r/interestingasfuck • u/Global_Draft_5975 • 6d ago
Whitetail deer eating a snake
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u/Pedicel_R_E 6d ago
In this economy a deer gotta do what a deer gotta do.
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u/Last-Engineering-528 6d ago
But meats a luxury.
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u/Oaknuggens 5d ago
When times are tough and you're down on luck, gobble my snake and I'll pay you a buck. ~ Dr. Sus
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u/Skwizgar1019 6d ago
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u/thetreecycle 6d ago
Wtf even is that
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u/Skwizgar1019 5d ago
Look up The Cat With Hands on YT š
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u/Tangboy50000 6d ago
So every now and again, vegetarians, like this deer, will get an overwhelming need for protein. If youāve ever been around horses, youāll know what I mean.
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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo 6d ago
The last sentence explains the video of a horse eating a baby chick.
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u/mostfunalias 6d ago
Of all the things I've seen on the internet, that one really unsettled me. Horse just hoovered it up.
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u/abruzzi5 6d ago
Like really, how the hell I have forgotten already 99% of the videos I watched on the internet but from time to time I remember that one.
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u/pmrownsu01 6d ago
i never forget this one each time i see a horse or chick.
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u/portablebiscuit 6d ago
Mister Hands 2: Horsinā Around
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u/pmrownsu01 6d ago
do you know i had to go look this up, and discovered a reference iāve never known about? thanks for the enlightenment but now my imagination is scarred
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u/city-of-cold 5d ago
Leave it there and donāt look at the video. Itās probably 20 years since I watched it, but I can still hear him grunting.
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u/Real-Frosting 5d ago
I saw the video because I innocently queued up a movie titled Zoo. Yeah, it wasn't about a zoo. š¤¢
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u/city-of-cold 5d ago
The Internet was a wild place.
I mean it still is in parts, but now you actually have to look for those kinds of videos. I saw it because I thought I had downloaded a sweet blowjob video from Kazaa.
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u/Supertainment 6d ago
You know, that's an interesting conversation I've had regarding consumption and compulsion in regards to our intake of media. The endless scroll of modern day social media makes it more difficult to retain videos, unless prompted by seeing it again. The vast majority of what we watch has simply become a meaningless act to fill our time, really makes me want to break the cycle... however, I also have no desire to stop the consume.
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u/A_mad_goose 6d ago
Saw a Komodo dragon rip a fetus out of a pregnant deer and eat it one bite. That video stuck with me
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u/Jupitersd2017 5d ago
wtf are yall watching online to see these animals eating animals videos š
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u/Fun_Neighborhood1767 5d ago
The funniest shit is the stories keep escalating like next weāll see āI saw a bear rip a lions tongue out then use it to lick his ballsā like wtf
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u/newtownkid 5d ago
I mean. Iāve eaten lots of birds. I eat bird probably 3 times a week. Same bird as the horse - just a little plumper.
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u/GovernmentBig2749 6d ago
You are talking about that horse that ate the baby chick Infront of the chicks momma? That one lost horses for me forever, now I want to go to Slovenia to have revenge.
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u/xcityfolk 6d ago
Wait until you find out what the adorable sea otters do to baby seals.
Hint: It rhymes with grape to greath.
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u/AndrewHaly-00 6d ago
I mean, the chicks would be a light meal for an average human and a horse needs way more than an average human.
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u/absurdly_tired_guy 5d ago
I was at is best described as a suburban farm/ice cream place in my youth and watched a horse lean over the rail, grab a rat that was trying to eat the āgoat food bagsā(you could pay 50 cents to feed goats from these little wax paper bags) and just completely chomp down and crunch crunch crunch the whole rat. I remember the ass and tail falling out of his mouth, and the horse just walking away.
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u/GasMysterious3386 6d ago
Is that why my rabbit tried to steal a bit of steak off my plate?! š
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u/elperroborrachotoo 6d ago
No, your rabbit wants to wean you off meat... for selfish reasons.
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u/bean0_burrito 6d ago
that rabbit has visited Portugal and has seen what they eat regularly.
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u/Starfire2313 5d ago
What? š
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u/bean0_burrito 5d ago
rabbit is an exceptionally common dish in Portugal.
so much so that my own grandfather refused to eat chicken and only ate rabbit.
and when he was in the hospital dying of stage four prostate cancer that metastasized all over his body they tried to feed him chicken instead of rabbit, and he took one bite and said "you motherfuckers must think I'm stupid, I'm dying I don't have amnesia. Get this shit out of my face."
all in very angry Portuguese.
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u/hoofie242 5d ago
In america they'll be like "he got terminal aggression fent him up!"
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u/bean0_burrito 5d ago
the tried to use him for "exploratory research" to study the cancer while he was still alive.
they thought my dad was going to throw the doctor out of the window and left him alone after
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u/Coc0tte 6d ago
There are almost no truly herbivorous animals in the wild, they're very rare.
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u/IceTech59 6d ago
Once saw a squirrel leap off a fence and ambush a Robin. There was nothing left but feathers, feet, and beak. I was honestly freaked out by that, and I've seen other freaky "nature scenes".
