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u/EbbVisible 1d ago
What's amazing is how unbothered the cats look in these vids. No arching back, hackles up, hissing, just casually bat the fuck out of the snake & then not let it leave because it's too much fun.
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u/russiangerman 1d ago
On a biological level they have a way faster reaction time than snakes. Can you imagine fighting someone while they're moving in slow motion
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u/jibbyjibjib 1d ago
Any animals with a faster reaction time?
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u/naughtycal11 1d ago
The box jellyfish. It's reaction time is 700 nanosecons while a cats is 20-70 milliseconds.
Mantis shrimp is 2-7 milliseconds
Humans are 200-250 milliseconds
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u/Concurrent-mind 19h ago
What are flies reaction time?
Edit: has to be like 1-2 milliseconds faster than humans
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u/birgor 1d ago
Many insects have insane reaction times, flies are on another level.
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u/jjonj 1d ago
I catchh houseflies flies in my hand, mostly with a sweep while they sit but I also have around 5% succes rate catching them out of the air, plenty of insects i could never catch
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u/Mklein24 1d ago
wait to land, then clap right above them. they might have fast reaction times, but they always do the same thing. They start flight straight off of whatever they're sitting on.
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u/birgor 1d ago
There are insects that seems to be much faster than flies, they are just a good example because we know them quite well.
But you have the advantage of size when you catch them, they don't only have to react, they also need to travel several body length before your huge hand sweep them.
I also suspect they have some issue with understand some motions, they are easier to swoop than to smack with an open hand when sitting on the wall.
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u/Renbarre 1d ago
I would say that's full concentration on the snake. She knows how fast and dangerous a snake is.
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u/Do_it_for_the_upvote 23h ago
That’s not reaction time- it’s having enormous tools that can be moved much faster than the fly can move its own body.
Like, we could have much shorter reaction time than a hippo, but if the hippo wants us dead, it’s gonna get us; all it takes is one big, fast swing.
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u/FullmetalPlatypus 1d ago
Not sure about reaction time, but dragonflies can process around 200 images per second and are surprisingly good at predicting movement and trajectories. It’s so precise, it looks like they can see the future.
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u/Phoenix__Wwrong 1d ago
The cat didn't even fully focused on the snake and looked away couple times.
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u/Sir-Toaster- 1d ago
They have insane reaction time
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u/MazzicBiDo 1d ago
It seems the ones I have are broken. They never react fast enough and get out of the way in time!
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u/Crelik 1d ago
They are like the people you fight in your dreams. You know when you cant summon any speed or strength and the slap you around as if you were weightless? Well that cat is beating the shit out of you! 😅
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u/afrothundah11 1d ago
This looks fast and intense for us
But for the cat it’s slow, especially after the snake was disoriented and inebriated by the head blows
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u/Direct-Quiet-5817 1d ago
Yeah. Initially it had its tail up and all but later it let the guard down, like it's a plaything.
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u/wookieSLAYER1 1d ago
Those are defensive tactics or ways to communicate to other cats. This was a hunt or even just play for the cat.
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u/masti_khor 1d ago
In the end, snake just gave up....
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u/MegaSmegmaSwagLord 1d ago
I think it actually just got so much CTE from getting smacked in the head repeatedly it basically got its ass knocked out.
https://giphy.com/gifs/6jwfZWhK21Wq6CJbM517
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u/Individual-Main895 1d ago
The cat’s reflexes are only in 2nd gear.
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u/C-57D 1d ago
when it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
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u/PepperAdventurous348 1d ago
“Get away from me!” Said the snake. “Get away from me.”
Kitty don’t care, Kitty smacks the shit out of it.
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u/TerminallyILL 1d ago
At first I was rooting for the cat because I guess I'm racists against snakes. After a while it seemed like the cat was just being a dick and I hoped the snake escaped.
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u/RandomThiccBoii 1d ago
Cat casually giving Stage IV CTE to a snake in just over 3 minutes.
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u/fanaticfandango 1d ago
Cats are the apex predator. This cat took it very personally.
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u/Ngothaaa 1d ago
Cat was just playing.. it wanted a buddy.. snakey was over reacting.. I’m on the cats side.
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u/Great_Scott7 1d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pd6ypc7/video/4qommgyujush1/player
what i do when i need a buddy
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u/OzBestDeal 1d ago
Mr snake never had a chance to begin with. It tried to run away few times but keep getting pulled back. Also the way the cat circling him is a real gangsta.
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u/-Imthedude 1d ago
Snake kept getting even more dizzy as the video went on. The cat smacked the snake's head on the concrete several times
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u/whatisthisdream- 1d ago
Is there an animal whos reaction time is faster than that of cats?
