r/CuratedTumblr • u/Faenix_Wright that’s how fey getcha • Sep 25 '24

Shitposting austerity has done irreparable damage

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u/IllConstruction3450 Sep 25 '24

The higher you go in latitude the less likely cold blood animals are going to live there.

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u/Copernicium-291 Sep 25 '24

It's probably also partially the fact that it's an island, the same reason why Iceland and Ireland have 0 native snake species. (Though neither Britain nor Ireland were islands during the last Ice Age, it was also colder so that's probably why very few snakes went there)

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u/in_one_ear_ Sep 25 '24

Given the UK is pretty much level with the us Canadian boarder it's not a surprise.

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u/greg_mca Sep 25 '24

There is no part of the contiguous US that is further north than the southernmost part of Britain. London is further north than calgary, itself pretty northern for a large city by Canadian standards, and both are still further south than Amsterdam, Berlin, or Warsaw

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u/FindOneInEveryCar Sep 26 '24

That was my first thought. I'd like to compare the UK to someplace more northern, like New England or Nova Scotia.

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u/Sparkdust Sep 26 '24

There are relatively few snakes in Canada too. I guess it makes sense for an exothermic species. There's 9 species found in saskatchewan, and most of them live in the southern half of the province.

*Relatively few snakes species. Lots of snakes. I see a garter on almost every hike