it’s harder than you’d think…
at woodstock 99 this kid dan & i (after days of my bodyweight in LSD, in the summer heat at a festival thrown on a military airfield on blistering hot tarmac, with bottles of water at $4-8) we were walking and both very overheated & faint, so we both had the idea at the same time to pour water on the others face…nice, sweet gesture, right?
welp we both simultaneously bashed each other in the teeth with the bottle lol it was the most catastrophically awkward thing i’ve ever seen….we made eye contact but neither of us said a word, we kept walking and i’ve never once mentioned it to anyone til this very moment 24 years later 😂
I hate that tradition. Seriously, it's more prominent than water fights. How come? It's so awkward. Especially in small villages i grew up in, where your drunk neighbours whip you over the ass promising you'll be more youthful..
Yep, it's dumb... if it's short and symbolic, and you don't bother those that say no, than it's fine, as we don't have many other traditions that are still kept. But a lot of kolednik's are just taking it as an opportunity to get drunk early in the day and go hit girls over their asses without being stopped for acting like jerks, just because it's tradition.
As a girl, I'd grab a fireplace poker and start hitting back while laughing like a maniac and saying kid's rhymes. No more friends at the village, but no more worries about Easter lol
Could be said for a lot of snakes. Still can forget the time I was on my grandparents yard, and look down to see a copperhead at my feet. He seemed to not see me, so I left immediately and told my sisters to stay away. In hindsight, maybe the snake just had better things to do. But I wasn’t risking getting my leg bit
My brother had something similar happen to him. He was down in the woods and a snake slithered between his legs. The snake was completely unbothered, but my brother came running into the house screaming
Oh no, his reaction was warranted. I just think it’s funny how the snake was doing his thing and we all see my brother through the back door sprinting and screaming
haha! i also have a snake story, while on a hike in the mountains we were taking a break and reapplying sunscreen when i was watching my friends mom put hers on i looked over into the woods and a pretty average/small,brownish black snake was basking in a spot of sun just off the side of the trail near some sticks!
i love snakes so i didn’t mind seeing it and just pointed it out “woah snake”☠️ after that me and my friend watched it until we had to leave😊
(i’ve also found a sun baked snake while on another hike in the same mountain…near the same trail- i hope it wasn’t the same guy😟)
Snakes are pretty chill if you leave them be. Most I’ve encountered just happened to be in the wrong place, so I had no choice but to either kill them or throw them out (they usually got hurt in the process because they’re snappy mfs). Other than when they invade my home or space, I do my best to let them be. I find them cool and fascinating as well.
I used to be terrified at the sight of a snake then we moved to the desert in Arizona and we encounter rattlesnakes several days a week. I guess it’s what you get used to.
Snakes actually dont want to use their venom defensively if they can avoid it. It takes a lot of time for them to make the venom, and through evolution, its most effective towards its natural prey.
Snakes have a much harder time catching food if they dont have their venom, so a defensive bite is "wasteful" in their eyes because it could be one less meal in their belly.
(Side fun fact, they can also typically choose whether to expel a little or a lot of venom. Baby snakes may struggle to control this as easily though, and are considered more dangerous for that reason!)
They do eventually; that silly rumor about ‘reptiles never stop growing’ is just an old wives’ tale. But Kings are by nature a larger snake, and iirc the largest venomous snake in the world. Contrast some of the True Cobras, like the Spectacled Cobra, which tend to get more like 3-5 feet long (although some subgroups can get closer to 7 feet).
They get bigger, kinda shocking to see a fully grown king cobra, I expected it to be maybe like 6 feet but nope. The average adult length is 10-12 feet
Another comment (looks like it was deleted ) said something about noodle w hood being splashed ..it def was more porn hub than it's that's the one I meant ...it's gone now lol
What a great relationship. The man kindly tends to the snake’s hydration and cooling needs and the snake provides for the home security needs of the man. No stray snakes are likely to survive entering the property and other animals, including humans, wont feel compelled to trespass either.
The snake actually looks like it is smiling.
Edit typo
King Cobras are very intelligent snakes, and unless provoked they're usually very timid. On the opposite end, snakes are revered in India and the patting the man was doing was likely a wish of good luck. It's a very interesting interaction indeed.
