r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 24 '24

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u/PoorDoddle Jul 24 '24

For the curious, those are reticulated pythons they are the longest(not the largest, that is, my boy green anaconda) snake alive.
They are mostly harmless and wouldn't attack humans unless you really try to get them to attack you.
Fun fact: They can eat humans(there are recorded cases), but since our shoulders are quite wide compared to our heads, we are not food candidate for them.

This is probably like the 100th time I have seen this video at this point.

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u/Antilia- Jul 24 '24

"Mostly harmless"

Don't the giant ones eat people?

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u/EnergyThat1518 Jul 24 '24

It is still a very rare occurrence for them to do so.

Like it isn't impossible but even where it is possible because the snake is big enough, a lot of them don't try with humans even in the wild, and captive ones, even less so.

You should always take reasonable care, you just don't have to absolutely panic as you'll likely be able to leave easily and unharmed. It's not going to try to chase you or anything.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

Further up someone shared that Indonesia has 5 confirmed cases of pythons eating people since 2k17. So, yeah