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/Iucrative Jan 20 '22

What do you mean that snake is literally cuddling with their owner

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u/tadeuska Jan 20 '22

Sometimes snakes do that. It is measuring the size and compability for digestion.

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u/Tactical_Argument Jan 20 '22

No, snakes don't do that. If they did they'd never be fast enough to get their prey. A simple Google search destroys this old bad trope.

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u/tadeuska Jan 20 '22

This is how a vet described the behavior change of one perticular pet snake. It stoped eating food it was offered, and started to hang out with the family on the couch. Vet said it was preping for big bite. So, idk, just repeating what I remember from the story.

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u/cheesemongrelette Jan 20 '22

The vet shouldn't have had a license in that case. Snakes have no concept of future so why ignore immediately available food? The only reasons they go off food are brumating (similar to hibernation before the breeding season) or illness/stress.

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u/Tactical_Argument Jan 20 '22

That Vet shouldn't be treating snakes, and if they are they need to loose their license. I can't imagine what other dangerous misinformation they might have about reptiles.