I wonder what Creationists will make of this?

Get this: a Chinese woman was recently scared halfway to death upon discovering a strange creature hanging from its talons to the wall of her bedroom, in the middle of the night. What was it; a bat? Some lizard?

Close – a snake. With a leg.

Sure, this is neat in itself – who’s ever heard of a snake growing a leg? The most common mutation observed in snakes is a second head (twice the creepiness for most, I’m sure). But what this is, is also clear evidence for evolution. Snakes evolved from previously legged species; occasionally, random genetic mutations can activate genetic markers (indicators for where to grow legs, teeth, skin or feathers, tails, etc. – just about anything) that had been switched off along the species's evolutionary course. That is the case with this particular individual.

Another thing that clearly shows that snakes have evolved from legged ancestors is how this one had apparently had full usage of its foot. It wasn’t just some random protuberance; according the report, it had full dexterity, enabling the creature to cling onto walls, which in turn indicates the creature knew how to use it – another trait that could only be possible through evolution. A random malformation would be alien and much of a hindrance to the specimen, but this one was actually using the foot.

Now, I’m just eager to see how Creationists, to whom evolution is an impossibility, will explain this neat occurrence. Why would God stick this snake with a random foot, just like that? Unless he just wanted to mess with the snake, and us poor humans who try to understand such odd and intriguing phenomena, for no real reason other than because he can?

(via The Daily Grail)
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