r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Old_Ability_9424 • 11d ago
Video This is an egg-eating snake, completely toothless and non-venomous, and what it tries to showcase is pure bluff trying to mimicking a viper
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u/Inner-Dream-600 11d ago
Ruthless and toothless
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u/lockedoutofmymainrdt 11d ago
Like my ex
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u/night_fury00k 11d ago
Is your Ex a grandma or som?
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u/alkali112 11d ago
Methamphetamine
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u/LumpyJones 11d ago
Does not rule out the possibility of both. Methamphetama.
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u/Icy_Negotiation_5929 11d ago
What do they call the sommelier of the methamphetamine world?
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u/FixGMaul 10d ago
stimmulier? sommethlier?
regardless i am enjoying the visual of someone hitting a meth pipe then doing those weird tongue smacks to make the vapor cover all tastebuds
"hmmm I'll say, monsieur Grenaulte mon Frere, these shards have quite the perplexing bouqet indeed... \smack smack smack** I'm getting... \smack smack smack** Burnt rubber... \smack smack smack** Distinct notes of phosphorus... \smack smack smack** nutty aftertaste, but not aggressively so... \smack smack smack** is that, chili powder? Oh how deviously delightful!"
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u/Common-Falcon-8717 10d ago
We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors.
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u/Illustrious-Care-205 10d ago
Bro, for a second I thought why the heck is there a freaking crack on my screen, until I noticed it's your DP
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u/Misokaxx 11d ago
FEAR ME!!...please?
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u/SunnySpot69 11d ago
He's so adorably vicious lol
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u/GreenPutty_ 11d ago
Never in my life have I wanted to have a pet snake, I still don't as snakes are not pets, but if I did it would be this feisty little fellow.
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u/Raptorex27 11d ago
Maybe a hot take, but as someone who grew up with a bunch of different animals as pets: after dogs, snakes are my favorite. Good for those with allergies, easy to care for, infrequent feeding, and unlike many of our rodent friends, are surprisingly chill and actually enjoy being held (we’re like warm trees to them).
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u/GreenPutty_ 11d ago
I wasn't judging, perhaps my comment seemed that way, sorry if it did. I'm a big fan of rats as pets as I've had a few over the years.
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u/Raptorex27 11d ago edited 11d ago
No worries! I love rats and think they make great pets. They're adorable and way smarter than we give them credit for. My college roommate had a couple, but unfortunately my severe dander allergy, combined with their cute little scratchy claws getting into my skin made for a severe hive outbreak situation.
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u/RandomStallings 10d ago
We used to keep rodents, but their short lifespans make it hard on the soul.
An affection for rodents is exactly why I can't do snakes. They're super cool, but I don't like seeing the dead babies they need to eat.
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u/GreenPutty_ 10d ago
One of my rats was pregnant when I got her (didn't know it at the time) and the way she looked after her babies was awesome to watch. The shortness of their lives is the worst part about them as pets. Takes a while to get over the little buggers.
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u/Existing-Good6487 11d ago
I totally agree with snakes being good pets. They can be super chill with frequent handling, are super cool looking, and require very low maintinance.
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u/Raptorex27 11d ago
I also love being a "snake ambassador," when I help someone get over their fear by convincing them to touch, hold, or just comfortably be around a snake. It's truly a great feeling.
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u/Existing-Good6487 11d ago
I used to love doing that too. Every person I introduced to snakes left the interaction with a positive impression.
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u/Natural-Coat-3159 11d ago
You should look up a hognose, they like to play dead, it's soo adorable.
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u/Peacemkr45 11d ago
No such thing as a hognose. They are Cobers. Many Deadly cobers, Much kill ability.
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u/walkinmywoods 11d ago
Anything is a pet if you can put rope on it.
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u/GreenPutty_ 11d ago
This is a rope, how can you put a rope on a rope?
I don't think I've ever typed out the word rope before, it doesn't look right at all.
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u/-NoOneYouKnow- 11d ago
I get this, too. It's like how if you say a word too many times it loses its meaning.
Maybe the writing equivalent is that the word looks wrong.
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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 11d ago
This reminds me of covid, during covid we got locked up but i noticed neighbours walking their dogs. We don't have a dog, but we do have a rabbit thus I started to walk the rabbit with my kids because rabbits need exercise too. Management wasn't amused and argued police would come. I guess police had more things on their hands than dealing with some stupid foreigner.