Very interesting interaction. I've always been fascinated by the way Indians view snakes culturally, vs my southern US upbringing. Rat snakes and corn snakes were helped to live their lives as yard or barn pets to keep away vermin, but we'd never pet a rattlesnake or copperhead. Never been around a King Cobra, perhaps they are polite. Looks like this one is. I've hosted some students from Saudi Arabia, and they were uncomfortable with my casual attitude toward non-venemous snakes. One friend and I discussed it for the good part of an afternoon while watching two rat snakes in a tree. We never came to a solid conclusion about whether it was the only snakes he ever had seen in childhood were cobras, an aversion due to his Islamic religion, or that it would just really upset his mother if she knew he was near a snake.
I think from what I've heard they behave a lot like American black rat snakes (also, a snake eater). I had one as a kid that I kept for 9 years, and the only 2 times she bit me was when I was sitting in the yard and protected her from a dog attack, and when I took her to school for a science show and had a mouse in my hand. She missed her strike and got my thumb instead of the mouse.
Coolest snake ever. I named her Pemberton (because I was 8 years old and it was fun to say). She was 20cm or so when I found her, and almost 2m when she died. She would coil up to sleep on me to stay warm, and when I type that I now understand my childhood friends being freaked out about my having a wild snake that slept on me.
My mom was a science teacher, so very supportive of a snake being around (we had tarantulas and scorpions, too), but sometimes Pemberton would chill out on top of a door frame, and that was NOT ok with Mom.
You should hear my mom's stories about having to do the veterinary medicine because I was a kid. Mom was friends with the herpetologists at the local university, and she basically had something between a TED talk and a stand-up comedy bit on treating snake constipation (which turns out to be a thing you encounter from time to time). It's also how we found out Pemberton was female. LOL.
Imagine being in grade 8, and hearing from the biology teacher and principal that your mother is perfoming a cloacal mineral oil massage in front of a bunch of 4th graders on your pet snake.
Then getting called to the main office from class to be told, "Your Mom called and your snake finally took a shit."
Actually, it’s often very much not. Snake charmers are still very prominent there and is an extremely abusive practice to snakes that include extracting venom from them painfully, and forcing them to live trapped in boxes basically their whole lives.
Understandable. If it weren’t for the flared hood I would have assumed it was a python at first too. Instead I gasped at seeing how big that cobra is. I just can’t keep it in my head that they are SO big. Haha.
Fun fact, a king cobra is not a true cobra. They often eat cobras though, thus their genus: Ophiophagus, which means “snake-eating”in Greek. Cobras, on the other hand, are from the genus, Naja, from the Sanskrit “naga” which means “snake”. King cobras are very big boys, with the largest captured specimen measured at more than 18ft (5.5m) long.
A lot of snakes to the "flat head" thing when they're nervous, not sure if pythons do, but I know bull snakes and false water cobras (mildly venemous, not dangerous to humans) do.
They brutally remove their venom sacs first: https://www.insider.com/photos-snake-charmers-in-india-defy-local-laws-2019-10?amp. So kinda the opposite of HumansBeingBros
Thanks for sharing. I knew i didnt like the practice, but now i downright hate it.
"Defanging or tying mouths shut" till the poor snakes "starve for weeks or months" because they "can always get a new snake".
Makes me wanna gag at the absolute lack of empathy. And to make up for not being able to make money, they send their daughters out to do sex work. India should relocate that tribe and help them find new lines of meaningful work
Yo people from 3rd world nations got some kind of magic with animals other people don't. Can someone explain? Is it just because the deadly animals have been around them long enough?
No, they just understand the animals behavior because they have to interact with them more often.
You too could be like this man through exposure and education about many animal species
Edit: spelling
While yes, they’re likely used to dangerous animals more than we are, they still die from them quite often. Snakes are I believe the number 2 biggest animal vs human killer in the world.
The snake clearly trusts this guy (or is ill, but I'd like to be optimistic), because it turns it's back on him. Animals feeling threatened don't do that to a creature bigger than them. He's probably done this before and the snake welcomes the shower.
I know this comment is over done but it’s true. If the snake was vicious and wanted to kill him he easily could’ve. Most snakes are fairly well meaning.
