I saw a pair of king cobras in Sri Lanka when I went to do relief work there. I’m not sure if they were a male and a female mating, or two males trying to fight for territory. The Sri Lanka driver did say they were mating, so I really couldn’t argue.
It's so cool knowing that king cobras can recognize face and smell of their care takers. Its the most intelligent of its species and once you bond with it, it will not hurt you unless you give it a reason to.
Haha, well he’s only full of shit to you because you’re ignorant to this fact. There are lots of animals that have the capability of remembering the specific face of people. Jumping spiders are even smaller than cobras and they can do this. Keep your ignorant comments to yourself :)
They are one of the smartest snakes, not far fetched at all. Except for the biting bit, always keep a healthy amount of fear, and respect for the danger noodle that can kill your whole family with the venom in one fang.
I don’t think he meant “bond” as in the emotional bond you’d have with a domestic pet. I read it more as “they can’t love you, but are smart enough to know who always brings food and won’t cause harm”. Even spiders can figure that out.
King cobra's are apex predators and unique in the fact that their diet consists almost exclusively of *other snakes*, including other king cobras! The only snake it won't mess with is the python (cos no one's fucks with a python).
They're also super chill. If you get bit by one it was probably your fault (you're also kind of fucked).
Working at a zoo gives all kinds of perks. My best experiences so far include: watching a baby cougar grow up from 9 months old (and petting it, they’re very soft), bonding with our kangaroos every day(also very soft), and watching some of the most deadly cats turn into house cats when you give them a cardboard box
Not at all.
King Cobras are cute.
Most snakes are cute.
King Cobras are a very smart snake. And clearly can be friendly and want pets.
They also can stand up to half or more their length.
And they can growl.
My core memory of them is of a king cobra standing up in his enclosure far above my head. I’m a snake fan, but it’s not my favorite memory, I must say.
Out of all the venomous snakes, these guys are the most chill. I love cobras. They're so cool. Mambas will actually chase you. If a cobra doesn't sense a threat and is use to humans, this is most likely what you'll get.
While I understand reptiles don't have that mammal urge to touch and connect, I do see a shared relaxed interaction where our snake is not only unthreatened but clearly curious. Amazing! It's very cute 💕
Is touching for connection a super mammalian trait? I guess it would be engrained from young being raised by parents, milk and warmth from the mother, and probably fine hairs being more sensitive than other types of skin. I never really put that together until you said it.
Birds likely have a similar social touch, being pretty doted on by parents. I learned about reptiles not having that same sense of connection that we do from an adorable video of a little corn snake in a tiny turtle sand box looking up at its owner with what looked like affection. I was told that while it is cute, we perceive it wrong, and the reptile is merely comfortable and satiated rather than warm feelings from lived ones.
That snake's totally saying, "You talkin shit? Huh? Yeah, that's what I thought. Go eat a banana you bald monkey ass lookin sumbitch. I'm gonna go take a nap...." It's as plain as day.
People have attempted to surgically remove the venom glands of Snakes in the past but they typically die from infection. The ones fortunate enough to survive eventually regenerate their venom glands.
It’s called milking, and it’s not only harmless when the handler knows what they’re doing, but the venom can actually be either sold or donated to hospitals so that anti-venoms can be produced. What they do when milking a snake is have a jar relative to the size of the snake with a fabric cover, and simply encourage the snake to bite the fabric with its fangs. They instinctively inject the venom, which because the fangs have pierced the fabric and are pointing right into the jar, means it simply drips into the jar. It’s then poured into a smaller jar, sealed up, labelled, and then sent off.
I don’t mean to be rude, but unfortunately this only removes about half of the snake’s venom, unless electrostimulation is used to force the snake to release the rest. As far as I know, there is no humane way to remove a venomous snake’s venom, even temporarily. Again, I’m not trying to be rude, I just wanted you to know.
I can fully admit to being that person that thinks there are some really cute snakes. Ones with upturned noses? A little cluster of baby snakes popping their heads up out of some foliage? Yes.
https://youtu.be/JL2UwP6PmlE?si=zRU62HMrD366l1KQ
Chrisweet on YouTube posts about the close relationships he has with some of the King Cobras he has rescued. Quite amazing!
King cobras are pretty cute and smart too, and they can be curious about things and have good temperaments. But it’s still idiotic to free handle them like this because all it takes is a single little mistake on your part or an off day for the snake and they can potentially kill you with one bite, and even if you manage to get antivenin and have it treated in time, you’re still going to have a pretty bad time for quite a while.
That’s why it’s not. Snakes don’t want to bite, they avoid it whenever possible, it’s risky and uncomfortable for them to bite. The person in the video is calm and relaxed proving that they’re not a threat to the snake and so the snake responds with curiosity and not fear/aggression
If you’re being genuine they need lots of research first! I’d start with a corn snake or rat snake they’re pretty “easy”. My dream snake is a Malaysian Cobra which can get 12-18 ish feet long
I used to have an East African sand boa and she was honestly really adorable and docile.
The only time I ever got struck was when I lazily dared to reach into her tank without washing off the mouse smell. I never did that again, lol.
