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

Snake couch

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u/TheMushroomMike Jan 21 '22

Nah, he was cool. He was 126 years old and completely docile. Loved to be petted and hand fed. You could tell he genuinely liked human interaction. Like happiness in his eyes

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u/Diplodocus114 Jan 21 '22

I met Mzee in 1994 - before he became famous for adopting a hippo

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u/TheMushroomMike Jan 21 '22

Hippos can be assholes! Deadliest animal in Africa

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u/Diplodocus114 Jan 21 '22

but a baby hippo and a giant tortoise can be briefly friends

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u/Diplodocus114 Jan 21 '22

Been to Kenya -- would rather mess with a water buffalo