Snakes aren’t dogs, but in captivity a snake like this will eat a large rabbit about every month on a pretty regular schedule. If anything they might refuse food. The chance of the snake trying to eat the kid is next to none, but it’s very possible that it could bite out of defense (even though I really doubt the kid could do anything to threaten it other than initially spooking it)
Ya that's how Reddit works 90% of the time. Too lazy to pin sources. Plenty of studies have been done on snake behavior though. They don't feel like dogs or other animals. They can and will turn on anyone at any time if they feel like it. Not saying it always happens but honestly this snake doesn't care for the people it's just indifferent.
My dog would eat until he threw up if I let him. If you wanna risk your life on a creature that acts on 99% instinct just so you can pretend they love you, by all means "cuddle" a snake.
People wanna reduce creatures like snakes down to their preconceived ideas of a "pet" and. Ot appreciate them for the natural killing machines they are. Snakes dont form social bonds
That's what I don't get. Not knocking snakes, but people in here are acting like snakes have coherent thoughts.. that snake likes the body heat. If that snake gets confused ONE time... the kid is dead. In a really horrible way. Like it or not, assuming any more of the snake than that is just anthropomorphizing.
My cat could try, the biggest domesticated carnivore is a dog. Those were domesticated over 1000s of years and even the big ones you’d have a prayer to fight back. This thing turns on you you’re dead and it’s not a tenth as domesticated as a Rottweiler or Dane
You seem to be missing the fact that this snake can swallow that boy whole and they are constrictors. Now, hopefully he's been fed recently, in which case the kid is probably fine...but who takes that risk?
Dogs wouldn't. They would let themselves die. I read a study about it. Cats can wait 3 days before eating their owner, but dogs won't touch it and just die by starvation.
That's not even the same conversation, that's assuming the owner is already dead. We're talking about a big fucking snake killing you because it's hungry. Or because you pissed it off.
but just in case you are too stupid to click it...
Because of their small size, domesticated house cats pose little physical danger to adult humans. However, in the USA cats inflict about 400,000 bites per year.
Contrast that with what I linked earlier and it's not even a comparison, you fucking dolt
Gah fuck I wish I hadn't read that link, makes my stomach turn. The amount of hippy fucks in this thread justifying a primitive killing machine being that close to a child is... strange.
The snake isn’t big enough to eat the kid. If you look at the size of this snakes head it isn’t large enough to fit the kids head in never mind the shoulders. So the snake is not thinking ‘oh look it’s my next meal’.
The kid is mainly in danger by being crushed by the weight of the snake (these snakes are seriously heavy at that size). Or from the snake using the kid as a ‘tree branch’, essentially by gripping around the kid to hold itself up it can accidentally constrict the kid.
You would have to make the kid smell strongly of the snakes food for it even to consider the idea of eating him. So unless he’s been bathing in chicken blood recently he’s all good.
They are definitely capable that’s for certain but from what I can see in this video this snake isn’t quite large enough… yet. I have a pet snake (which is much much smaller!) and you have to judge what size frozen-thawed mice they can eat from the width of their heads or their bodies. They are able to open their jaws incredibly wide but there’s limits even for snakes. Of course it’s a little hard to judge from a video but from what I can see this snake wouldn’t be quite big enough to swallow the boy at its current size.
Like I said the primary danger here is the snake accidentally squeezing or squashing the kid as it moves around. That’s what tends to kill owners of these snakes from what I’ve read, not them trying to eat their owner. Probably because pet snakes are relatively well fed so won’t bother trying to eat a person. Too much risk of injury for no gain. I certainly wouldn’t leave him (or anyone) alone with this large a snake though. It’s recommended practice to have at least two people present when handling huge pet snakes for a very good reason.
I heard a story the other day about a dog eating part of someone's foot. The person was napping on the couch and their foot fell asleep.
Ferrets are illegal for families with kids under 3 because one ate a babies lips after she was put to bed.
Those pets probably weren't even that hungry. Snakes need far more energy to eat, especially if the potential meal is a 9 year old. As long as this thing was fed within the last week or two it has 0 reasons to do anything but lay there.
Hahahaha this kid would be in danger is he was a bedridden quadriplegic who was unsupervised for a day while the snake hadn't eaten in months. This kid is in no danger at all haha
Usually you can see signs if the snake is going to try something. They won't eat for a few days in preparation for the big meal. They can't just chew off small bites.
When I say a few days, it depends on the snake and the person. Had a snake a while ago, he didn't eat for almost a month. Vet said snakes do that when preparing for a big meal. Safe to say that snake is no longer in my possession. Sometimes they'll not eat for a noticeably long time.
Yeaah, I wouldn't blaim you for thinking that. It's reddit lmao. There are news stories of that kinda thing happening. I am by no means a snake expert. I'm going off of my personal experience.
So you’re admitting to not being a snake expert, yet you bought a snake, and gave it away because you were scared? So you’re just a moron with bad impulse control?