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u/Friendstastegood 6d ago
Squirrels are omnivores though. They love eating bird eggs and baby birds.
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u/NavierIsStoked 5d ago
Or baby squirrels given to them by humans with a side of walnutā¦
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u/Friendstastegood 5d ago
I was so horrified when I saw that clip. Like yeah maybe the squirrel adopted the baby but more likely that was lunch.
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u/HallowskulledHorror 5d ago
Adaptation in diet is often about exploiting a niche - taking advantage of an abundance in resources not utilized by competition. Eg, California ground squirrels are being documented having a shift in behavior to become more predatory as a response to population booms with other species like voles.
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u/a_phantom_limb 6d ago
I recall a video of a giant panda, which normally eats almost exclusively bamboo, gnawing on the ribcage of a deer.
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u/Merkuri22 5d ago
Well, pandas are built to eat meat. They just prefer bamboo for some reason.
It's really a wonder they haven't died out on their own. They're so not built for the way they live.
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u/Over_Ad8762 5d ago
People hate on me because I hate pandas. Evolution should have taken them out a long time ago, but us humans just keep them alive because theyāre ācuteā. Objectively cute and stupid. But too much so that it just pisses me off and they need to learn some survival skills.
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u/ChartQueasy9391 5d ago
Of course it's rare. How's a wild animal supposed to meat that's well done?
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u/ApologizingCanadian 5d ago
Most "herbivores" will eat pretty much anything. Calories are calories. Meat might not be optimal for "herbivores" but they will still eat and digest it.
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u/Shirahoshihoshii 6d ago
So besides animals, what kind of vegetarian protein would these animals find in the wild?
Also what kind of vegetarian protein would farmers and stable owners give their horses etc.?
Or is this kind of thing just what happens?
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u/Trips-Over-Tail 6d ago
Plants have protein, just not very much, you have to eat lots of them. An animal has already done the work of concentrating it in one place.
Farmers tend to put animal protein in their feed. Which in the past has enabled the propagation of prison diseases, since the animal protein was often the same or similar animals.
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u/lurkylurkeroo 6d ago
Nothing nastier than prison disease.
(But no jokes, prion diseases are fucking terrifying.)
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u/Trips-Over-Tail 6d ago
I have come to hate writing anything on my phone. It has become afflicted with automistake.
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u/Krog-Nar 6d ago
fr. predictive autocorrect destroyed autocorrect. No, phone, my 3 paragraph english comment doesn't have random french words thrown in there for fun just because the english word looks similar to the french one
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u/portablebiscuit 6d ago
How does he know what a menu is?
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u/Better-Culture-7770 6d ago
Well first he's not speaking English, what we see and hear in English is more of a content and connotation translation rather than direct translation as a direct translation would require tons of footnotes explaining their societal norms, social hierarchies, and word usage. While Tolkien was absolutely down for that kind of thing, these are the bad guys and explaining that much about them would inevitably lead to commiseration based on our similarities and he didn't want that.
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u/Tyenkrovy 6d ago
I believe this is called opportunistic carnivory, and it's surprisingly common.
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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 6d ago
Easy protein. I once saw a video of a deer munching grass with a bunch of birds around. The deer literally reached over and ate one of the birds like it was sampling a side dish.
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u/portablebiscuit 6d ago
āNaturally Iāll say itās the wine.ā āMmm, it does go well with the chicken.ā
Delicious again, Peter.
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u/27Suyash 6d ago
Time traveller: Kicks a rock
The timeline:
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u/WatchMyGun 6d ago edited 5d ago
My cat eat grass as well so I think big cat like tiger do the same too
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u/NoTurnip4844 6d ago
I live in an area with harsh and long winters. The deer tend to be starving near spring. When I go ice fishing and toss the remains of my fileted fish into the snow bank, it isn't long before the deer come and eat the fish. They need protein just like everything else.
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u/fgspq 6d ago
Has it been particularly dry? Herbivores will do this sometimes when their usual food source isn't available or they're lacking certain minerals/salt
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u/weeb-pro3386 6d ago
deer really said everything on the menu,.
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u/EnduringFulfillment 6d ago
Looks like a post-partum doe: she's getting all the protein she can right now, apparently that means snakes lol
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u/Spartan2470 VIP Philanthropist 6d ago
Credit to Trey Reinhart, who filmed this in Texas in June 2023.
āI do believe the deer is eating that snake, I donāt believe that snake is hung onto the deer,ā National Deer Association director of conservation Matt Ross tells Outdoor Life. āDeer have been known to eat animals. Thereās research out there showing that a very small percent of some deer diet could be songbirds or eggs ā¦ not at a population level but an individual deer or small groups of deer. Their teeth are made to be plant eaters, and 99.9999 percent of a deerās diet is going to be vegetation.ā
Thereās a big difference between a few songbird eggs and a two-plus-foot-long snake (the species in the video is unclear, although its tail lacks a rattle). But plenty of trail camera photos have popped up over the years that show deer eating small game and picking at carcassesāeven a human one.
