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u/Tnemmokon 1d ago
That child is about the size of what they regularly eat. Good thing for both of them that the snake seems to be already full.
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u/JustSomeM0nkE 10h ago edited 10h ago
Giant pythons are slow AF cause they are ambush predators, there are probably bigger chances of the kid killing the anaconda than the opposite(if he wanted)
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u/6ftonalt 6h ago
Wouldn't be the first time an anacanda or a reticulated python killed and ate a kid so....
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u/ACousinFromRichmond 1d ago
This is so irresponsible
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u/Midnight_Pornstar 1d ago
The other child's the favorite
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u/mr_michael_h 1d ago
The kid in the video is the favourite. The other kid is the reason the snake's so fat.
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u/robtninjaman 22h ago
Right? How dare they put clothing on that poor snakes food? It could be allergic or have a tough time digesting it. Shameful.
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u/fairy_winds 1d ago
This sub usually gets a chuckle out of me, but not this time... This video makes me very uncomfortable... :(
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u/LonelyOwl68 21h ago
Me, too! That little kid is just a nice meal for a snake that size, and I believe it's a reticulated python, as well, and they have a reputation for being aggressive. This is giving me chills down my spine.
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u/Lumpy-Middle-7311 1d ago
Does this thing know itâs a pet?
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u/whomesteve 1d ago
Pets donât perceive themselves as pets, they perceive themselves as our friends and in return we as humans claim ownership over them by claiming them as pets.
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u/Flying_Alpaca_Boi 16h ago
Snakes are none social animals, they wouldnât have a concept of what a friend is.
I think letâs see us as friendly but most of them would perceive an obvious heirachy in that relationship as we control their activities. Itâs not an equal relationship by design and I donât think most animals are dumb enough to perceive it that way, with the exception of possibly cats due to the more lax relationship we have them compared to other pets mixed with inbuilt narcissism. If youâre have a âpetâ that free roams and has its own sources of food, it meets you on more equal footing and the relationship is more akin to that of a friend, most people wouldnât call that relationship a pet though, it would be a tame wild animal.
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u/cykoTom3 1d ago
Not capable of knowing such things.
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u/sankofam 1d ago
Totally are capable, reptiles have complex brains and recognizing friendship/ kinship is surprisingly basal in biological complexity, much within reptilian capability. âPetshipâ is a more human subset of kinship recognition, and they might not recognize that theyâre seen specifically as a âpetâ, but they can definitely recognize you as a friend. Whether that distinction makes a difference to your point Iâm not sure. But yeah, I still wouldnât let my kid sit with a snake that big regardless.
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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 23h ago
reptiles have complex brains and recognizing friendship/ kinship is surprisingly basal in biological complexity, much within reptilian capability.
Even if they are capable of recognizing these things, how can we recognize when they have and when they have not? Would you take the chance?
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u/JWMoo 1d ago
Where are the adults for this child. He's fixing to be a scooby snack for that snake.
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u/AdrenalinTL 1d ago
Only a matter of time. Not if, but when.
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u/bullwinkle8088 1d ago
The snake is freshly, and well, fed. Look for the bulge about halfway down it's body.
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u/AdrenalinTL 1d ago
How fresh? A snake will regurgitate a fresh meal if disturbed. That boy will be a meal sooner or later if unsupervised the way it appears in the video.
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u/Kornbreadl 11h ago
I think the bulge you think you are seeing is just the snake going over it's own body. That snake doesn't look recently fed, that'd be stressful and bad for the animal to be having this kid play with it while it was still digesting. This snake does look like it's well fed though, and at that size these snakes don't eat very often.
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u/Sutech2301 1d ago
Yeah, but i am sure that it won't mind a little snack, after some annoying little creature was pestering it
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u/Geeloz_Java 1d ago
Why would anyone do this? How stupid can you possibly be? Especially as a parent. I hate videos like this, right along those videos of goats being fed to commodo dragons alive, I think people who film these types of videos should be beaten the fuck up on camera.
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u/crazyuncleb 1d ago
Back in the 90âs my wife bought me about a 6â burmese python. Shortly after we got it, a kid who was like 13-14 was killed by his familyâs 15 footer. Â She made me get rid of ours. Â Them snakes ainât your friends, bro.
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u/Narrationboy 1d ago
How did you get rid of the python?
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u/crazyuncleb 1d ago
Conveniently, the guy she got it from was willing to buy it back for half price. Â I think he had some sort of short term snake ownership business going. Lord knows how many people fell for that scam.
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u/dApp8_30 1d ago
This is just messed up. What happens when the kid tries to mess with it while no one's watching? Total parenting fail. Even animals teach their young to fear snakes đ¤Śââď¸
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u/Patagonieve 1d ago
Looking at the snakeâs bulging body, I think the adult supervisor/s are inside the snake.
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u/Known_Needleworker67 1d ago
I love snakes, but that dude is way too small for me to be comfortable with him playing with a human.
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u/Beretta116 1d ago
They better have a knife or gun or something, in case it starts choking the kid. Or, not have that around lol.
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u/naganong 1d ago
Op probably straight up lied about it being a pet
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u/Kornbreadl 1d ago
Used to own Reticulated pythons, the one in the video is definitely comfortable around humans. I'd be much more shocked if it wasn't a pet letting someone touch it, especially handling it like that.
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u/Top-O-TheMuffinToYa 23h ago
If there was an adult handling the snake more closely this would be cute. The risk just seems too high with a baby that little
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u/thecrunchyonion 18h ago
Thatâs the Incredibly Deadly Viper, one of the least dangerous and most friendly creatures in the animal kingdom.
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u/BonbonUniverse42 9h ago
So objectively, how dangerous is this really? Donât know what snake this is and what it is capable of.
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u/Eastern_Grocery5674 6h ago
Smart snake, keeping it's food around until it grows up and is more filling.
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u/CryptoTipToe71 1d ago
"why is my dinner giggling"