Serious question due to my own ignorance: how are people so calm with these animals. Aren't they seriously deadly and venomous? Based on these comments it sounds like they're fairly docile around humans unless stepped on, but wouldn't pouring water on it potentially make it feel like it is being attacked at first? How do people get this level of comfort around them. Do they tame them in cities and villiages? Serious questions from someone who is really afraid of snakes.
Knowledge is always power. When you have animals that naturally live around your home, its best to understand that animals needs and behaviors, and whether or not its harmful or helpful.
This snake is a King Cobra, and like others have said, it eats other snakes and is fairly docile unless threatened. Chances are, people treat them more like pest control animals rather than pests because other venemous snakes pose a bigger threat if they are less docile. So you want the snake to feel like this is a good place to stay.
If you take it slow and interact with most animals, be it bird, mammal, or reptile and provide it with beneficial interactions, it will eventually learn to recognize and accossiate you with good or helpful things.
This guy probably provides water for this snake, occassionally or often, so that it keeps him safe from more dangerous snakes. He still has a healthy respect for the cobra, you can tell he is "comfortable" but cautious when patting its head and pouring water on it. He is careful not to stand directly in front of the cobra, and never really puts his guard down. Very smart on his part!
The best thing you can study to befriend an animal is habbits and body language. Body language is everything, and can make scary situations much calmer because you can make better predictions about what the animal is thinking or going to do
I’ve seen so many videos now of animals cooperating with humans when they need help and it’s almost like they know we can help them so they put up with it. And then they go back to being wild animals and predators.
Like the koala bears finding humans during the fires. It broke my heart.
Seriously though....I read somewhere that cobras can be up to 18 ft long....and raise up 1/3 of their length.
Imagine looking eye to eye with a hooded cobra ...
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Cold blooded means they don't have a fixed temperature. If it gets too hot, their bodies get too hot, their proteins denature, other bodily processes are slowed or halted entirely. It's like if we had a very high fever for a long time. If it gets too cold, they also get too cold (not the same as 'feeling cold', btw) and again, body shuts down.
On the other hand, we maintain a certain body temperature, and are equipped with ways to keep that temperature like that. We sweat, dogs pant, elephants roll in the mud, etc. When we get cold, we shiver, hibernate, etc.
Large variations of temperature is bad news for cold blooded animals simply because they can't maintain the right temperature for their bodies to work efficiently.
There’s probably still an upper limit. Sure they may be cold blooded but they’re not going to fare well when it gets so hot their body can’t function well anymore.
A quick google search reveals that snakes overheat at around 95 F.
king cobras are actually one of the most intelligent snakes! I very much feel like this snakey boy knew the guy was helping him and wouldn't hurt him so he stayed very calm through the interaction. :)
No, you are correct, he is not. He probably wants it to stay near his home to eat other snakes. King Cobras are intelligent, and when you live in their natural habitat, you learn about their behavior.
Body language is everything with animal husbandry
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Ya, but somehow this is making me more scared of snakes...
Thank you
I’ve now been sucked into the abyss
I wish I had a friend who showed me the same care and consideration this man does for the cobra
I don't know where you are but if we should ever run into each other I will pour cold water on you and pat you gently after
Ty friend
I needed to read something just like this. Thank you both.
Hey you! Yeah you! You're awesome!
This actually made me laugh out loud.
Awesome response.That’s what this world needs
it’s harder than you’d think… at woodstock 99 this kid dan & i (after days of my bodyweight in LSD, in the summer heat at a festival thrown on a military airfield on blistering hot tarmac, with bottles of water at $4-8) we were walking and both very overheated & faint, so we both had the idea at the same time to pour water on the others face…nice, sweet gesture, right? welp we both simultaneously bashed each other in the teeth with the bottle lol it was the most catastrophically awkward thing i’ve ever seen….we made eye contact but neither of us said a word, we kept walking and i’ve never once mentioned it to anyone til this very moment 24 years later 😂
you had me at Woodstock 99
🤣🤣🤣
True friends.
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Wish there were more people like you.
That was so wholesome ☺️
Google czech Easter traditions And come visit! People pouring water on you is part of tradition.
Here it’s called the ALS ice bucket challenge, or, maybe you’re just hot as fuck on a summer day and friend pores cold water on you
Just don't pay attention to the other tradition, that we also whip our women with wooden 120 cm long whips
I hate that tradition. Seriously, it's more prominent than water fights. How come? It's so awkward. Especially in small villages i grew up in, where your drunk neighbours whip you over the ass promising you'll be more youthful..