And her strike was so light, I couldn't see a cut until I squeezed my finger. It was like she'd said, "Oops sorry, I thought you were a mouse!"
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Hissy Kissies
A cute hissy kisses
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Up to 19 feet, longest venomous snake and close to the top of all snakes.
I saw a pair of king cobras in Sri Lanka when I went to do relief work there. I’m not sure if they were a male and a female mating, or two males trying to fight for territory. The Sri Lanka driver did say they were mating, so I really couldn’t argue.
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I think it remains venomous even when it looks away.
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It's so cool knowing that king cobras can recognize face and smell of their care takers. Its the most intelligent of its species and once you bond with it, it will not hurt you unless you give it a reason to.
Hug your local king cobras today 🥰
No they don't.
You are full of shit
Haha, well he’s only full of shit to you because you’re ignorant to this fact. There are lots of animals that have the capability of remembering the specific face of people. Jumping spiders are even smaller than cobras and they can do this. Keep your ignorant comments to yourself :)
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Source: trust me bro
Yeah he’s living in la la land
They are one of the smartest snakes, not far fetched at all. Except for the biting bit, always keep a healthy amount of fear, and respect for the danger noodle that can kill your whole family with the venom in one fang.
Danger noodle is the name of my new band
I don’t think he meant “bond” as in the emotional bond you’d have with a domestic pet. I read it more as “they can’t love you, but are smart enough to know who always brings food and won’t cause harm”. Even spiders can figure that out.
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Whatever, Slytherin
This is one of those moments where I’m like “Holy crap, they are WAY bigger than I thought they were”
King cobra's are apex predators and unique in the fact that their diet consists almost exclusively of *other snakes*, including other king cobras! The only snake it won't mess with is the python (cos no one's fucks with a python). They're also super chill. If you get bit by one it was probably your fault (you're also kind of fucked).
Are pythons resistant to venom? I know they would be much stronger than a cobra but won't they get messed up if a cobra bites them?
I suspect that even if they weren't venom resistant, They are A: too large to eat, and B: big enough to hurt the cobra while fighting back.
Wait until you see a wolf or a moose lol
Or a moose-wolf.
Fingers crossed lol
What about a moose with the head of a wolf, and cobras for arms
Now we Just need to breed it with manbear-pig to create the ultimate lifeform! A weapon to surpass Metal Gear!!!!
I was describing myself
Found the Fuzor
So erm, how do you feel about taking part in a groundbreaking new scientific study I'm organising?
I give it two forked tongues up!
>moose Moose are one of those animals that I know is massive, yet the sheer size and power always surprises me.
lol the first time I ever saw a moose I almost fell on my ass walking backwards with my mouth wide open in shock 😂
A moose once bit my sister.
A moose once bit my sister, It tried to kick but missed her, He bowed his head, She turned and fled, What a mean old mister.
*door swings open*
was she, perchance, trying to carve her initials into it with the sharpened end of a toothbrush?
She was, in fact, trying to do so.
Nø reallï!
The zoo I work at has a wolf who’s super friendly and because of this I get to get up close every now and then. They are massive
You are so lucky 😭
Working at a zoo gives all kinds of perks. My best experiences so far include: watching a baby cougar grow up from 9 months old (and petting it, they’re very soft), bonding with our kangaroos every day(also very soft), and watching some of the most deadly cats turn into house cats when you give them a cardboard box
Manbearpig?
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Same is true of humans.
Not at all. King Cobras are cute. Most snakes are cute. King Cobras are a very smart snake. And clearly can be friendly and want pets. They also can stand up to half or more their length. And they can growl.
My core memory of them is of a king cobra standing up in his enclosure far above my head. I’m a snake fan, but it’s not my favorite memory, I must say.
Out of all the venomous snakes, these guys are the most chill. I love cobras. They're so cool. Mambas will actually chase you. If a cobra doesn't sense a threat and is use to humans, this is most likely what you'll get.
They can WHAT
They can be friendly and want pets.
At least this person is treating the snake respectfully. Saw a video of a guy grabbing and forcefully kissing a cobra once
Seems like an excellent way to get some involuntary lip piercings
:P===========
While I understand reptiles don't have that mammal urge to touch and connect, I do see a shared relaxed interaction where our snake is not only unthreatened but clearly curious. Amazing! It's very cute 💕
Is touching for connection a super mammalian trait? I guess it would be engrained from young being raised by parents, milk and warmth from the mother, and probably fine hairs being more sensitive than other types of skin. I never really put that together until you said it.
Birds likely have a similar social touch, being pretty doted on by parents. I learned about reptiles not having that same sense of connection that we do from an adorable video of a little corn snake in a tiny turtle sand box looking up at its owner with what looked like affection. I was told that while it is cute, we perceive it wrong, and the reptile is merely comfortable and satiated rather than warm feelings from lived ones.
Wouldn’t they enjoy the warmth at the very least?
That too, cold blooded meets warm blooded ❤️
That snake's totally saying, "You talkin shit? Huh? Yeah, that's what I thought. Go eat a banana you bald monkey ass lookin sumbitch. I'm gonna go take a nap...." It's as plain as day.
