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[-] nttea@kbin.social 35 points 9 months ago

I can't believe after millions of years of evolution snakes still eat themselves.

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

Well, if the snake manages to reproduce, then eats itself, the genes for eating yourself after reproduction get passed on.

TLDR: you actions have a must smaller effect on evolution after you have reproduced successfully.

[-] BynaD@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks for the tldr, your first sentance was rather cumbersome.

[-] TheEntity@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago

I'm so confused why it's marked as NSFW.

[-] funny@lemmus.org 35 points 9 months ago

People feel sorry for mice and such videos are considered shocking content

[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

But that's not a mouse.

Edit: thats guinea pig, maybe 3 months, possibly younger. It's not a mouse, it's a bebby

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

Oh… well fuck that then. Unlabel it.

[-] SuzyQ@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

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[-] Lober@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

Wait so did it just fucking kill itself then

[-] Slow@lemmy.today 8 points 9 months ago

I read that snakes are not very sensitive to their venom. It will probably just be a painful nuisance for her.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 18 points 9 months ago

The way it's twisting I'd assume it's a constrictor so probably not venomous. I'm no snakologist though.

[-] MrShankles@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago

It's head tells me it's not venomous. Venomous snakes look angry

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 14 points 9 months ago
[-] atocci@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

I would absolutely not assume this creature meant me any harm

[-] MrShankles@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The first one, I would be wary because of the colors. I'd rather run from a corn snake than be bitten by a copperhead. When I see color like that, I'm taking a step back regardless, before I even have time to look at it's face/head

The second one... also gonna be wary of any swimming snake. Could be mostly harmless, or it could be a cotton mouth; but I'm not gonna check it out closely enough, before backing up. It still kinda has that "angry brow" too, if I did happen to get close enough

But I see your point either way. You can't rely on just one factor for identification. The snake in OP's video isn't an "actual" threat to me, so it's easier to observe.

I guess what I'm kinda saying, is that it helps to know a quick distinction between venomous/non-venomous. It might not be perfect for identification, but it helps the knee-jerk fear of thinking "the only good snake is a dead snake". It at least helped me reduce my own fear, when I moved to a place where venomous snakes are much more probable.

It doesn't keep me from reacting, but it definitely helps me from over-reacting

Edit: Looking at pics of the spine-bellied sea snake (Hardwicke's sea snake), that thing definitely seems deceiving! It really doesn't fit my usual assumptions. I still wouldn't mess with any swimming snake, unless I absolutely knew what it was... but still, that is different from what I've seen

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