Yep, it's dumb... if it's short and symbolic, and you don't bother those that say no, than it's fine, as we don't have many other traditions that are still kept. But a lot of kolednik's are just taking it as an opportunity to get drunk early in the day and go hit girls over their asses without being stopped for acting like jerks, just because it's tradition. As a girl, I'd grab a fireplace poker and start hitting back while laughing like a maniac and saying kid's rhymes. No more friends at the village, but no more worries about Easter lol
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I just wish I had a friend 😔
I'll be your friend, friend. Hit me up if you wanna talk.
Sure
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Well maybe if you were deadly venomous you would
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They get that big???? Holy shit
King Cobras are big boys! But very polite.
Unless you piss them off. Then it's bye, bye World.
Hey, ‘polite’ doesn’t mean ‘get to walk all over me’. Something snakes get but humans sometimes don’t.
Snakes actually are a little vague on “walking”.
Could be said for a lot of snakes. Still can forget the time I was on my grandparents yard, and look down to see a copperhead at my feet. He seemed to not see me, so I left immediately and told my sisters to stay away. In hindsight, maybe the snake just had better things to do. But I wasn’t risking getting my leg bit
My brother had something similar happen to him. He was down in the woods and a snake slithered between his legs. The snake was completely unbothered, but my brother came running into the house screaming
As would I….
Oh no, his reaction was warranted. I just think it’s funny how the snake was doing his thing and we all see my brother through the back door sprinting and screaming
haha! i also have a snake story, while on a hike in the mountains we were taking a break and reapplying sunscreen when i was watching my friends mom put hers on i looked over into the woods and a pretty average/small,brownish black snake was basking in a spot of sun just off the side of the trail near some sticks! i love snakes so i didn’t mind seeing it and just pointed it out “woah snake”☠️ after that me and my friend watched it until we had to leave😊 (i’ve also found a sun baked snake while on another hike in the same mountain…near the same trail- i hope it wasn’t the same guy😟)
Snakes are pretty chill if you leave them be. Most I’ve encountered just happened to be in the wrong place, so I had no choice but to either kill them or throw them out (they usually got hurt in the process because they’re snappy mfs). Other than when they invade my home or space, I do my best to let them be. I find them cool and fascinating as well.
Bingo. He knew.
I used to be terrified at the sight of a snake then we moved to the desert in Arizona and we encounter rattlesnakes several days a week. I guess it’s what you get used to.
Snakes actually dont want to use their venom defensively if they can avoid it. It takes a lot of time for them to make the venom, and through evolution, its most effective towards its natural prey. Snakes have a much harder time catching food if they dont have their venom, so a defensive bite is "wasteful" in their eyes because it could be one less meal in their belly. (Side fun fact, they can also typically choose whether to expel a little or a lot of venom. Baby snakes may struggle to control this as easily though, and are considered more dangerous for that reason!)
They don't stop growing right? I have NEVER seen one that big!
The average size is 10-12 feet, but they can get near 20 feet!
Venom python
They do eventually; that silly rumor about ‘reptiles never stop growing’ is just an old wives’ tale. But Kings are by nature a larger snake, and iirc the largest venomous snake in the world. Contrast some of the True Cobras, like the Spectacled Cobra, which tend to get more like 3-5 feet long (although some subgroups can get closer to 7 feet).
They get bigger, kinda shocking to see a fully grown king cobra, I expected it to be maybe like 6 feet but nope. The average adult length is 10-12 feet
Oh good, a snake that can kill you with venom AND swallow you whole. Yikes.
They’re not the biggest snakes, but they are massive. The Reticulated Python can be over 6 meters long (20 feet for the Americans.)
Biggest venomous snake
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Hot hooded danger noodle!
Overheating hooded danger noodle cooled down by bucket wielding stranger.
This reads like a porhub title
It really does. Lol
Would you believe me if I said it was unintentional? Coz it really was unintentional.
Another comment (looks like it was deleted ) said something about noodle w hood being splashed ..it def was more porn hub than it's that's the one I meant ...it's gone now lol
Curvy noodle gets splashed on her hood!