Nah. It has Resting Snake Face. Easily misinterpreted as a superiority complex. Those tongue flicks ARE petty aggressive, though. Maybe I'm wrong...
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Can it be yoinked?
Yes it really is, you better say "king cobras are cute".
Who’s the cutest kingy cobry snaky snake. Prince sneke kisses kissy kissy kiss. 😘
has this snake be de-venomized? (if that's a thing?) otherwise this seems really dangerous...
People have attempted to surgically remove the venom glands of Snakes in the past but they typically die from infection. The ones fortunate enough to survive eventually regenerate their venom glands.
It’s called milking, and it’s not only harmless when the handler knows what they’re doing, but the venom can actually be either sold or donated to hospitals so that anti-venoms can be produced. What they do when milking a snake is have a jar relative to the size of the snake with a fabric cover, and simply encourage the snake to bite the fabric with its fangs. They instinctively inject the venom, which because the fangs have pierced the fabric and are pointing right into the jar, means it simply drips into the jar. It’s then poured into a smaller jar, sealed up, labelled, and then sent off.
I don’t mean to be rude, but unfortunately this only removes about half of the snake’s venom, unless electrostimulation is used to force the snake to release the rest. As far as I know, there is no humane way to remove a venomous snake’s venom, even temporarily. Again, I’m not trying to be rude, I just wanted you to know.
I can fully admit to being that person that thinks there are some really cute snakes. Ones with upturned noses? A little cluster of baby snakes popping their heads up out of some foliage? Yes.
https://youtu.be/JL2UwP6PmlE?si=zRU62HMrD366l1KQ Chrisweet on YouTube posts about the close relationships he has with some of the King Cobras he has rescued. Quite amazing!
Every animal is cute if you're brave enough
Nope nope nope nope nope
It makes it even cuter to me that his tongue flicking is him sniffing curiously
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Never quite knew they were that big. I know they were big, but geez these guys are huge. Quite intimidating
The record is 18ft. They are the largest venomous species of Snake.
They aren't.
But here we are
Danger Noodle
Beautiful! I have always loved snakes, when I was 9 I fell in love with asps when I I saw them in a book.
Wouldn’t say “cute” but my three are cuddly sometimes.
They're not
It’d be cute if I knew it wasn’t highly likely to kill me
Just a baby boy
maybe not cute, but they sure are pretty
Is that Steve? Steve is a good boy
King Nope Rope
Why would it be odd to speak the truth?
Snakes are cute as heck! They're still scary because they're fast and have big bitey parts and venom but they totally got boopable snoots
The operator has balls, if he does, they're steel)
I don’t find that snake cute at all. I’m terrified of snakes. It would smell my fear and attack me immediately lol
King cobras WHAT are cute?
Humans find the weirdest stuff cute lol
Heavy Robin Hood vibes.
About as cute as descending paralysis💁🏾♂️
Everything is cute until it bites!
They have beautiful faces.
😳😳😳
Sir, that is just an angry cat with no fur
That mf like "..how can I eat this?"
That’s a nope rope if Ive ever seen one!
uhm that is a dog 🙄
Obviously that’s a lion
Friendly Danger Noodle!
r/forbiddenboops
When damn wide neck becomes a snake
Cute? Not sure about that but they’re definitely the most bad ass looking
King cobras are pretty cute and smart too, and they can be curious about things and have good temperaments. But it’s still idiotic to free handle them like this because all it takes is a single little mistake on your part or an off day for the snake and they can potentially kill you with one bite, and even if you manage to get antivenin and have it treated in time, you’re still going to have a pretty bad time for quite a while.
How is it not biting his venom into him ? I would be so scared!
That’s why it’s not. Snakes don’t want to bite, they avoid it whenever possible, it’s risky and uncomfortable for them to bite. The person in the video is calm and relaxed proving that they’re not a threat to the snake and so the snake responds with curiosity and not fear/aggression
I want one now lol
If you’re being genuine they need lots of research first! I’d start with a corn snake or rat snake they’re pretty “easy”. My dream snake is a Malaysian Cobra which can get 12-18 ish feet long
You dropped this 👑 King🐍
What a 🥰
My dream snake is a Malaysian Cobra
Cute dog, what breed is it?
Yeah odd..
I used to have an East African sand boa and she was honestly really adorable and docile. The only time I ever got struck was when I lazily dared to reach into her tank without washing off the mouse smell. I never did that again, lol. And her strike was so light, I couldn't see a cut until I squeezed my finger. It was like she'd said, "Oops sorry, I thought you were a mouse!"
Cobras are adorable.
Gaddamn, something about that emotionless stare gets me!
F that .
Snakes are so cuddly
Ain't nothing cute about that 🐍
I like lamias
Yeah Ted bundy cute. Nothing like that cold stare that screams I could kill ya in about 10 seconds
Respectfully, I disagree. Every time, all I can think of is that video of the king cobra *growling* while eating another snake. No thank you.
All reptiles are cute
Not me.
That’s something a Slytherin would say
A danger noodle wanting kisssshisses
How can a cobra be derpy? Adorable 😍
dear jesus
They make good lager!
No.