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Atheris squamigera, common names:  green bush viper, variable bush viper, leaf viper and others, is a venomous viper species that can be found in West and central Africa: Ivory Coast and Ghana, eastward through southern Nigeria to Cameroon, southern Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola, Uganda, Tanzania (Rumanika Game Reserve), western Kenya and Bioko Island. . No subspecies are currently recognized. It’s truly a miraculously beautiful snake. 

Habitat preference: Found mostly in rain forest. Said to prefer relatively low and thick, flowering bushes.

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gabe the dog passed away… rest in peace pupper ;_;

one last bork

I don’t know about you, buddy, but unless you know, this anime was basically given a low-ass budget, had to go through hell to get greenlit, and then got popular.Part of the reason is the healthy, beautiful, and consensual same-sex relationship (which, by the way, is not yaoi), and other reasons include the beautifully orchestrated OST, the non-stereotyped representation of POC, how the show humanizes every character in the end of just 12 episodes, the gender-fluidity of the characters. and how mental health is treated with actual respect. If you’re one of those fans who are yelling about how it won ‘best animation’, here’s some insight on how hard it was to animate (part of the reason why so many companies turned the idea down). 

22 skating programs. That’s already thousands and thousands of frames.  Given the lack of downtime in between competitions (episode 6 on must have been hell), the animators had to constantly be drawing these programs. Combine that with Yuri on Ice’s low budget and lack of time- of course it’s going to look a bit distorted. Yet it still managed to make the skating scenes presentable, and and even enjoyable, to the point where many ice skaters are able to recreate the choreography. Honestly, as someone who’s tried to animate,I can say that the animators really deserve some respect.Should they have won? Maybe not. Did they? Yes. Should you go yell at a fan because of it? No and honey, you need to chill. You make it sound as if it’s only young females that watch this show. Like, it’s not as if a multitude of professional ice skaters such as Johnny Weir, Evgenia Mendvedva, Denis Ten, Michael Martinez, Stephane Lambiel, Deniss Vasiljevs, and Evgeni Plushenko and so many others have tweeted about it, some even spamming their followers about this anime. South Park referenced Yuri on Ice. The amount of men in places such as Indonesia and Malaysia, with a bit of a warped vision about homosexuality, stating that the show had opened their eyes and made same sex love look not so taboo.So, just fangirls now?Maybe, the reason why Yuri on Ice won was because of its way of drawing non-anime fans into appreciating anime because of its realism. Because it had an OST that was more than memorable. Because the POC were represented so well (especially with characters like Phichit, Otabek, Leo, etc.) and were normalized, instead of treated like stereotypes. Because it humanized every single character, like JJ, Chris, and especially Yurio. Because it allowed characters to explore their gender-fluidity (Viktor’s past, and Yuuri performing Eros). Because it didn’t shy away from mental health, with Yuuri and JJ’s panic attacks, and how the people around them did nothing but give their full love and support. Because it refused to ever make anyone look like a complete enemy, every skater had their own dreams, goals and hardships. Because when we’re presented with Yuuri and Viktor’s romance, we don’t just see them as two boys who want to get into each others’ pants. We see them as two people, people who developed a relationship through consent and talking their feelings with one another, and in turn, are now on their way to being married. Because two women had a dream, and even with a low budget, high expectations and a smaller studio, made it happen and people all over the world are more than ready to share it. Yuri on Ice’s Bluray and DVDs already sold 50,878 copies in the first week, and 0.5% of animes actually reach that kind of result. The OST is the third best selling CD and first best selling in digital sales in its first week. We’ve already topped more bestselling anime soundtracks than Viktor Nikiforov has records. For an anime ‘directed at fujoshis’

time for more JJ positivity because some people don’t seem to understand the concept of not tagging their hate in a character’s main damn tag. Strap yourselves in, this is a long one.

Not only is he self-confident, he encourages his fans to believe in themselves too! I mean, did anyone listen to Theme of King JJ fully? “Whenever you feel standalone never shed a tear, If you always smile on face you’ll make it through the rain.” Not everyone is a fan of characters with too much self-confidence, however, I gotta say I could use some of it for sure.

He isn’t arrogant. Now bear with me here please. Someone with arrogance will look down on others and assume they themselves are better than they actually are. Not once do we see JJ actively being nasty or looking down on his competitors. From what we see, he’s a playful character 90% of the time when interacting with someone as easily annoyed as Yuri.

Like during most competitive events, teasing will occur. Not to mention, he has a damn right to be confident, like, holy shit!

He’s hardworking and headstrong af. This kid grew up with two parents who were ice dancing Olympic champions and damn right he wasn’t going to ride on their coattails! He created ‘JJ Style’ as a way to make his own path and despite past coaches telling him ‘no’ over and over again, guess what, he did it anyway! And now is one of the best skaters in the competition, doing jumps that even Viktor never attempted! AND HE’S NINETEEN!!! His self-confidence is earned!

He’s socially awkward. Okay, the scene where everyone is freaking out over Yuuri and Viktor’s wedding and JJ just bursts in like ‘HELLO GUESS WHAT I’LL BEAT YOU TO IT HAHA’ 

He basically said what everyone at that table was thinking, but attempted to join in on the hype by joking around. Sadly, it backfired and he doesn’t understand why. Honestly, I never related so hard lmao. The social awkwardness is real.

HE’S FLAWED. Every great character has flaws! Sadly, because JJ’s flaws are more ‘annoying’ to people, they are not appreciated as much. The most obvious flaw we see from him is that his ego is very apparent and he needs to take it down a notch at times. He tends to come off as obnoxious (which is why I HC him as having ADHD because damn, I relate lmao). He speaks his mind, like when he bursts in on the engagement celebration without a second thought. He has no filter! He also has very relatable traits such as succumbing to anxiety and pressure like any other human being could. His popularity and self-confidence doesn’t keep him susceptible to mental illness. He is human.

But damn is he resilient. Another reason JJ is a wonderful character. This 19 year old kid fucked up his entire short program and guess what? He still didn’t give up! JJ! NEVER! GIVES UP!

And even after a terrible failure, he forced himself to smile for his family and fans, to show he won’t give up and he loves and appreciates them! What a gem!

He’s humble too! This kid’s self confidence was shattered and we see this during his free skate in the final episode. And guess what, an arrogant person would believe they deserve praise no matter what. But what does JJ think?

He knows when and when he doesn’t deserve his fans’ support. His self confidence is obnoxious, but he knows when he doesn’t deserve praise. That’s not the trait of arrogance. JJ knows he is a good skater, but he knows when he fucks up and when he simply is not doing good.

I cannot help but become angry when people truly believe this boy didn’t deserve his bronze medal. JJ fought through a panic attack, but remained headstrong for the sake of his family and fans (which he genuinely believed would be disappointed in him if he lost, he seemed unaware his family and fans truly loved him, gold or no gold!), rose up to the challenge during his free skate and rightfully earned himself a place on the podium.

JJ may not be likable to all, but damn he is a fucking great character!