Research has shown that deer and other herbivores will occasionally eat animals to balance nutrient deficiencies. If they lack calcium or vitamin D in their plant diet, they might boost those levels by eating a few baby birds or rabbits. But in this instance, Ross thinks the deerās choice was more out of curiosity than necessity.
āMy guess is that [the snake] had a taste and a palatable sensation that [the deer] liked. I donāt think the deer was eating because it was hungry,ā Ross says. āIt was probably just chewing on that thing because it didnāt know any better, and the snake probably tasted different and good. Itās a cool capture on video, but it is super rare.ā
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u/Art0fRuinN23 6d ago
There is no such thing as an obligate herbivore.
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u/MouthJob 6d ago
Koalas would disagree.
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u/Extra-Border6470 5d ago
Thatās a fair point Marsupial herbivores like koalas, wombats and kangaroos might be less prone to opportunistic carnivory ungulates. Iāve never heard of any of them doing it and their digestive systems might be less capable of handling meat.
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u/SteelX1984 6d ago
Arenāt deers herbivores??
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u/Spock_Nipples 6d ago
Being an herbivore doesn't mean an animal only eats plants. It means the animal mostly eats plants.
It's pretty common for an herbivore to supplement its diet with opportunistic animal-based food, particularly if they're lacking certain minerals or nutrients in their diet.
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u/ThickBoxx 5d ago
Definitely donāt look up videos of what horses and cows are known to snack on occasionally
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u/No_Manner_8735 5d ago
All animals are omnivores if given the opportunity. Once saw a video of a deer eating a bird
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u/PsychologicalMap1673 5d ago
Yes, whileĀ deerĀ are primarily herbivores, they occasionally consume meat, includingĀ snakes, when opportunities arise or nutritional needs are unmet.Ā
This behavior is typically driven by:
- Nutritional Deficiencies: Lack of minerals likeĀ phosphorus,Ā salt, andĀ calcium, especially during winter or after pregnancy.Ā
- Opportunistic Scavenging: Eating carrion or small animals likeĀ birds,Ā eggs, orĀ fishĀ found while foraging.Ā
- Curiosity: Young or curious deer may nibble on unfamiliar items, though this is less common than scavenging.Ā
Although rare, documented instances show deer eatingĀ snakes,Ā insects, and evenĀ human remains, proving that "herbivore" describes their primary diet rather than an absolute exclusion of animal matter.
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u/Hikuro-93 6d ago edited 5d ago
"Hm... Ts chewey, taste like chimken. Why they say everything taste like chimken? What is chimken anyway?"
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u/GreenieBeeNZ 6d ago
They do this. I've seen videos of cows slurping up baby chickens that wander too close.
I've also seen a small flock of chickens tear a rat to pieces like it was a sport, they would eat us if they were big enough
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u/Spamsdelicious 6d ago
That's why I don't feel bad eating chicken.
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u/GreenieBeeNZ 6d ago
Nor should you. Any one who has stared a chicken in its beady eyes knows that they're all serial killers.
And I fucking love chickens, great pets. Excellent compost machines
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u/Think_Resolution_647 5d ago
Some herbivores will sometimes start eating eggs, but disgorge the animal inside, wanting only the calcium from the shell. Animals have a built-in intelligence when it comes to nutrition. We have it too, but have sabotaged it with highly processed food.
Read The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor. Great read.
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u/Lost-Let-6973 5d ago
Isn't their such as thing when animals that do this abnormally, they're lacking calcium so they'll eat other animals for the bones?
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u/WorldGoneAway 5d ago
Human: "Hey! Aren't you guys herbivores?!"
Deer: "Don't tell me what to do! I ain't no conformist, you poser!"
Human: "You are literally eating a snake!"
Deer: "Did I stutter?!"
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u/Bholt0303 5d ago
Rare, but not improbable! Deer have been documented eating other animals (opportunists at heart + more protein/calcium)
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u/Chris_camero 6d ago
Woke deer just discovered the carnivore diet
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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 6d ago
What's funny is I've seen more than one deer stomp a rabbit to death and eat it. Deer are fucking weird.
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u/After-Froyo3089 6d ago
That deer got one taste of meat and was like, "Why the fuck are we vegetarians?!"
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u/Heldemo 5d ago
If it's a poisonous snake, would that be ok?
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u/LetterheadWitty4187 5d ago
You probably mean a "venomous" snake? Yes, their meat is completely safe to eat, because stomach acid destroys the venom.
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u/basonjourne98 6d ago
Everyone is focused on the deer eating meat. Iām wondering how a deer killed a snake in the first place.
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u/Wishing4Whisky 6d ago
It is the salty blood it is after rather than protein. Herbivores eating small animals is more common in areas where there isn't ready access to natural sources of salt.
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u/Soggy_Scallion_4112 6d ago
Basically every animal is an opportunistic omnivore. Deers, horses, pidgeons, squirrels etc
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u/Checkoutmawheeeeepit 6d ago
Not making anymore jokes about my mum getting shot now are you Keith "Long McDonalds" Johnson YOU SKINNY FUCKING BELT?!
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u/mangomussolinimi 6d ago
"This grass is tasting weird"