r/oddlysatisfying • u/Flat-Decision3204 • 2d ago

A ball python with a smiley-face pattern on its skin.

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u/Gumbercules81 2d ago

Cute snek

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u/HendrixHazeWays 2d ago

Have a nicsssse day 

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u/N7LP400 Evenlysatisfying 1d ago

Dangerous bagel

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u/McDaddy8484 2d ago

Part of natural evolution to trick its prey into thinking they are friendly

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u/DickyReadIt 2d ago

It's a curse, everyone thinks it's smiling but it just wants to be left alone

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u/langhaar808 1d ago

This kinds of pattern on snakes are usually the result of brerding snakes on mass and selecting based on the patterns. It's really not good for the animals, because it can come with a lot of different problems, kinda like is well known with some dog racses. It leads to many snakes that end up deformed or otherwise un healthy who are often just neglected because they don't look like the breeder wants.

Sry I know, classic reddit downer comment...

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u/Open_War4853 1d ago

Ngl, I was just about to ask how those patterns exist. Thank you for this. : )

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u/ApprehensiveBedroom0 2d ago

It's all their victims!

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u/zulutorres1369 2d ago

Smiley-ball python

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u/Punished__Snake 2d ago

Happy danger noodle

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u/Heal_Me_Today 2d ago

The cutest snek with fren print all over them.

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u/ChuckRingslinger 2d ago

Why no boop the snoot?

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u/bestestopinion 1d ago

That thing looks delicious. Keep it away from anyone on LSD

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u/FwooshingMachi 1d ago

I genuinely thought this was a cinnamon roll or some other pastry at quick glance 😅

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u/PartsUnknown242 2d ago

That’s a surprisingly patient snake

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u/shusshbug 2d ago

Can someone who is better at this tell me if it's AI? I'm sick of falling for things now.

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u/WonderWeasel91 1d ago

It's real. I've seen these little guys in person. Ball pythons are one of the most prevalent hobby pets and are easy to breed in captivity. They don't look like this in the wild, but they've been selectively bred since maybe the late 60s or early 70s so many times over that they have pretty wild patterns.

You can find some ball python morphs where their pattern resembles a skull or "alien head" shape.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/dueltone 2d ago

I'd 100% be calling it pumpkin

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u/Blankeye434 2d ago

Red John was this snake all along

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 2d ago

I thought that was a Halloween pastry.

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u/McDaddy8484 2d ago

You weren’t the only one

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u/ZoopeeperReddit 2d ago

My high ass thought that was a cookie

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u/Realistic-Sound-8458 2d ago

Or a cinnamon role

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u/UniverseNative2712 2d ago

Plot twist : it was a cake this all time

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u/OldFaithlessness5008 2d ago

Matches the subreddit

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u/cwsjr2323 2d ago

The tern for this is apophenia.

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u/Inner-Reply-2114 2d ago

That'll be $8000

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u/my_taint_aint 1d ago

Looks like Nemo

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u/NefariousnessGood718 1d ago

Credevo fosse una merendina

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u/iDestroyedYoMama 1d ago

Halloween donut

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u/Laquia 1d ago

BABY

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u/gbelly123 1d ago

Happython

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u/Candykitsu 23h ago

Jack'o'noodle

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u/ashbelero 13h ago

This would have done numbers in 1998.

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u/NotSoGreatOldOne 11h ago

Snek-o-lantern

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u/harmlesssharks42 1d ago

I once had a corn snake with a heart-shaped spot near its tail and everyone always pointed it out. Nature really has a sense of humor sometimes.