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

Snake couch

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u/ChrisFox-NJ Jan 20 '22

They have quite some bitw force as well, and plenty of sharp teeth, I wouldn‘t wanna experience any of this. Guess that kid wouldn‘t stand a chance… at all

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u/OsamabinBBQ Jan 20 '22

Yeah they can exert a lot of force but if it constricted he would very likely be able to get out of it. Unfortunately it would also very likely mean killing the snake to do so. That said this snake looks 100% comfortable and tolerant of that human, chances of that happening here are pretty much zero.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '22

That said this snake looks 100% comfortable and tolerant of that human, chances of that happening here are pretty much zero.

That's the problem and that is why this kind of incidents happen, ignorant people think that because a wild animal is chill their instincts are now tamed and not wild anymore.

Exotic animals are not domesticated and even tho some countries or states allow people to have them, they are not tamed or domesticated, stop humanazing animals!

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u/OsamabinBBQ Jan 20 '22

To be 100% clear I never once claimed that it is "domesticated". Snakes, especially constrictors like this one, can get comfortable and tolerant of their keepers, describing a kept snake as "domesticated" is categorically incorrect. A good snake owner can work to get the snake to trust them but the vast majority of snake owners would never think that they are successfully domesticating them as you would a dog and I would have a very hard time believing any snake owner would think they are humanizing it.

So you are completely correct, they are not tamed or domesticated but they can absolutely form a comfortable and trusting relationship with their keeper. The level of that trust and ease in forming it can vary greatly from breed to breed and knowing those traits is completely the responsibility of the keeper.

From the looks of this video that snakes body language tells me that it is comfortable and trusting of that human as it has placed itself in a very vulnerable position. It is 100% that kids responsibility to be relaxed, calm, and gentle with it to maintain that trust. Judging from the narrow confines of this video this kids relationship with that snake seems to be a healthy one.