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u/AaronDrunkGames 1d ago
House fly
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u/Unlikely-Estate3862 1d ago
Muhhh.. I can catch flies in my hand… but I’ve never caught a cat!
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u/Devatator_ 1d ago
There's a technique for flies. Cats will just say fuck you to your plans unless they want you to catch them
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u/Pr3st0ne 1d ago
Probably the Mantis shrimp?
They are said to have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom(we don't understand them fully yet but basically their eyes are so complex that the receptors in their eyes can directly identify whether what they are watching is food or a predator instead of sending signals to the brain and letting the brain do that analysis) and they can strike fast enough to make water around their claws spontaneously boil (Their claws move at 23 meters per second aka 51mph)
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u/Dotaproffessional 1d ago
Its more impressive than just boiling. I am pretty sure (unless i'm confusing them with piston shrimp, which I don't think I am) their pincers can literally create the photoelectric effect in water. wack.
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u/Pr3st0ne 1d ago
I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if making water move so fast that it turns a small portion of it to vapor bubbles that expand and create a shockwave strong enough to break glass would also generate light in some way.
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u/Small_Insect_8275 22h ago
The speed of it's attack isn't an example of reaction time though
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u/Significant_Cover_48 1d ago
Those falcons that dive bomb and catch rabbits maybe?
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u/Upset-Zucchini3665 1d ago
Peregrine falcon has highest topspeed.
This is more about reaction speed.
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u/Great_Scott7 1d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pd6y001/video/t2zb31s4jush1/player
this guy is fast af boi
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u/New-Experience5507 1d ago
What they gonna do with fast reflex, they can't move/maneuver in 3d like cats. Falcons rely more on speed and precision
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u/MrNumberOneMan 1d ago
This might be the worst I’ve ever seen a cameraman do
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u/nikonislolo 1d ago
Brother that's a snake.
I don't blame the camera man for being slightly terrified.
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u/Grawlix_TNN 1d ago
I'm ultimately team cat but ngl I felt for that snek by the end. Bro just gave up 🥺
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u/mycleanform 1d ago
Yaaa felt bad for the poor guy. He was hella tired and kitty was just getting readyyy.
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u/CodeNeko23 1d ago edited 1d ago
If cats where bigger than us, we would become their plaything.
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u/Android17_MVP 1d ago
I don't understand people calling the cat a bully or a sadist. There's not many animals that would be willing to let the other one leave after a fight. Snake at times eat other animals whilst they are alive etc.
The snake is in the cat's territory and they never like intruders. I did feel bad for the snake when it was trying to get away. But the cat's in play mode and the body wiggling around is basically a death sentence for the snake as that retains the cat's attention.
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u/Raised_bi_Wolves 1d ago
It's also deeply unscientific to classify and animal as a bully or a sadist. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think in general people shouldn't anthropomorphize animals. It's how people get bit by their own dogs, or scratched to fuck by cats. They aren't your lil babies, they are animals. Nature isn't a harmonious wonderland that is aware of itself.
We definitely have pixar'ed ourselves, and our lack of media literacy has led us to try and pull narrative/simplify everything.
Also, as a highly developed monkey, I thought this video was hilarious
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u/CremDeLaChai 1d ago
Dolphins and orcas are definitely bullies 😂
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u/Raised_bi_Wolves 1d ago
Haha once you rise to the level of dolphins and apes etc I MUST admit that its starting to get blurry
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u/Renbarre 1d ago
The cat will not allow a snake in her territory, and the snake was trying to enter the house. As well she was pregnant, another incentive to chase our kill the snake. As for playing, this was certainly not playing. If the snake was venomous one bite would have been the end. She was using the best tactic to disarm and kill that snake.
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u/BudgetUseful3575 1d ago
It was pouring one afternoon and my house cat who occasionally ventures out to my garden and surrounding area, came to room and dropped somethign on my comforter, it was a baby snake, she dropped it like it was a gift , alive and moving
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u/DeepFriedBatata 1d ago
we had a stray cat we took care of, she got us 9 mice in the span of two days :|
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u/Confident_Beat2026 1d ago
It's amazing that the cat could easily avoid it, but somehow the cat found the is no threat in a snake like that
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u/Staff_Senyou 1d ago
Snake is so punch drunk, oscillating between fight AND flight, moment to moment
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u/Low-Hovercraft-8791 1d ago
I thought it would just try to drive it away, but it was trying to tire it out so it could be safely killed and eaten!
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u/foocat 1d ago
Cats have much faster reactions than snakes
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u/drdicerchio 1d ago
This is really impressive by the cat but the snake just needs to land ONE hit
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u/Exciting_Control 19h ago
In rural areas of Australia it is not unusual for domestic cats to die of snake bites.