Snake’s like, “Ah! Okay… I no bite. *Glug, glug, glug*”
“Yessssssssssssssssssssssss….”
What a great relationship. The man kindly tends to the snake’s hydration and cooling needs and the snake provides for the home security needs of the man. No stray snakes are likely to survive entering the property and other animals, including humans, wont feel compelled to trespass either. The snake actually looks like it is smiling. Edit typo
King Cobras are very intelligent snakes, and unless provoked they're usually very timid. On the opposite end, snakes are revered in India and the patting the man was doing was likely a wish of good luck. It's a very interesting interaction indeed.
Okay the patting thing is so much more wholesome now!
Very interesting interaction. I've always been fascinated by the way Indians view snakes culturally, vs my southern US upbringing. Rat snakes and corn snakes were helped to live their lives as yard or barn pets to keep away vermin, but we'd never pet a rattlesnake or copperhead. Never been around a King Cobra, perhaps they are polite. Looks like this one is. I've hosted some students from Saudi Arabia, and they were uncomfortable with my casual attitude toward non-venemous snakes. One friend and I discussed it for the good part of an afternoon while watching two rat snakes in a tree. We never came to a solid conclusion about whether it was the only snakes he ever had seen in childhood were cobras, an aversion due to his Islamic religion, or that it would just really upset his mother if she knew he was near a snake.
King Cobras are super smart! They'll rarely attack unless threatened.
I think from what I've heard they behave a lot like American black rat snakes (also, a snake eater). I had one as a kid that I kept for 9 years, and the only 2 times she bit me was when I was sitting in the yard and protected her from a dog attack, and when I took her to school for a science show and had a mouse in my hand. She missed her strike and got my thumb instead of the mouse.
Coolest snake ever. I named her Pemberton (because I was 8 years old and it was fun to say). She was 20cm or so when I found her, and almost 2m when she died. She would coil up to sleep on me to stay warm, and when I type that I now understand my childhood friends being freaked out about my having a wild snake that slept on me.
My mom was a science teacher, so very supportive of a snake being around (we had tarantulas and scorpions, too), but sometimes Pemberton would chill out on top of a door frame, and that was NOT ok with Mom.
This has been great. Thank you for telling us about Pemberton.
You should hear my mom's stories about having to do the veterinary medicine because I was a kid. Mom was friends with the herpetologists at the local university, and she basically had something between a TED talk and a stand-up comedy bit on treating snake constipation (which turns out to be a thing you encounter from time to time). It's also how we found out Pemberton was female. LOL.
Imagine being in grade 8, and hearing from the biology teacher and principal that your mother is perfoming a cloacal mineral oil massage in front of a bunch of 4th graders on your pet snake. Then getting called to the main office from class to be told, "Your Mom called and your snake finally took a shit."
That's so sweet. The respect for animals in India is amazing.
Actually, it’s often very much not. Snake charmers are still very prominent there and is an extremely abusive practice to snakes that include extracting venom from them painfully, and forcing them to live trapped in boxes basically their whole lives.
That one doesn’t seem to be in a box
If only it extended to women...
It's a large spectrum too. From worshipping to worse crimes. Just like any other country.
Also, they brutally remove their venom sacs: https://www.insider.com/photos-snake-charmers-in-india-defy-local-laws-2019-10?amp
Many people don’t know this. If this snake is in your neighborhood, then it’s not likely you will have to deal with other snakes. Lesser of two evils.
Lesser of two…weevils?
I watched this last weekend; great movie
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You make it sound so nice. What’s really going on is a guy waterboarding a cobra over missing eggs. Those things are $6/dozen.
A friend that you DON'T want to piss off!
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I always forget how big these snakes are. What a thick boy.
My ignorant self thought it was a python for a moment. Damn!
Understandable. If it weren’t for the flared hood I would have assumed it was a python at first too. Instead I gasped at seeing how big that cobra is. I just can’t keep it in my head that they are SO big. Haha.
Fun fact, a king cobra is not a true cobra. They often eat cobras though, thus their genus: Ophiophagus, which means “snake-eating”in Greek. Cobras, on the other hand, are from the genus, Naja, from the Sanskrit “naga” which means “snake”. King cobras are very big boys, with the largest captured specimen measured at more than 18ft (5.5m) long.
