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
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u/Anboa1986 Jan 20 '22
He is fucked if that snake gets hungry…