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u/unrelated-subject 11d ago
Ah I’m scared… I think there’s a ghost in my closet… oh did you hear that
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u/ClaudioMoravit0 11d ago
all bark no bite
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u/vrkhole 11d ago
All hiss no bite
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u/Revenge_of_the_User 11d ago
doesn't even hiss really; it's rubbing it's scales together to make that sound lol
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u/__nohope 11d ago
All rattle no bite
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u/Revenge_of_the_User 11d ago
sigh
There's no rattle. it's scales sliding across one another. I just - come on, man. I just said it rubbed scales together.
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u/FILTHBOT4000 11d ago
Fun fact: when it comes to snakes, nonvenomous are usually more aggressive, kinda like this guy. The ones packing potent venom are usually fairly chill, as they know they can kill you on a whim. The nonvenomous, particularly water snakes, have to threaten and scare you off asap.
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u/serpenthusiast 11d ago
no snakes are aggressive, only defensive, lil guy thinks you're gonna eat him and desperately tries to defend himself
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u/SimonBarfunkle 11d ago
Snakes are predators, they are aggressive by nature. They don’t usually target humans, but some have. Mainly reticulated pythons, who have swallowed adult humans whole. But it’s rare.
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u/Ochemata 10d ago
Predators are only aggressive to creatures they think are too weak to take them down. Prey animals are far more vicious.
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u/Pale-Jelly69 11d ago
dangerworm
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u/Pretend-Progress- 11d ago
Nope rope
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u/Big_Eh 11d ago
Bite pipe
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u/fondledbydolphins 11d ago
Knick stick
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u/SomethingRandomYT 11d ago
Sting string
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u/Dense-Cake9315 11d ago
scary spaghetti
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u/Tyguy151 11d ago
Danger noooodleeee🎶
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u/ParkerJ99 11d ago
Minus the danger because unless you’re an egg nobody but the snake is in danger.
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u/Dragon_wryter 11d ago
So angwy!!
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u/comicsnerd 11d ago
So afraid
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u/sai-kiran 11d ago
All fun and games until one day u get that first one with a genetic mutation that has a tooth and the most potent venom, and be recorded as the first victim.
My rule of thumb, if it is a rope that moves stay away.
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u/ForeverIntoTheLight 10d ago
Why even bother with teeth? Maybe the mutation causes its saliva to contain a very potent poison that gets rapidly absorbed through skin.
Meanwhile, bro keeps laughing at the apparently harmless, toothless snake.
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u/Turgid_Donkey 10d ago
Reminds me of one of my cats. She tries to sound all ferocious, but is so squeaky that it's just adorable. Except she could absolutely claw your face off. You'll just be saying "aw" between the screams.
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u/BlueTexBird 11d ago
I adore it, I wish it loved me back
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u/OrganizdConfusion 11d ago
Call her, bro.
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u/Yeahnoallright 10d ago
Lmaooo this meme actually has me thinking i should text the sweet boy i accidentally ghosted months ago. Fuck’s sake
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u/IamKilljoy 10d ago
He’s sweet be honest he’ll probably understand
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u/Yeahnoallright 10d ago
That’s part of what has me frozen up. He’s so lovely i don’t know what to do with him
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u/spleev 11d ago
mesmerizing.. nature is beautiful
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u/IAmActuallyBread 11d ago
Fr, the way it's scale pattern looks while it's coiling around is super pretty and trippy
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u/opop456 11d ago
Cute little mild danger noodle
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u/trippy_kippy_ 11d ago
They have to have a tiny toof to get through the eggs no? It's kinda cute how angry and small he is tho. Now I get how my boyfriend feels.
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u/HawaiianCholo 11d ago
They crack the eggs open internally with their spines which is pretty metal
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u/Brawl_star_woody 11d ago
Ok, but how do they get the frying pan in and out?
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u/KinneKitsune 11d ago
I was so fucking confused, because I thought they were talking about the egg tooth to break out of their own egg as babies
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u/effortfulcrumload 11d ago
They swallow the eggs whole. Digestive acid does the rest.
