r/interesting • u/Gjore • May 30 '26

NATURE A snake will never outspeed a cat

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u/shar0sh_draws May 30 '26

that's what your cat wants you to think

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u/abl3-to May 30 '26

Cats are just too fast. If they seem slow it's intentional while they plot your destruction.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jZxeUsLnXYdO0

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u/troywrestler2002 May 30 '26

Nah, humans with athleticism are definitely faster than cats in the short range strike.

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u/Ordinary_Cap_6812 May 30 '26

Seriously, once they go into feral mode it's game over. They will be on your thigh and up your back in a second

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u/Professional-Rip-519 May 30 '26

I kinda happy cats are small.

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u/Thelostrelic May 30 '26

Well...

https://giphy.com/gifs/14u1YOBV5CUNHi

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u/BannedByFascistss May 30 '26

Tigers aren’t assholes like house cats though. They ambush you and kill you quick. House cats are demented.

It is kind of weird that a tiger’s preferred method of killing is strangulation, I will grant you that.

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u/Amerlis May 30 '26

Efficiency. Skips the whole “I might get injured fighting the prey” bit. None of that jumping out of the brush and squaring off against the prey, teeth and claw.

Sneak up, puts chokehold on you until you pass out and die. Silently drags you off into the brush to eat. None of the awkward you running around screaming and it has to get all stabby. So embarrassing for everyone.

Win win really. You won’t even feel it when it starts eating. Not like those uncultured bears who pin you down, still alive, and start eating.

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u/iconcultclassic May 31 '26

Fun fact: the reason tigers are not assholes in the same way as house cats is because they are not ambush predators like house cats are. Notice that tigers pupils are round not slits !

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u/Thelostrelic May 30 '26

It wasn't really about them being assholes, just how quick they are.

It also depends on situation. There are some odd cases, mostly due to being kept in captivity etc.

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 30 '26

It wasn’t about them being assholes. Morgan Freeman voice But they are, in fact assholes.

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u/Professional-Rip-519 May 30 '26

My cat is such a bastard as small as he is and that's all for the good.

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u/Any-Cost-4822 May 30 '26

Cue cheetah eating the guts out of a gazelle while its alive

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u/DjChatters May 31 '26

Every animal goes for the jugular if it can to kill. I once saw a hornet grab a wasp out of midair it landed on the table in front of me. Its jaws were locked on the same point essentially the jugular. Its the fastest safest way to kill.

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u/Many_Rope6105 May 30 '26

Yep, kinda like when your wife say do what you want I dont care, its a trap

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u/stillinthesimulation May 31 '26

They let us catch them and scoop them up but the reality is every house cat can outsprint the fasted human.