What If Snakes Were Eliminated?

These slithering creatures can inhabit the smallest corners of your home and the darkest places you don’t dare visit. Well, not anymore, because today we're eradicating every single snake on Earth. How would this hunt commence? Would we need to devise a bioweapon to complete the task? And why might things turn medieval? Transcript and sources: What If We Killed All Snakes? Timeline: 00:00 What If We Killed All Snakes? 00:59 Snake facts 01:53 Hunting them down 03:49 Rat infestation 04:39 Bringing back the plague Questions or concerns? Contact us Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: The What If 100 Book Join this channel to get access to perks: Join Check out our other channels: How to Survive Aperture Crazy Creatures Your Body On Origins of Food Versus WTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: What If Store Suggest an episode: Suggest What If Newsletter: What If Newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: Underknown Contact us: Contact Us 00:00:00: What If We Killed All Snakes?00:00:59: Snake facts00:01:53: Hunting them down00:03:49: Rat infestation00:04:39: Bringing back the plague #whatif #snakes #snakeeradication #bioweapon #medieval #ratinfestation #plague #zoology #animal See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85ece64c4b83e7e516d1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices