What if one gets to know that there’s a snake named after them? How would they feel? Shocked, would laugh, or just get angry about it. The same was the case with the Indiana Jones star, Harrison Ford, after scientists named first an ant, then a spider, and now a snake species after him.
It is still shocking for the star to understand why scientists would use his name for not one, not two, but three animal-insect species named after him. According to fans, it is absurd but still gaining popularity due to the star’s name.
How Did Harrison Ford React To A Snake Species Being Named After him?
Harrison Ford’s first reaction to a snake species being named after him was about how it terrifies his children,
“These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it’s always the ones that terrify children, I don’t understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won’t fear the night.”
The star states how his children get terrified by this, even though he does embroidery in his free time, and sings lullabies for them, so they don’t fear the night and can sleep.
“On this planet, all fates are intertwined, and right now, one million species are teetering on the edge of oblivion. We have an existential mandate to mend our broken relationship with nature and protect the places that sustain life.”
He added to his saying, that this is a planet of fate, and currently, there are a million species existing here. We have a duty to fix our broken relationships with nature and protect the places that sustain life.
What Is Special About The New Snake Species Found?
A group of researchers from the United States, Germany, and Peru found the snake in May 2022. The only specimen, a male, was found lazing in a marsh at 3,248 meters above sea level in the Peruvian Andes. About a month and a half has passed since the release of Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, which concludes both the film series and Harrison Ford’s portrayal of Indiana Jones.
A freshly found species of snake has been given the name Harrison Ford by scientists from Germany, the US, and Peru. Ford was a well-known actor who portrayed Indiana Jones, who himself had numerous dangerous snake encounters To honor the Hollywood actor’s support for the environment, the German Society for Herpetology and Herpetoculture (DGHT) announced the designation of Tachymenoides Harrisonfordi on Tuesday. The 16-inch (40.6-centimeter) long snake that bears Ford’s name is yellowish-brown in hue with sporadic black blotches, a black belly, and a vertical stripe above its copper-colored eye.
Source: CinemaBlend
