RE: humans' response to danger

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Subject:	RE: humans' response to danger
From:	Shane Raidal <>
Date:	Thu, 04 Dec 1997 09:27:37 +0800

>As John says, 'instinct is a funny thing', unfortunately, most people's
>instinct is to then kill the snake, (or spider, wasp or shark) whereupon
>the joke becomes a sick one.

Physiologists call this the "fight or flight" reaction.  Unfortunately as
Paul indicates, too often it is the fright or flight and fight reaction...   

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Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
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