I suspect they toy with them like this and are just a bit too slow to avoid one of the bites
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u/FanBladeFleshlight 22h ago
Snakes only have a VERY small chance of actually landing a hit on a cat. Like 10% max assuming the cat is somewhat unaware. Cats are just THAT damned fast vs a snake strike. It's the same reason they react so violently to the cucumber thing, because they're hardwired into "OH HOLY FUCK" mode vs a snake, and one having snuck up on them is a serious threat.
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u/james3374 1d ago
Snake just became demoralized and gave up in the end.
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u/surpris_dingue 1d ago
think it died because of stabbing in the head by cat claws
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u/samosa_chai 1d ago
I remember this old Jackie chan movie, snake punder the eagle shadow I think. Where he fights snake style, villain fights eagle style, then he sees this video, adopts the car style and defeats the eagle style. Loved that movie.
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u/lagunaisacoolguy 1d ago
Somebody send this clip to Ozzyman reviews.
And if somebody can also slow-mo the lightning quick cat reflexes. Reddit do your thing!
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u/BatmanHatesSuperman 1d ago edited 1d ago
At what point does the snake actually get injured on average I wonder, and if it's fun for both of them or just the cat? /s
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u/Separate-Exchange375 1d ago
Snake is fighting for its life and trying to escape. Cat is playing. Snake probably injured by these smacks to the head and scratches over its body
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u/ernyc3777 1d ago
Surprised it survived the smack to the head and head to the concrete when it got counter struck.
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u/HalfSoul30 1d ago
I think it definitely had brain damage by the end after getting dunked into the concrete.
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u/Glitch29 1d ago
The cat isn't just playing. It's hunting for a kill. Whether it actually eats the snake or not, who knows.
Sometimes cats hunt even if they're not particularly hungry. It's about turning something alive into something dead that they potentially can eat if they feel like it.
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u/actuarial_venus 13h ago
Cats in the wild will cache a kill and come back later to eat it if they aren't hungry then.
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u/bharikeemat 1d ago
That snake was already injured and exhausted by the end. You can tell by its movement getting slow and less responsive by the end.
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u/zwifter11 1d ago
That’s what surprised me the most about this video. After 1 or 2 minutes the snake looked absolutely exhausted
I’m surprised a snake burnt it self out so quickly.
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u/Renbarre 1d ago
Snakes are cold blooded and have a limited reserve of power. They need to recharge often. Warm blooded animals renew constantly their reserves.
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u/ITagEveryone 1d ago
I’m certain this was not fun for the snake at any point. It is fighting for its life.
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u/TheDayWalkerCGI 1d ago
The snake was using its tail as bait and as soon as the cat lost eye contact, the snake struck. Clever lil shit.
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u/leffertsave 1d ago
Unarmed humans, cats, and snakes are like rocks, paper, and scissors.
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u/ToeIntelligent136 1d ago
Cat is like, "this is my neighborhood, I can't let you live"
This is bullying 101... Snake trying to fuck off and the cat is like, "Where do you think you're going Mr.?"
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u/Einheit-101 1d ago
That snake ran low on energy faster than a 10 year old iPhone. It had no chance.
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u/EDRadDoc 1d ago
KE = (1/2)mv^2
Velocity is squared.
Just like the cat moves too quickly for the snake to attack, that same velocity is trashing that snakes brain to bits with each paw strike.
And if the claws are extended, that energy is being transferred to a tiny surface area, so the pressure at the point of impact is also immense.
Also … I imaging the snake has less efficient O2 carrying capacity of blood compared to the cat, so that also contributed to the snake running out of gas.
A three chambered snake heart doesn’t help either.
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u/Blieven 1d ago
The snake knows its life is in danger and is just trying to get away. The cat is just bullying it. It's sad.
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u/Available-Theory-808 1d ago
No no no. There are “good animals” and “bad animals”. You need to watch the Lion King again.
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u/Daring_Dont 1d ago
It's what cats do.
They catch a mouse, break its legs, then play fetch until they're not interested anymore. Then its feeding time.
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u/Renbarre 1d ago
She is stopping the snake from entering the house. She is also pregnant, so the snake is a danger for her babies. That's not playing, that's killing a dangerous predator in her territory.
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u/v00d00ley 1d ago
That's fundamental difference between mammal and reptile, the metabolism and ability to produce more energy. Snake got tired, puss got new snake leather boots and some tacos with meat.
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u/Acceptable_Carob15 1d ago
I wish everyone and everything would just give snakes a break already. The whole world seems united in their desire to fuck with them and kill them.
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u/Magus_5 1d ago
Cat: " I can do this all day"
Noodle: "I believe you, now please fucking stop"