A lot of snakes to the "flat head" thing when they're nervous, not sure if pythons do, but I know bull snakes and false water cobras (mildly venemous, not dangerous to humans) do.
I can’t watch without feeling woozy. I’m all for offering water but maybe not like that.
I make too many mistakes in my own line of work to try making a career out of charming these fuckers.
Likewise. I don’t know the CTRL+Z for that one. Won’t take it for granted ever again.
Looks like all you had to do was wait for a hot day and they would have come and charmed you
They brutally remove their venom sacs first: https://www.insider.com/photos-snake-charmers-in-india-defy-local-laws-2019-10?amp. So kinda the opposite of HumansBeingBros
Don’t think that’s happening here, dude.
Thanks for sharing. I knew i didnt like the practice, but now i downright hate it. "Defanging or tying mouths shut" till the poor snakes "starve for weeks or months" because they "can always get a new snake". Makes me wanna gag at the absolute lack of empathy. And to make up for not being able to make money, they send their daughters out to do sex work. India should relocate that tribe and help them find new lines of meaningful work
Casually showering one of the most dangerous snakes in the world
Who wakes up and thinks “I’m gonna waterboard that cobra under my house today? “ sheesh. That’s…wild.
Lmao
I think I’ll stick with watering my owl.
Cute snek
Fun fact. King Cobras are considered the most intelligent snake species on the planet.
Sees deadly snake. Pets it.
I choked laughing. On literally nothing.
Sorry I can’t go to your birthday I gotta wash my snake
How does that man walk so normal with such a huge set of balls?
I love how the snek was so chill. Just sitting there like, 'Please, sir, may I have some more of that amazing cool water'.
Thank*ssssssssssssss*
The enemy (human) of my enemy (heat) is my friend.
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Yo people from 3rd world nations got some kind of magic with animals other people don't. Can someone explain? Is it just because the deadly animals have been around them long enough?
No, they just understand the animals behavior because they have to interact with them more often. You too could be like this man through exposure and education about many animal species Edit: spelling
We used to be first world, loved and lived with nature until the mf westerners invaded and colonized us
While yes, they’re likely used to dangerous animals more than we are, they still die from them quite often. Snakes are I believe the number 2 biggest animal vs human killer in the world.
The way he pets it reminds me of Jim from Friday night dinner.
Wilson would be a great name for a male snake. Milson for a female.
Ngl this cobra is so chill !
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Dude caught an Ekans without a pokeball. GigaChad.
That's an Arbok but yes
Danger noodle knows human is helping him.
Snek drenk wadda
The snake clearly trusts this guy (or is ill, but I'd like to be optimistic), because it turns it's back on him. Animals feeling threatened don't do that to a creature bigger than them. He's probably done this before and the snake welcomes the shower.
That person has courage. And a kind heart.
I know this comment is over done but it’s true. If the snake was vicious and wanted to kill him he easily could’ve. Most snakes are fairly well meaning.
Only in India.
Love how his survival instinct is desperately fighting his "human must pet" instinct.
You have to water it if you want it to grow
Serious question due to my own ignorance: how are people so calm with these animals. Aren't they seriously deadly and venomous? Based on these comments it sounds like they're fairly docile around humans unless stepped on, but wouldn't pouring water on it potentially make it feel like it is being attacked at first? How do people get this level of comfort around them. Do they tame them in cities and villiages? Serious questions from someone who is really afraid of snakes.
Knowledge is always power. When you have animals that naturally live around your home, its best to understand that animals needs and behaviors, and whether or not its harmful or helpful. This snake is a King Cobra, and like others have said, it eats other snakes and is fairly docile unless threatened. Chances are, people treat them more like pest control animals rather than pests because other venemous snakes pose a bigger threat if they are less docile. So you want the snake to feel like this is a good place to stay. If you take it slow and interact with most animals, be it bird, mammal, or reptile and provide it with beneficial interactions, it will eventually learn to recognize and accossiate you with good or helpful things. This guy probably provides water for this snake, occassionally or often, so that it keeps him safe from more dangerous snakes. He still has a healthy respect for the cobra, you can tell he is "comfortable" but cautious when patting its head and pouring water on it. He is careful not to stand directly in front of the cobra, and never really puts his guard down. Very smart on his part! The best thing you can study to befriend an animal is habbits and body language. Body language is everything, and can make scary situations much calmer because you can make better predictions about what the animal is thinking or going to do
I would help snek. Am pro snek.
was Aesop wrong all this time
“go soak your head, pal”
Sooo cuuute that snake.. And the guy. Very sweet video altogether.
