That skink dropped its tail I bet. When I was little little lizards ran all around the place at my grandmother’s summer place and it was fascinating to see how sometimes they lost their tails without any apparent damage to their love of life and they scurried away just as easily. They grew back I was told, but hard to know if that was so. They aren’t here any more – changes in the environment. All this in Sweden where I live now.
I am sorry I am not very good at guessing games. Ionce liveedin Florida in a then small town called St. Cloud. I am assuming that you skink was a Florida Mole skink. When he is frightened he burrows (like a mole) himself in the ground until the threat is over.
I am not very fond of buring my head when there are problems to be faced. I try all that I can do and when I have done all that I can to solve the situation I seek power greater than my own and seek Intelligence and Wisdom from my Heavenly Father who has told us that man’s and woman’s purpose is to have JOY. Jesus first then other then yourself. Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Katy the Legless
Tried to not read others comments too much. My first thought was the skink, realising that ‘flight’ was not working changed to ‘fight’ mode, leapt at the snake and bit it. The snake, horrified at being preyed upon, retreated in bewilderment. Or this… the skink turned around and stared unwaveringly at the snake, until the snake was mesmerised, then hypnotised and lay down to sleep. Or lastly… the skink skidded to a stop, cheekily waved his tail at the snake and said, “kiss my ass” which the snake did and got a mouthful of tail only, while the skink skipped delightly away.
The skink suddenly stopped running, turned and faced the snake in a position such the light of the sun reflected from its eyes in such blazing and frightful manner that the skink was transformed from victim to aggressor. Stunned and amazed by the turn of events, the snake turned tail and ran away. The skink triumphed!
I have to admit that I didn’t even think I had a “great white” in my life until it disappeared…
I’ve been doing heaps of work on myself, how I think and react to different situations.
I never realized how negative my thoughts were until I had a dream late last week where I was laughing and joking with friends – I woke to realize I had never had a dream like that before in my entire 42 years of life! All my dreams were of being chased, someone scaring me to death or violence (I’d had a really rough childhood but came out of it pretty determined to be unscathed…)
I don’t have all the answers to everyone’s problems but I will say that receiving emails like these has helped me to change how I view the world – anything is possible!
It is also quite interesting to note what you have been focusing on “Michael Norwood!”
With all the reading you have done on great white’s the energy attracted a snake also…
You know what they say: focus on what you want – “not” what you don’t want!
Go the skink!
I would love to say that the skink turned around & attacked, totally surprising the snake. That would make a great “underdog” story. But the truth is actually more inspiring. The skink’s tail is designed to detach and keep wiggling to distract the predator, allowing for a quick escape. It then grows back. This is not something that the skink does deliberately; in fact it is most probably unaware of this remarkable feat. It is a unique gift from Mother Nature. It makes you wonder what kind of unique “divinely sourced” gifts we all have within us; and which we are unaware of, until they’re needed. After all, if such a wonderful and unique survival tool is given to a lowly cold-blooded creature, what kind of fantastic & unimaginable gifts can we expect from the Father?
How empowering and humbling!
Love Life
Be Grateful …
Frank Yusuf
I was sure I was doing injustice ,by not contributing to your mails with such amazing life experiences and stories…..
and for the effort and time you were putting in for all us subscribers.Thanks a lot for that !
About the skink and the snake story I too think like the rest of them ,that the skink would have escaped by leaving awat a part of its tail…..!
Life is a journey with bitter sweet experiences and we keep what is worth ,rising up to every kind of situation and moving forward ,to meet the ultimate end with a smile and no regrets.
The skink would have shed its tail to escape the snake. The amazing thing is that the tail, once released, still has the ability to wriggle and so attract predators to it rather than to the rest of the skink’s body. Nerve impulses in the tail allow this to happen. Here at my country home in Australia, we have literally hundreds of skinks near our house in the warmer months. They are easy to handle and we have often seen the markings on their tails that indicates they have re-grown tails – probably after a similar escape. they indeed do have an amazing ability to survive, even against seeminglt insurmountable odds. So when in a sticky situation, just remember to wiggle your butt and keep forging ahead!!!
The skink could turn around and grab onto the snake by the neck and hold on until an opportune time presents itself to escape….
I think the skink turned 180 and ran under the snake
I think the skink managed to get on the snake’s back and rode it out until something else got the snakes attention.
