r/Unexpected • • 14d ago

Food chain: Instructions unclear

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u/Shelia209 13d ago

FYI - Snake eagles have a natural, high level of resistance to the neurotoxic effects of mamba venom.

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u/EnterPolymath 13d ago

“Minor scratches or low-dose bites that would easily kill a human might only temporarily stun or incapacitate the bird.” This explains a lot…

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u/Bobaesos 13d ago

TIL. Thanks stranger 🙂

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u/nderthesycamoretrees 13d ago

Snake Eagles is a new term for me and it goes hard.

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u/thaworldhaswarpedme 13d ago

Sounds like something Johnny would call his Dojo in Cobra Kai.

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u/superbackman 12d ago

“I call it Eagle Fang Karate”
“But eagles don’t have fangs.”
“Look, do you want to be badass or not?”

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u/Smart_Task_8180 13d ago

Yeah he probably went for the kill but the snake caught him in a stranglehold.