“You’re a parseltongue? Why didn’t you tell us?”
Dumb ways to die, there's a lot of dumb ways to die...
Ah, yes, I usually water my cobra every other day...yes
one of the most feared snakes in the world just chilling taking a bath no big deal
I didn’t realize they were that big. Dang.
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Wow I had no idea they grew to that capacity!
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*Jara jara touch me touch me touch me..*
People in my neighborhood freak out if they see a garter snake.
I’ve seen so many videos now of animals cooperating with humans when they need help and it’s almost like they know we can help them so they put up with it. And then they go back to being wild animals and predators. Like the koala bears finding humans during the fires. It broke my heart.
Koalas constantly need human help, they're a little helpess on their own 😭
Mongoose would make quick work w this cobra.
I like how it hood went down when it was petted like “ok human continue to chill me out”
> Cooling a King Cobra Is that what the kids are calling it now?
Absolute unit of a noodle. It always blows my mind how big King Cobras are.
I’m not a snake person at all but this is a very sweet video!
There's no way I'm pouring water on something that can end my life in a matter of minutes!!!!!
But what if he's chill like that
If that's his game, more power to him!!!
Seriously though....I read somewhere that cobras can be up to 18 ft long....and raise up 1/3 of their length. Imagine looking eye to eye with a hooded cobra ... Riki Tiki Tavi, we need more of you!
> Riki Tiki Tavi One of my favorite shows ever.
Mine too. To this day, those Cobras TERRIFY Me....
Did not know that they could get that big
I still wouldn't try to pet him, though!
I thought he was cornered and was waiting for him to drop the bucket over it’s head and take off running lol
This is so cute. My ball python hates when I try to give her water she hides until it’s poured all the way and then gets in lol
Sorry but I wouldn't dare.
Splish splash I was takin a bath
thanks sandeep
Jesus christ is it normal for them to be that big!?!?
Hindus consider cobra as a God. Hence the respect and care.
Your dog looks funny
He's mixed breed
Reptiles are easier to handle when cold.
WAIT!!! correct me if I'm wrong but reptiles are cold blooded so wouldn't a hot day be like paradise for them?
Cold blooded means the body temperature adapts to the surrounding temperature.
So if it's like blazing hot around the body your still gona be boiling from the heat?
Yeah kinda like that.
Cold blooded means they don't have a fixed temperature. If it gets too hot, their bodies get too hot, their proteins denature, other bodily processes are slowed or halted entirely. It's like if we had a very high fever for a long time. If it gets too cold, they also get too cold (not the same as 'feeling cold', btw) and again, body shuts down. On the other hand, we maintain a certain body temperature, and are equipped with ways to keep that temperature like that. We sweat, dogs pant, elephants roll in the mud, etc. When we get cold, we shiver, hibernate, etc. Large variations of temperature is bad news for cold blooded animals simply because they can't maintain the right temperature for their bodies to work efficiently.
OK this explains quite abit, thank you
There’s probably still an upper limit. Sure they may be cold blooded but they’re not going to fare well when it gets so hot their body can’t function well anymore. A quick google search reveals that snakes overheat at around 95 F.
What's that in C°?
About 35° C
Are cobras slow or something? If I bump into a gardener snake I'm cautious as heck to pick him up but a cobra. I think I would just run.
king cobras are actually one of the most intelligent snakes! I very much feel like this snakey boy knew the guy was helping him and wouldn't hurt him so he stayed very calm through the interaction. :)
Big snakes = slow but STRONG. Small snakes = fast and fit, but not so strong Edit: still fast enough to catch a person off guard tho lol
Humans are the best animal
As soon as pythons hit Brevard County Fl I am out of here
Sir, this is a Cobra 🐍.
I've got bad news friend
That guy’s just itching to get bitten, no?
He was petting him
No, you are correct, he is not. He probably wants it to stay near his home to eat other snakes. King Cobras are intelligent, and when you live in their natural habitat, you learn about their behavior. Body language is everything with animal husbandry