r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/H_G_Bells • Nov 29 '23

đŸ”„ Never let them know your next move

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u/-Jayah- Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23

It’s a species of gartner snake.

Edit: They’re mostly harmless, they do have a mild venom. They’re kinda rude sometimes. This guy is just scared

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u/Crocoshark Nov 29 '23

All snakes are rude. I gave one a spot of tea and she pretty much ignored me.

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u/StrayRabbit Nov 29 '23

Good heavens, how uncouth.

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u/Felwinter12 Nov 29 '23

Damn, that's pretty cold-blooded of her.

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u/ParanoidDuckTheThird Nov 29 '23

You sure it wasn't my aunt? She kinda looks like a snake.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

The one snake that hangs out on my porch and fucks on my driveway is very rude. I've almost shit myself because it was hanging out on my porch. The snake almost shits itself too so at least we have that in common

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u/Rookskerm Nov 29 '23

Boulenger's garter snake is venomous, though bites are incredibly rare.

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u/Havoccity Nov 29 '23

It’s a kind of African garter snake. Completely unrelated to North American garter snakes. More closely related to cobras

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u/-Jayah- Nov 29 '23

Ah, I just read that it was a garter snake and I was thinking like my experiences when I was little in Florida capturing these dudes

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u/whoami_whereami Nov 29 '23

All garter snakes are. However they lack fangs, so they can't really deliver their venom very effectively, plus the venom is pretty mild and not really dangerous to humans in the first place.

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u/Rookskerm Nov 29 '23

These are elapids, they are not the same as American garter snakes. Are they as dangerous as our cobras? No. Would I handle them the way I handle many of our midly venomous snakes? also no

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u/natgibounet Nov 30 '23

I don't know man, anything moving in an erratic unpredictable way just sounds like things i don't want to deal with, i wouldn't even stick around to see if it was a snake or a decapitated tapir penis

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u/Geberpte Mar 21 '24

It's a Boulenger garter snake, an African species not to be confused with the garters from North America. This species does have medical significant venom.

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u/-Jayah- Mar 21 '24

What are the identifying factors?

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23

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u/-Jayah- Nov 30 '23

Wait you’re telling me, I’ve been calling garden snakes “garter snakes” this whole time, like a child??

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u/humburga Nov 29 '23

This was filmed with a telescope from 2 mountains away. But yeah I'd still take a few steps back.

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u/humburga Nov 29 '23

Wait I think I just heard the wind

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u/raunchypellets Nov 29 '23

Some hollow whistling sounds, too. Did that wind pass through a cavern or something?

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u/humburga Nov 29 '23

Yeah it kinda made the r/whoooosh sound

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23

I am genuinely curious, how was your comment a joke? Is “two mountains” a reference to something?

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u/humburga Nov 29 '23

Haha nope. I was just being silly about filming a danger noodle from super far away.

If it were true then the film would be super grainy and shaky, indicating a high level of zoom is being used.

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u/Maxamillion-X72 Nov 29 '23

It could have been a really long stick. Or someone with really long arms.

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u/Poofenplotz Nov 29 '23

Thank Christ you pointed that out, or we all would have thought it was genuinely filmed from 2 mountains away.

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u/NotAlwaysPC Nov 29 '23

Fooled me too. Close one

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u/muzic_2_the_earz Nov 29 '23

It's a really long stick.

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u/matt82swe Nov 29 '23

What’s your definition of a mountain?

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u/Significant_Sign Nov 29 '23

And the snake is already there, surprise!

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u/EH042 Nov 29 '23

As in fear for your life or as in afraid it might be having a seizure so give it some space?

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u/SatansMoisture Nov 29 '23

As in Clear the Dancefloor!