--- title: Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Most spiders and snakes are harmless and even helpful, but a few have strong venom, so the safe rule everywhere is: do not touch, giv --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours # Spiders, snakes and wild neighbours Lesson 69 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 25 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/0/) — Most spiders and snakes are harmless and even helpful, but a few have strong venom, so the safe rule everywhere is: do not touch, give them space, and tell an adult. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/1/) — Where dangerous ones live, people are careful: in Australia they check shoes and gloves for redback and funnel-web spiders, and in North America they keep their hands out of woodpiles and dark corners where black widows and brown recluses hide. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/2/) — For any snake bite you call the emergency number and keep the person calm and still, because moving spreads the venom faster; sucking or cutting the bite does not work and causes harm. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/4/) — Wild animals are not pets: an injured one may bite, some can carry rabies, and a bear may chase someone who runs. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/5/) — Experts such as wildlife rescues handle them. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/6/) — A girl in Montana on a family hike sees a black bear across a meadow. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/7/) — She stays close to her parents, does not run, and they talk calmly while backing away slowly until the bear is out of sight. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/8/) — Most house spiders are harmless and catch flies; you can catch one under a cup with a card and put it outside. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/10/) — In North America the black widow and brown recluse can give serious bites, so you do not put your hands into woodpiles or dark corners. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/11/) — The idea that we swallow spiders in our sleep is a myth; spiders avoid sleeping people, who vibrate and breathe. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/12/) — Many Australian snakes are venomous, so if one is in the garden you keep away, keep pets inside and call an adult or a snake catcher. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/13/) — After any snake bite you call the emergency number and stay calm and still, because staying still slows the venom. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/14/) — Sucking or cutting a snake bite does not work and causes harm. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/15/) — A snake's skin is dry and smooth, not slimy; it looks shiny because of its scales. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/16/) — An injured wild animal may bite, so you do not pick it up; an adult can call a wildlife rescue. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/17/) — Hedgehogs get ill from milk; a shallow dish of water or meaty cat food is safe for them. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/18/) — Hedgehogs are night animals, so a hedgehog out in the daytime may be sick. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/19/) — Rabies is a deadly illness that wild animals can pass on by biting; a wild animal that walks up to people and seems tame may be sick with it. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/20/) — Squirrels and other wild animals can bite fingers, so you watch them but do not feed them from your hand. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/21/) — Bats can carry rabies in some places and must only be handled with gloves by experts. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/22/) — Raccoons can bite and carry rabies, so you keep away from them and keep bins closed. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/23/) — Running can make a bear chase you, so you stay with adults, speak calmly and back away slowly. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/25/) — A teenager in Arizona picked up a rattlesnake to show his friends; it bit his hand, and he spent days in hospital while doctors treated the swelling. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/26/) — Most snake bites happen when people try to catch, kill or pick up a snake, not when they leave it alone. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/27/) — Antivenom given quickly in hospital saves almost everyone bitten by a dangerous snake or spider, which is why calling for help at once matters. - ← previous: [Chickens, goats and little creatures](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/) - next →: [Respecting wild animals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/70-respecting-wild-animals/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)