The skink managed to get on the back of the snake and rode it out until something else got the snakes attention.
I’ve never heard of a skink either so this is just a long shot. Many lizards I’ve seen change colors and if a skink can do that – the hungry snake will wonder how his “meal” disappeared so quickly!
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I would think, being small, a skink could turn around faster and head back the way it came
Dear Michael,
To make sure that the snake’s inevitable bite should hit the lowest risk spot, the detachable tail, the skink probably waggled its tail temptingly. It may have even continued to waggle, after it detached, like a bee’s stinger will pulse, even after it’s torn from the bee or the bee is dead, keeping the predator occupied longer.
Nature is a profound treasure trove. I have Lyme disease, and am doing frequency treatments for it that definitely help. Recently, I read about a Vitamin C and salt therapy that’s supposed to be very effective, and wondered if I should pursue it.
Last night, for the first time ever, a porcupine showed up at our front door, probably seeking salt traces in our door mat, as they’re know to crave it. I think I had my answer. Many animals don’t get Lyme because of their salt intake.
Lena Guyot
The the lizard does not “need” to be bit to drop its tail, it is a built in safety valve _ from Spirit :-)..when it feels it is in danger it just does it and the tail wiggles off and the movement distracts the snake. However , from what you wrote that is not the answer.
Hmmm, the skink could just go perfectly still and there is a chance the snake would not see it…in life that would be not taking action and hoping whatever it is will go away. It could attack the snake first which is what people and countries do. It is much smaller and I doubt that would work. It could run away and blend in to the grass, snakes are very slow and if it ran fast enough and with its coloring it could blend into its enviornment. However, you said what it did was outside the box… hmmm, lizards move fast, hide under rocks and things, climb walls tree’s, but all have been mentioned. A snake only attacks when it thinks it is going to be harmed. I think it just lay there in silence sending love to the snake and the snake felt safe and went on its way. I really do not know.
Thanks for this puzzle, I look forward to the answer. You really make us think when you post these situations
Thank you
angel
I loved reading Mary Marthas post. Thank you for that. Regarding the skink….I think as nature has it…he followed the 2nd insight, timing. He waited until the snake was posed to strike and quickly slipped into the shadows successfully disappearing amoungst the like colored landscape.
Skinks are very agile, quick movers/darters. Whereas snakes are slower movers, yet quick at striking over a short distance. Snakes tend to sense movement more than to see clearly. I would think that the skink stopped suddenly, then did a last quick dart and hide under the top of the picnic table, not moving until the danger passed.
I think the skink turned as the snake reared it head and darted under the snake, as snakes do not slither backwards. At three inches the skink could hide under the belly of the snake and then make its getaway.
My little skink hunch is that the little lizzard turned around, jumped onto the snake’s back and then ran like the wind..as a snake is very unlikely to bite itself, and as mentioned here in an earlier post, snakes are unable to slither backwards…lol…
Hey I don’t know what’s happening with your blog comments but the one attributed to me is not the one I wrote – I wrote something completely different- I don’t believe that the skink would bite the snake at all – I had written about the way the tail is released and how it has nerve impulses that keep on wriggling so that the tail end curls and writhes in the path of the snake – the sheen on the lizard’s tail catches light as it moves and is therefore more prominent to the snake. The snake gets a small feed and the skink escapes. We often see these skinks on our farm here in Australia and we can see the marks on their tails where they have regenerated a new tail. It’s a bit like saying when something is a pain in the butt, just shake it off, shed some light on the subject,get a move on and be creative!
The loss of the skink’s tail was an obvious story of nature and how it escapes harm.
However, like you, Michael, I want to be more proactive in defending myself.
I have had plenty of times in my life when I have felt pursued by danger. To ignore it and hope it goes away hasn’t worked for me. Likewise, turning around to attack or leap over the situation has also not worked.
What has worked for me is to acknowledge to myself that I feel attacked, turn to prayer and do what is sometimes hardest for me….to listen for God instead of looking for his affirmation as to how I will deal with this problem. Until I “figured it out God’s way”, I keep getting these attacks from others. I may be getting the attacks still, but I am able to deal with them constructfully.
Now, when I personally can acknowledge ithe attack to myself, I can listen to what the other person has to say, be quiet and wait for them to say why it is they are attacking me. However, I often find that it my own feeling of hurt and not an attack at all. I’ve learned to often wait for God’s answer and listening brings a good resolution. Now I am getting better at listening for why or whether I am being attacked.
I guess that wouldn’t work for a skink, by it certainly works for me.
Well, if you’d like an “amazing” solution… I think the skink treated the snake like the proverbial 98-pound weakling by kicking sand in its face! This was not, however, the main purpose of his ruse. As with some lizard-like creatures I’ve seen in Africa, the action of kicking sand back (very fast–rather like a machine-gun) also serves to fashion a hole in the sand for them to disappear into and bury themselves in. I’d say that the poor old legless snake got left on the surface looking silly, puzzled and embarrassed! No?
The skink raised up on his hind legs and charged the snake to the snakes under belly. The snake could not bend or react quick enought and as he tried to bite the skink, all he got was a small peice of the skink’s tail if at all.
I have enjoyed reading the comments and all the different scenarios painted . Some of the perspectives are similiar but still with a different flavour and others so different that I would never think of them in a hundred years . All the ideas and stories have required that I question my paradigm or way of seeing life . My guess is that the skink ran away from the snake until it realised that it was not going to be able to outrun the snake . At that point , the skink changed tactics by stopping still and waiting ( probably only for a millisecond or two as the snake was pretty close at that stage ) for the snake to be at the correct distance . Suddenly , a stream of blood shot out of the skink’s eye into the snake’s face . This was totally unexpected and shocked the snake into confusion , which then slithered away . Another possibility is that the skink made its getaway while the snake took a few seconds to recover . By building up its blood pressure sufficiently to burst a blood vessel in the eye , certain species of lizard use this tactic to escape predators . The “unexpected” action used by the skink is a concept that we can learn from and use when “normal” tactics are not working .
The best escape would be to get out of the view of the problem so lie low. Like all problems do this one will also pass giving you the opportunity to think clearer and learn from this mistake
The skink inflated itself like a balloon in order to make impossible for the snake to swallow it. And if the snake attempted to swallow it, it could became a life threatening prey, for the size of the skink filled with air could kill the snake. Let`s see if I am right…
The skink probably turned around and ran as fast as it could in the opposite direction.
The skink did what ‘mother nature’has allowed and taughtit to do as an escape mechanism….Unlike us humans,we seem to have lost our ‘inner strength’ and capability to really listen to our ‘inner self’! And the simple reason for that is….we’re ‘too’ busy!What a ‘cop out’, but we’re all guilty of it at one time or another….
Finally I’ve realised,if I say to myself “I can do this”,tell my inner self (subconsious) it’s possible and really believe in me,it will happen!
POSITIVE THOUGHTS!!!
Well, I’ve never heard the term “skink” before either, but grew up in Jamaica which has many species of lizards, with all the amazing tactics they have changing colors, fanning out their heads, etc. I think in this particular “case” possibly the skink seeing the situation could decide to go down fighting. Some of them make a very strange noise, which could be interpreted as a “war” cry. Its possible this one decided to emit the war cry and it was rather shocking to the snake and diverted him, especially since he couldn’t tell where it was coming from, but it was close enough, and weird enough to make him slither away without eating his prey:)))
In any case, thank God, he escaped! Facing fears in all cases usually brings us to victory in some way, shape, or form, we discover things about ourselves we never knew before, and grow emotionally stronger.
God Bless you all!
🙂 I hope the skink didnt spy a better prey for the snake and leapt onto yours truly hoping the snake would be greedy!!!
I think the first one is right– the skink bit the snake! Interesting to read everyone’s responses.
Sorry, I submitted my response before without finishing it. What I was saying was that the skink turned around, faced the snake and ran toward it passing it very quickly in the direction of the snake’s tail. Before the snake could turn around the skink got away.
I think that the skink ran close to the body of one of you two, even not knowing you, but turning to you for help as bigger beings and you three in company made the snake change her mind and leave the place. The snake did not know if you were the friends of the skunk. If those had been two other skunks the snake would have carried on.
In need we should turn to higher order beings, not to only one or two of our friends.
I like the story that came to my mind. I did not have to think hard about it. It came as an idea which developed itself.
Position yourself in the embrace
of higher help and love and you will be protected.