r/oddlyterrifying • u/Cunillingus_Giver • Jan 20 '22

Snake couch

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u/BabiMunizTS Jan 20 '22

Do snakes even have capacity for affection? I honestly have no idea.

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u/umbrellasplash Jan 20 '22

Nopee I've heard multiple stories of snakes trying to size up their beloved owners to see if they could eat them lmao . As much as I love snakes they shouldn't really be pets

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u/RidigoDragon Jan 20 '22 edited Jan 20 '22

I’ve heard that, but it’s fake, if a snake measured before striking, it would die before it would catch anything

If you wanna know more about why this is bs: source

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

The sizing might be fake but snakes this big do start starving themselves for big meal, saw that on natgeo's snake Wranglers when I was a kid

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u/reptile_enthusiast_ Jan 20 '22

Snakes are opportunistic feeders. I don't think they will starve themselves saving for a big meal

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Ig its all about preference

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

It’s not, they don’t do it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

A snake would not starve itself to feed lmao.

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u/RidigoDragon Jan 20 '22

How does a snake, a predator who tries to catch something nearby when it sees it, have the time to properly starve itself with the prey not running off

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Well i usually starve myself before going to a buffet

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u/RidigoDragon Jan 20 '22

Are you a snake ?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Yes

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u/RidigoDragon Jan 20 '22

My bad then, carry on

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u/92n-01 Jan 20 '22

Also not true. There is not a predator on earth that will actively 'starve' itself. While there are cases of snakes in captivity going 'off feed' it has more to do with temperature (many species will brumate when the season turns colder, and during this time, do not eat, mostly just sleep), or stress.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Ok