I can see why it eventually became fully aquatic, as it already looks semi-aquatic. Based on its shape, I can imagine it standing in shallow water like a hippo with its head floating at the surface of the water waiting to strike like a crocodile.

My brother it isn’t BCAAs you like, it’s methyl anthranilate.

They might not know all the details. Even between people who’ve known each other for a long time it’s not common to know their precise legal status, and that goes double for family/friends of a friend.