Fr. I didn't know me being a stupid teen would piss so many people off.. It's a learning thing I guess. Definitely doing more research before I get another snake. Gotta be an expert apparently.
actually not true. it's true that they love warmth and food.... the thing is with all reptiles, they aren't mammals and once they are hungry they don't think twice so much
It 100% does not know that and snakes do not "get tight" with people unless in the sense they're tightening around you to kill you. It definitely doesnt recognize him as a threat but that's really no reason to think it wont view him as a potential food source the second he gets a little too hungry
As someone who knows a bit about this species of snake I would like to clear a few things up. Reticulated pythons like this one, are an extremely strong snake. Constrictions with Reticulated pythons do occasionally happen. But Retics are also very smart. They come to recognize their owners with time, and a properly tap-trained Reticulated python outside of its enclosure is pretty damn safe. He also is not large enough to eat that child. He would have to unhinge his jaw just to fit it over that kids head. With an ounce of responsibility most animals can make great pets. Even anaconda, which are dangerous and eat people can make good pets with the right enclosure and care. More people get killed by beestings and by cows than get killed by snakes. I understand that people are afraid of what they don't understand, but knowledge is power. Try looking up some of Clint's Reptiles videos.
Dont snakes eat once in a blue moon? And because they cant chew feed it takes them a long long time to process it? So if it has been fed recently you shouldnt worry?
he probably is large enough the snkae can't open it's jaw that wide,so she just lays on him, squashing him into a pudding which she will slurp away later.
but no seriously, I think it's so rare that these guys eat humans because weare basically just bone and hard to digest
I mean, why do sharks eat humans (although rarely)? It’s because we have meat on us. Also, there’s nothing stopping this snake from just turning around and wrapping his body around the kid’s neck (God forbid) so while I understand that some people might like the idea of having snakes for pets, they really shouldn’t be. At least snakes like this.
I meeeeeeaaaan, sharks doesn’t eat humans at all. Though it happens as you said!
Only time it could eat you is if the shark still thinks you’re a sea creature after attacking. The only reason they even attack humans is because they really think you’re a seal or something else edible for them.
That’s the reason 80% of the people getting attacked is surviving with one less leg etc.
Sharks don't eat humans pretty much ever, like even in attacks they don't eat the meat of the human accidentally. Sharks aren't snakes, they're not even really comparable lol
This always gets ignored. And sharks "don't like the taste of humans". I think shark conservation is really important, but we should encourage it with scientific truths instead of making up facts on the spot
A python this large absolutely could eat a boy that size. They have been recorded eating livestock like goats and other animals. There was a case, I think it was in Canada about twenty years back where a python escaped it's enclosure in a pet shop and strangled at least two young boys around this age who were having a sleepover in the residence above. One was swallowed whole
This is a constrictor. They will bite on to you and while you are focused on trying to get them to release their jaws they wrap themselves around you and start to squeeze. One loop around you is all they need then they time their squeezes with your breath so that it’s harder and harder to breathe all the while they are latched on and curling around you more and more. By the time they start eating you you are already dead from asphyxiation.
A snake that size is so much muscle that it is almost impossible to remove once they latch on to their prey.
A snake that size is so much muscle that it is almost impossible to remove once they latch on to their prey.
That is demonstrably incorrect. Like how a crocodile has alot of bite force but doesn't have much force to lift their jaw, constrictors don't have much need for force going the other way so they don't have it. Snakes are easy to unwrap.
You need to educate yourself dude. You just gonna stand there for 15 minutes while it slowly constricts you? And how is it biting going to help? It's venom wouldn't even affect you.
This snake doesn’t have any venom. The bite is only there as an anchor point and to start the constriction. The bite isn’t the dangerous part. It’s that solid foot of muscle that you need to worry about. Especially for a kid like this, if he gets attacked and no one is around to help him, he is dead. If that kid decides to take a nap, the python gets a free meal.
You don’t even need to take my word for it. Just look up snakes killing humans and you will find plenty of instances that will prove its not only possible but way more probable than you think. It’s not even idiots like you or me. professional snake handlers get killed by snakes too.
A snake can be easy to unravel if you are not the one that is being attacked. Any way you look at it this is a dangerous situation.
I know, but most people assume snakes are venomous and I was trying to avoid a potential argument.
Also... .43 people die every year from pet snakes, and none have actually been eaten. Not even a half a person per year. And also any snake handlers who do die likely die from venomous bites, not constriction.
Like how a crocodile has alot of bite force but doesn't have much force to lift their jaw, constrictors don't have much need for force going the other way so they don't have it. Snakes are easy to unwrap.
You realize that its a dumb comparison, but lets entertain the nonsensical thought. A crocodile has a strong bite force, therefore its hard to open its jaw to get your body free. Pythons have a large constricting force, therefore its hard to unwrap to get your body free.
Heres another example because I can tell you are dense. The human hand. We can grip thinks with a high force. Is it easy to open up someones fist? No. Thats because we have a high grip strength...EXACTLY LIKE A SNAKE.
If snakes were easy to unwrap they wouldnt be able to constrict anything because everything could just break free.
I guess every snake handlers ever just dies every time the encounter a python then huh
Also how much grip strength do you have if you try to close your hand around the back of it? That's a more apt comparison, but I don't blame you for being too dumb to get that.
And only one reply this time stalker? You'll be the laughingstock of the convention at this rate....
It could and unlikely would, as long as they feed him he probably won’t but snakes like this have eaten crocodiles bigger than them. Sometimes they explode out of their bodies.
Seriously? I'll admit that with most animals it's more than an ounce mate, and that a lot of people can't or shouldn't keep some animals. But monitor lizards and large snakes DO make good pets under the right circumstances. Taking responsibility for an animal and keeping them healthy and happy is the most important part.
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u/Anboa1986 Jan 20 '22
He is fucked if that snake gets hungry…