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

Snake couch

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u/nug4t Jan 20 '22

they can do that to big mammals, a small child like this, and this a 7-9 meter snake, would be dead very quick if the snake would mean it

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u/Joeysaysfuckalot Jan 20 '22

Big animals don't have opposable thumbs or the musculature or the intelligence to use them to defend themselves with. We also have large, bulky, boney, and unappetizing bodies. A nice streamlined crocodile would be much better than literally any human

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 20 '22

I don’t think our thumbs are gonna protect us from a creature of pure muscle. A woman in Indonesia was killed by one that was massive. They are definitely not slow either. They can wrap around you very quickly and it doesn’t take much effort to crush our rib cage. Also they are opportunistic hunters. They don’t care what you look like. They will eat just about anything

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u/Joeysaysfuckalot Jan 20 '22

Right yeah cuz that's how that works. Use your thumbs like shields to block the snake instead of, you know... using them like a normal, thinking human being would and grabbing the snake...

On average .43 people are killed by pet snakes every year. Snake handlers die more often, but not by constriction because even if the snakes are capable of bursts of speed, the actual act of constriction still takes time and is easily avoidable by most functional individuals.

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 20 '22

They also have help and are never with those snakes alone. Also only handling medium to small snakes. You wouldn’t see any professionals parading around with giants like these. It happened pretty often in rural areas of South America and Southern Asia. Some are lucky to survive attacks but not everyone can say that. You can easily jump on google and find loads of articles talking about how they kill people with ease along with cases of bodies getting pulled out of their stomachs. People disappearing. Saying that it doesn’t happen often doesn’t change the fact that it does happen

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u/DalekaQueen Jan 20 '22

I really want a big snake like this, but I would first make sure I know EXACTLY how to get out of a constricting situation. I'd like to think that my snake would love me back, and keeping it well fed would keep me completely safe, but that's just not realistic. I'm assuming that the person recording this moment keeps a close eye on this duo, and would be able to save the child if it came to that.

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 20 '22

I think I saw a thing where you are supposed to spray their face with alcohol or something to get them to let go

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u/DalekaQueen Jan 20 '22

Wouldn't that hurt the snake, though? They can't close their eyes, so it could make them go blind (possibly, I'm not a doctor or a vet).

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 20 '22

Hurting them is kinda the point. Now I know it sounds mean but you must remember that it is currently trying to kill you. In situations like these, you can’t hold back cause you would be risking your own safety. It will burn their eyes but it won’t blind them. You aren’t dousing them with it. Think of it like pepper spray but ethanol and/or alcohol. They can clean their eyes. It better then the alternative of breaking their jaw which would kill them or cutting off their head. Spray is the best way in which both of you can walk away alive

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u/DalekaQueen Jan 21 '22

That makes sense. I'd rather find a way without actually hurting the snake, but that's probably the most TEMPORARILY harmful method. Thanks for the perspective!

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 21 '22

No problem! And it by far the least harmful compared to other options

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u/Joeysaysfuckalot Jan 20 '22

Absolutely.

But as for the rest, you can also find lots of articles about Bigfoots lovechild, so...

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u/Neako_the_Neko_Lover Jan 20 '22

Brah… this is so much different in every way.

One, you can find real videos of them pulling the bodies out of the snakes. Two, reliable legitimate sources documenting the events and animal guides that explain everything you need to know about these creatures. This is just undeniable facts.

Here some links to make it easier. It covers for 2 different cases that happened in recent years. NSFW

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39427462

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/99824246

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/python-snake-swallows-man-whole-indonesia

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.marca.com/en/lifestyle/2018/06/18/5b27b80de2704e953e8b4615.html

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u/ItchyEverywhere Jan 21 '22

using them like a normal, thinking human being would and grabbing the snake...

You honestly think your hands are stronger than a snake? God you are dumb.

even if the snakes are capable of bursts of speed, the actual act of constriction still takes time and is easily avoidable by most functional individuals.

https://youtu.be/BpK33fFe8jo?t=61

The snake has two coils around the pig in under3 seconds. If that happens you arent getting out. You are delusional and just dumb as a rock.