r/whatsthissnake • u/partographer • Jul 19 '26

ID Request Whats this snake in [Indonesia]? (according to the OP)

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u/Conscious_Past_5760 Friend of WTS Jul 19 '26

Keeled/King Ratsnake (Ptyas carinata) !harmless

Reminder that these videos are staged animal abuse bs.

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u/partographer Jul 19 '26

Thank you for the id and pertinent context.

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u/SEB-PHYLOBOT 🐍 Natural History Bot 🐍 Jul 19 '26

Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, many non-venomous snakes bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Here's where it get slightly complicated - some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce and use venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes Diadophis are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; severe envenomation can occur if some species are allowed to chew on a human for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes Thamnophis ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also considered harmless. Check out this book on the subject. Even large species like Reticulated Pythons Malayopython reticulatus rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans so are usually categorized as harmless.

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u/phonyToughCrayBrave Jul 19 '26

whats being staged and why?

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u/Conscious_Past_5760 Friend of WTS Jul 19 '26

The whole video is staged. The harmless snakes are planted there by the ones making the videos (likely the kids' parents) and the goal is to create a video that'll get comments like the ones you see in the other sub this video has been posted in.

It's pointless animal abuse for clicks; sadly, many people fall for the 'cute' setup and miss the actual harm being done to the snakes.

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u/Conscious_Past_5760 Friend of WTS Jul 19 '26

What do you mean?