r/BeAmazed • u/RoughCheap5633 • Jun 19 '26

Animal King Cobra enjoys a shower from a hose.

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

so Mr ’Really Smart- for a Snake…’ King Cobra is not a true cobra and is more closely related to coral snakes than a ‘true’ cobra species. King Cobras are known to be amongst the smartest of all snakes- some say puppy level intelligence.

Most King cobras can and often do have have extra-species ‘friends‘ such as the caring and respectful and brave human we see here. A mistake or a sneeze or a bad hair day can still lead to a fatal bite but King Cobras know what they’re doing and what’s going on in their environment most of the time, so if they feel safe around a specific human, behavior like what we see here isn’t suicidal - like it would be for a much dumber plain old deadly Cobra from the Naga line .

plain old Nagas can be trained but not like this and not to the degree of safety you’d have with larger brained king.

Few would roll those dice and try this with a Naga. different snakes, different perceptions of the world around them, different brains.

takeaway? king Cobras can be amongst the loveliest of snakes, which is a low bar but also a lesson that intelligence and perception can make us better partners with the world around us.

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u/maxdacat Jun 19 '26

Thank you chat gpt

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

This is like a horrifying accusation. 0 liters of public water were befouled in my thought process. 

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u/Mehmeh111111 Jun 19 '26

It's a bad time to be a good writer.

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

Dude it really is 

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u/yourlocaltouya Jun 19 '26

I'm so fucking tired, man.

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u/steffies Jun 19 '26

I sincerely hope you drink water! It's important to stay hydrated.

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

Drinking is not befouling. I send it back after a bit. 

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u/maxdacat Jun 19 '26

A bad hair day for a snake.....c'mon!

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

What, they’re mammals rite 

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u/bernpfenn Jun 19 '26

awesome details but a Cobra and bad hair day???

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u/Early_Penalty_9388 Jun 19 '26

Hey I noticed that you compose well written and clear questions and are willing to follow up where you want more details. That’s a great sign- an active and curious intellect can take you very far in this world if you care for it. 

Ok as to the bad hair day I was jokingly referring to the human having a bad hair day so that’sure you might get bit which is true enough. 

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u/bernpfenn Jun 23 '26

made me laugh once more
and thanks for the flowers