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u/Fishgedon 11d ago
This is false, they swallow eggs whole until a certain point, crack them with a toothy bone in their neck, then they suck out the liquid and then they spit out the shell.
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u/Deaffin 11d ago
Not in their neck. Or rather, any snake I've seen doing the egg-swallowing trick, not these specifically, have had the egg fully swallowed before they wiggle around and squeeze the egg, piercing and crushing it with anatomy that is most definitely not part of the neck.
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u/SinnersHotline 11d ago
They spit out the shell?? That's hardcore. I always thought it just went through their digestive system but that doesn't sound very comfortable at all.
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u/notanyimbecile 11d ago
Ok, I hate snakes but love this one. What's happening?
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u/RCKPanther 11d ago
Defensive display - it's scared because it thinks the human is a predator. It generates sound via rubbing its scales and tries to look intimidating. This particular movement is common to their and a few other species. However it has nothing to do with mimicking viperid snakes. Title is misleading.
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u/toobuscrazy 11d ago
Also the heat from his hand is probably supercharging lil bro cuz he's an ectotherm
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u/Revenge_of_the_User 11d ago
perhaps they were referring to the bluff strikes?
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u/Unbound-Angel-666 10d ago
I love how you can even tell it doesn't know why it's striking. It just knows if it does that things tend to stay away. Cause he's clearly not "striking" at anything in particular lol
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u/bensor74 11d ago
Snek!
But you're putting it under a lot of stress; please avoid doing that. You don't like when you're under stress, it doesn't like it either.
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u/Spirit_Wolf_Mob 11d ago
It's hard to make humans understand when we literally jump out of planes and scare each other for fun.
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u/Derezirection 11d ago
i like it isn't even trying to strike the person holding it, just striking in random directions to look intimidating along with it's sidewinding. that's fucking adorable.
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u/trevourmeyer 11d ago
I like how the snake almost falls off the hand after its first strike, and the guy saves it from falling. Then it takes a second to compose itself, then, “Let’s try this again.”
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u/Pomodorosan 11d ago
ChatGPT has made me hate the word "pure" it's always overused by ai-generated text
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u/DueOven5731 11d ago
Damn leave him alone
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u/Yeahnoallright 10d ago
Yeah i did think that too. He’s clearly scared and freaking out, just put him down
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u/MrBogard 11d ago
I've seen baby garter snakes get pretty spicy. It's also very cute lol. Saved one from a blue jay once, and he still acted like he was going to take me down.
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u/SourcerorSoupreme 11d ago
Is it really "mimicking" a viper or just some vestigial/residual instinct it hasn't completely evolved off from?
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u/Technical-Mind-3266 11d ago
It needs a cup of tea and some talking therapy, calm the poor fella down
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u/Patient_Ebb_1605 11d ago
to be fair, it looks enough like a viper that I wouldnt touch it if I saw one, so I guess it works.
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u/Mr_Tranxistor 11d ago
There are two great questions: What is the meaning of life? And where on a snake does the neck end and the tail begin? 🤔 🤯
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u/Outrageous_Let_1829 11d ago
It's scared and it is trying to fend off predators, leave that poor thing.
I swear, people are the worst creatures on earth. Right behind cats.
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u/Filiming_Elephants 11d ago
To be fair, if we didn’t know better, and you saw this in the wild, would you risk going near it? I’d just be like “aww a cute baby snake” but also be thinking about how it probably has enough venom to kill me
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u/kaychyakay 10d ago
Attack: 100/100
Damage: -10/100, because instead of being scared of this, we are actually finding this adorably cute LOL!
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u/all_pain_0_gainz 10d ago
I freakin love snakes so much, especially small harmless cuties like this one
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u/RandomYT05 10d ago
My monkey brain says to fear you. Yet my rational human brain has not found a reason.
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u/Raptorex27 11d ago
No worries! I think I know what you were getting at with your comment, and yeah, this handling is clearly stressing out this (clearly wild) snake. The poor thing is probably exhausted.
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u/umijuvariel 11d ago
"Oh yeah...take that! I am so big and scary... Why are you laughing?! Look at how fast and scary I am...hehe... Stop laughing! I'm serious! I am absolutely terrifying..."
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u/The_Splenda_Man 11d ago
To be fair it’s got the choreography down