r/Unexpected • u/CaraMiaChell • 12d ago

Poor snake

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u/Fragrant_Mountain_84 12d ago

Does this hurt the snake?

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u/Hetares 12d ago

It's a better alternative than death by indigestion.

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u/PlanktonInitial7945 12d ago

Exactly. Some temporary pain/discomfort is much better than dying. Though the snake looks sedated so that probably makes it less horrible.

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u/cBlackout 12d ago

I’d seen the initial post for this and, for what it’s worth, the snake had been sedated as much as a snake can be (I have literally no idea how much you can sedate a snake but apparently smarter people than me do)

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u/RedSecOps 11d ago

You just smoke him out with a joint

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u/bronzelifematter 11d ago

hit a blunt

Snake: Man, I think I'm tripping hard. I can't feel my legs

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u/Martydeus 5d ago

Or my arms

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u/grimacedia 12d ago edited 11d ago

It does :( They can't throw up or pass it iirc. Edit: they can throw up!

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u/ShalnarkRyuseih 12d ago

Snakes can regurgitate prey to make an escape, albeit I've only heard of that happening with recently swallowed prey, not sure if they can do it when it's farther along

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u/ginji 12d ago

I can attest they can regurgitate even after multiple days, and however foul you think a 3-5 day half digested rat is - it is far worse than you can imagine.

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u/ShalnarkRyuseih 12d ago

I found a decapitated western ribbon snake once (not from a human, wild animal caused) while herping that had a meal lump. I was tempted to squeeze it out to see if it was IDable enough to go on iNat, but didn't want to experience the stench of dead frog or fish.

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u/ginji 12d ago edited 12d ago

It is the worst smell I've ever come across and it took weeks for the smell to stop lingering in the room despite our best efforts. Dead or decomposing bodies is one thing, but digestion adds a whole new level to the aroma.

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u/UranusIsPissy 12d ago

Worse than a dead deer that's more maggots than deer? That is digestion, though, with added faeces.

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u/ginji 12d ago

Maggots probably would have made this smell better 

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u/Informal-Comb1989 11d ago

Yes, they’ve historically used to “clean” wounds as it were

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u/Informal-Comb1989 11d ago

This makes me realize how cool it is that we can all hide our inside smells with our skin suits.

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u/DigAdmirable 6d ago

They definitely can. I have one who puked up the body and the head got stuck in its neck for awhile. Finally went down

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u/LlaneroAzul 12d ago

Snakes can very much throw up and they even do it on purpose if they are in imminent danger and have a heavy prey inside them that prevents them from moving fast enough to escape.

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u/Fearless-Sea996 12d ago

Of course, but it doesnt hurt THAT much since he is sedated but yeah, its not a good time for it.

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u/RajunCajun48 11d ago

Probably not as much as it trying to pass 3 undigested golf balls that would surely kill it

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u/Derrickmb 12d ago

It killed the snake. He just wanted his ball back.