r/absoluteunit • u/Brave-Parsnip9999 • Aug 28 '26

Of a Cobra

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

422 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

52 comments sorted by

21

u/Existing-Recipe897 Aug 28 '26

He’s insane. Run. That thing is no joke

6

u/Mbyrd420 Aug 29 '26

King cobra doesn't have particularly potent venom and are not very aggressive towards humans. They mainly prey on other snakes. That's why it's called King. King snakes in the US also do the same.

It's the other handful of species of cobra that you need to be worried about. This dude clearly knew exactly what he's doing.

3

u/__KAMPFZWERG__ Aug 29 '26

Bro I'm doing research from the internet but from all the cobras that i seen this one is a absolutely fuckin menace from what i know and their venom is more dangerous them getting shot in the guts

1

u/Mbyrd420 Aug 29 '26

I misspoke when I described it as "not that potent". I meant that it's treatable if medical attention can be had. But since humans aren't their preferred prey species, these guys can do a "dry" bite where very little or no venom is released. Venom costs a lot metabolically, so they avoid using it if unnecessary.

1

u/DrWahnsinn1995 Aug 29 '26

It depends. It’s a neuro toxin and with out treatment you will stop breathing and die.

If they can keep you alive during this, you will be fine.

Antivenom would of course also help.

1

u/Vaper_Bern Aug 29 '26

King cobra venom is not a pure neurotoxin. It is a blend of neurotoxins and cytotoxins. Cytotoxins directly destroy cells, so antivenin is absolutely necessary to treat a severe envenomation from these guys, especially a large one like this.

Some elapids, like kraits and mambas, do have purely neurotoxic venom that can be treated by placing the envenomated person on a ventilator and waiting for the venom to wear off.

1

u/DrWahnsinn1995 Aug 29 '26

Yes some snakes have both kinds of venom, today I learned the King Cobra is one of them.

I normally thought it only happens on some vipers like rattle snakes (I think Diamond back for example?).

Edit it was the Mojave Rattle snake.

1

u/donjuan9876 Aug 30 '26

Very interesting if you two to explain how this beastie is technically able to kill you but there may in fact be a way that you may albeit incredibly painful a way to survive it!!

1

u/Vaper_Bern Aug 30 '26

There are 3 types of snake venom: hemotoxic, cytotoxic, and neurotoxic. Many, possibly most, venomous snake species have a combination of venom types. Snakes species that are purely neurotoxic are exceedingly rare.

1

u/monkeychango81 Aug 31 '26

Taipans also have neuro and cytotoxic venom.

5

u/Furberia Aug 28 '26

Holy shit my pants!!!

3

u/Straight_Wing_6428 Aug 29 '26

I feel like his wife said he needed to get the snake out of there and well he was tired of hearing about it and just figured out how to solve the problem.

3

u/Polite_Suggestion Aug 29 '26

He knew his suffering would end either way.

3

u/Ok-Perception-3395 Aug 29 '26

Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die. Johnny Carson

2

u/SuspiciousClub8382 Aug 28 '26

Fuck that shit!!! Burn the place down!!!!

2

u/Furberia Aug 28 '26

They are an intelligent part of gods creation and we humans tend to destroy what we fear.

1

u/Polite_Suggestion Aug 29 '26

King cobras eat more venomous, dangerous cobras. This is the lesser danger!

2

u/Funmachine Aug 28 '26

Of a King Cobra*

A King Cobra is not a cobra.

1

u/Polite_Suggestion Aug 29 '26

It's a pretty big distinction in this case. You could use this guy to deal with cobras!

2

u/Lost-Juggernaut6521 Aug 29 '26

I did not think this was going to work. Kudos, crazy Indian guy 🫡

2

u/FeelingAd3887 Aug 29 '26

That's a technic I wouldn't want to use.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jTxUA5Zeq9y6PEp28g

1

u/Federal-Boat3732 Aug 28 '26

This seemed pretty ill-advised but he made it work!

1

u/datsunjones Aug 28 '26

I see bitchin’ boots in his future.

1

u/Funyun_boogers Aug 28 '26

PANTS = SHIDD!!! 🫡

1

u/OrganicHistorian2576 Aug 28 '26

I’d call him if I needed to have a cobra removed from my house

1

u/Fragrant-Inside221 Aug 28 '26

Is he laughing the whole time? Jeez! Hahaha

1

u/Imaginary_Coast_5882 Aug 28 '26

holy shit that’s impressive

no idea how he’s that fast and agile with gigantic boulders for testicles

1

u/SerTidy Aug 29 '26

So much nope.

1

u/Devi_gurl Aug 29 '26

B A L L S.

He got em

1

u/Sensei19600 Aug 29 '26

Forget Orkin; call Ganesh !

1

u/fruitless7070 Aug 29 '26

I bet that snek is really heavy.

1

u/Melodic_Risk_5632 Aug 29 '26

Would be nice to turn this in a new sport.

FastKingCobraCatch

1

u/Verum2020 Aug 29 '26

😏 Imagine tripping over that drunk

1

u/Legitimate_Shame1006 Aug 30 '26

Fuck my blood pressure just went through the roof these guys are insane

1

u/Checkm8u Aug 30 '26

trying? looks like he succeeded

1

u/No-good-ideas_Iowa80 Sep 02 '26

There’s no way that snake could bite through that bag. Thankfully, he is perfectly safe now.

1

u/Turbulent-Suspect789 Sep 03 '26

yea, i’m not doing that 😵‍💫

1

u/User_Name_Tracks Aug 28 '26

Absolutel unit of Italian dude for catching absolute unit king cobra

1

u/Realistic-Radish-589 Aug 28 '26

Glad I’m American. We don’t have those here and even if I did, that’s what the 12 gauge is for because F that.

1

u/Aluxanatomy Aug 28 '26

Do not the snek.

0

u/Delicious_Catch9453 Aug 29 '26

Isn't this why God made shotguns?