>there are people unironically scared of this thing
>>5149187White people have self preservation instincts and don't let slimy poisonous creatures crawl all over us to appease creepy snake gods
>>5149373How are people still so retarded that they believe scales are slimy?
>>5149378Not sure were that belief started. Maybe an overlapping thought/mix up with amphibians or worms? "slither" does sound like slimy word.
>>5149378It's when they're wet historically, after rain in the new world or when near a water source in old world europe.
>>5149187
>>5149187This is like saying jumping spiders represent all spiders
>>5149401nta but my mom is terrified of OPs image
>>5149378Leave it in the old thread please.
>>5149408Meant for >>5149373
>>5149402That's weird. She seems to love my snake.
>>5149401And your picrelated is like saying black widow represent all spiders.. In reality most snakes people will see in real life just look like picrelated with different colouring. Beyond humans' predisposition to disliking snakes, there's really no reason to paint it's as terrifying as people make it out to be.
>>5149401imagine having to pick out a "SCARY SNAKE" and going for a fucking BOA of all snakes LMAO
>>5149187Certain types of religious fundimentalist hate snakes because they are morons
>>5149495>>5149512All snakes are ugly and gross looking. Stop trying to psyop people into thinking limbless venom sacks are cute.
>>5149394cherry-picking
>>5149512>”We’re wearing Santa hats, that means we won’t kill your children. Leave them unattended near us and the cobras also wearing Santa hats, plz.”
whole bunch of browns in here assmad that their cousinwife puunjita got bit in the ass by a cobra when she went to take a shit behind the family shed.
>whole bunch of browns in here assmad that their cousinwife puunjita got bit in the ass by a cobra when she went to take a shit behind the family shed.
>>5149495>people love birdsbirds aren’t poisonous>people love rabbitsrabbits aren’t poisonous>people love tigerstigers aren’t poisonous>snakes are poisonouspeople hate them go figure
This nigga ok?
>>5149627Pretty good bait. Lots of different angles and nuances to trigger multiple autists. I rate 7/10
haha fun fact did you know if you remove india from snakebite fatality statistics snake related deaths drop by over 80% lol
>>5149632same thing with train accidents
>>5149630>stating simple realities is bait now where this meme got started
>>5149630>>5149634if you wanna get real autistic... there are poisonous birds (the hooded pitohui from New Guinea) and snakes (the rednecked keelback from Indonesia), though both derive their toxins from things they eat, which you could probably similarly make happen with rabbits, tigers, or practically anything if you had them consume something like radioactive food
>>5149187You need to remember that humans are animals too.>Humans and their ancestors going back millions of years evolved in environments with venomous snakes>There was no way to counter venom, bites from small, inconspicuous snakes could prove to be fatal>In the earlier stages of primate evolution, human ancestors would be directly preyed on by snakes>Human ancestors with the best ability to notice snakes in their environment are far more likely to survive than ones who are not>Human ancestors with an irrational fear of snakes are also selected for>Modern humans retain both of these traits
>>5149636Yeah Mr. Autism the point of that post is people associate snakes with poison but not the others thus the innate fear. I like snakes idgaf.
>>5149640Snakes are known for their venom, not poison you dumb dumbass.
>>5149401>picks another harmless snakeI don’t think that helps your case anon
>>5149627>birds aren’t poisonousenter
>>5149187Snakes have never hurt anyone
There is an exception to every rule, but an exception only proves an exception, not that there is no rule. Doubly so when the pic used is young, heavily domesticated specimen that has been bred to look and act tolerable to human sensibilities.Meanwhile pic rel was the only specimen known to cultures in Europe because it was the most prevalent in nature across the region, then they went to the americas discovered there were snakes even worse than what they had back home.
>>5149187>awwww look how cute he is, such a goodboyyou're just like shitbull owners
>totally harmless and wouldn't hurt a fly!! so much stigma!! they are good boys! the bible was WRONG about snakes!
lol
snake hamsterwheel
>>5149684>AI slopPathetic
>>5149689>AI sl---ACK
Is /an/ the most tranny infested board?
