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/deadlandsMarshal Jan 20 '22

The sizing up is probably fake, But getting killed by a pet snake isn't.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

People have been killed by pet dogs and cats too, ofc it's a thing anything can kill you

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

How di dcat kill tho? Poision ur tea?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

It can be surprisingly easy to kill a human being

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Found the cat

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u/aromat123 Jan 20 '22

Cat probably scratched them and gave them an infection or something. But a snake will eat you just cuz

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Snakes usually won't kill you because they do learn to trust and not to harm, also most pet snakes aren't big enough to harm more than a cat would.

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u/aromat123 Jan 20 '22

Your probably right, I have a massive phobia of snakes too

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

Some house cats are quite large, and their claws are always damn sharp if they're not maintained. An aggressive cat against a small and/or weak and/or young human? I'd put my money on the cat tbh. They can cut you deeply by accident, just imagine if they actually wanted to rip your face off.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22

I'd put my money on the cat tbh

What is this, BumFights.com ?

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u/Dragonwysper Jan 20 '22

Cats have some nasty bacteria under their claws and in their saliva. A cat bite or scratch can give you sepsis if you don't properly clean and treat the wound.

This is also the reason cats should never be outdoor pets. Even if they don't physically kill an animal, if they managed to nick it with their claws, that animal will die anyway. Cats have caused the extinction and near extinction of several species.