We have to work hard to get people interested in politics.
我们必须努力使人们对政治感兴趣。
If she gets mad with him, she will not speak to him for days.
她对他一生气就会许多天不跟他说话。
And why only snakes? Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits -- just a bite and no more effort needed.