>>5149187I can believe that fear of snakes really is some primal evolutionary thing given that there really are a significant number of dangerous snakes, yes most of them aren't but still more than enough to be impactful.With spiders however I don't buy it at all, there's like a single digit number of species worldwide that have ever been recorded actually killing someone.
>>5149693>olive pythonkek
>>5149401>>5149682>>5149683>>5149684>>5149693>boas>pythons>AIYou could at least post a snake that is actually dangerous and scary looking
>>5149734
My aunt is not scared of snakes and has killed one with a squeegee. She is, however, scared of frogs
>>5149628He's white, don't call him a nigga
>>5149512>Christmas is over
>>5149401me when i wake up
>>5149586actually phoneschizo, i posted it because its a king cobrayou know, a snake with the possibility to actually do anything to you
>>5149734you say everything is AI even though they're older pics
>>5149871I said this one >>5149684 was AI, which it is
>>5149738People who aren’t afraid of snakes don’t kill snakes
>>5149627people love butterflies and many of those are poisonous and well known for their poisons
>>5149682Pythons don't go out their way to maul and kill things out of fun like shitbulls. I'd feel far comfortable around a snake like that than any shitmutt.
>>5149734bro i saw >>5149683 when I was 10 in 2008, you're a fucking retard
>>5149373I think you mean venomous.
>>5149378The wild ones piss all over themselves when you try to pick em up and pet them, at least the ones out here do, go pick up your tarp in April and there's a zillion of those little fuckers under there, you can just stick them in your pocket, nobody cares
>>5149919I didn’t say that one in particular was AI you illiterate ape. Nobody did
>>5149731thing about snakes and evolution is that it just makes sense to be careful of ALL snakes in general when you're as dumb as most people were for most of our history. A lot of times when a snake tags you it fucks off more or less immediately, and if you're a primitive grassland dweller that just got bit by a snake in a grassland and your best source of information is "what the oldest guy in your tribe can remember," the only way you're going to know if it was a dangerous snake or not is if you start dying, and even then a lot of venomous snakes dry bite as a warning. Pic related, photographer was just pretty much sat there going "well I'm fucked" and waited to die but it just didn't happen, turns out the mamba didn't actually envenomate him. meanwhile a guy working at a venom research place in africa got bit, was in a coma within fifteen minutes and was dead in a few days.
>>5149945>>5149731As for spiders you're more likely to just get a staph infection from the puncture wound more than anything else, which could certainly kill you back before antibiotics.
People in this thread are definitely the sort to think they were chased by a snake as a kid
look up the cobra effecttl;dr when the british empire colonized india they payed indians a sum for each head of a cobra they bring since they noticed it had become a threat to the people, killing civilians frequently. When indians saw they could make money from this, they started breeding cobras so they could just behead them and give to the british for quick cash. The cobras started to breed rapidly and they overwhelmed the indians, so the british stopped paying them when the fraud was revealed.
Caught this little guy the other day while digging. Thought it was a big juicy worm at first glance. He was very friendly
>>5149625Is he programming in....python?
>>5149977>indians>scamShockingTruly shocking
>>5149585There's something about their mouths that looks really upsettling and disgusting to me.
>>5150096Based on your based watch and skin I estimate you to be a based 39 years old. VERY pretty snake, I hope he/she/snek is doing well.
>>5150096this is the most unthreatening snake of all, I think.not even called a snake, we call it "copper lizard".never seen it trying to strike ever. It just flees or gets run over by cars because somehow it gets stuck on asphalt
>>5150174In contrast, this viper, which does not hesitate to strike you if you get remotely close. Its poison can kill you if you're a child or with a weak heart. Loves to hang around berry bushes
>>5150174That’s probably because it’s a lizard, not a snake>>5150181>this viper, which does not hesitate to strike you if you get remotely closeThey’re super reluctant to bite. Often times you can even get away with picking them up and they don’t do anything
>>5149682because pythons are infamous for permanently disfiguring toddlers.
>>5150323>w-what is happening to me
>>5150174It was an eastern smooth earth snake. I find them in my garden pretty regularly. They make really good shirt pocket buddies.
>>5150170Close guess. I'm 34. Got those workin man hands and I was pretty dehydrated that day. I found a nice pile of moist leaves to put him in while I finished up working. Didn't want to accidently chop him in half with the shovel
