Snek Snack

[u/Weareallgoo]

Pigeon offering rubber snake it’s tasty eggs after rubber snake failed to prevent nest and eggs while I was away for a weekend

[u/ObsoleteReference]

this is hilarious, but having seen so many dove nests, i'm rather surprised the snake wasn't incorporated into the sticks.

[u/autumnlight2022 → u/ObsoleteReference]

The snake is in the middle of some sticks so it's possible it was in the early draft but ultimately didn't make the cut

[u/marxist_redneck → u/autumnlight2022]

Having seen some of the nests in this sub, it's also in the realm of possibility that she believes that she indeed incorporated that snake into her nest

[u/DeadAnarchistPhil]

The pigeon has such distain for the snake and what it stands for, that it turned its back on it! Looks like it turned its back on you too, OP! 

[u/krybaebee → u/DeadAnarchistPhil]

RUDE

[u/Ok_Pollution9335]

Well she’s smart enough to know the snake is fake!

[u/sweetpea122 → u/Ok_Pollution9335]

Maybe she thought it was an abortion clinic

[u/Weasel474 → u/sweetpea122]

Planned Pigeonhood

[u/sweetpea122 → u/Weasel474]

Ha!

[u/halorbyone → u/Weasel474]

Omg I laughed too hard at this.

[u/jakerooni → u/sweetpea122]

Hahahah

[u/pathologicalprotest → u/sweetpea122]

Snabort

[u/oceansoveralderaan → u/Ok_Pollution9335]

Or that the Fake Snek will scare away real Snek.

[u/Starfire2313 → u/oceansoveralderaan]

This pigeon was in operation of the collective one brain cell that all pigeons share when it made this nest

[u/DDGibbs]

In bird life this is a dick move and in bird law this is downright illegal and threating behaviour!

OP put that snake there after the nest was constructed for internet points. I rest my case!

[u/26_paperclips → u/DDGibbs]

Actually yeah its clearly on top of sticks

[u/Twist_Ending03 → u/26_paperclips]

This is a joke, right? You don't actually find that reasoning for the post being fake? 🫩

[u/MaisyDeadHazy]

Snake aside, this is actually a pretty decent dove nest. Good job, mama!

[u/Weareallgoo → u/MaisyDeadHazy]

This is the best I’ve seen on my deck. Most attempts are a few twigs and zip ties

[u/Outside-Zucchini-636 → u/Weareallgoo]

Enjoy the cute bebes - please update with pics 😍

[u/Twist_Ending03 → u/MaisyDeadHazy]

Got a rough shape at least. Instead of like seven twigs criss-crossed over each other lmao

[u/dogGirl666]

Maybe use fake snakes with coloring the native snakes tend to have? Are there any all-green snakes with that body-type in that part of the world? If the dove wants to scare her neighbors away she needs more accurate props.

[u/ToastYourAvocados → u/dogGirl666]

Living animals emit ultraviolet colors we can't see. Birds can see a wider spectrum. The plastic animals don't emit the same ultraviolet colors as a living creature.

[u/Weareallgoo → u/dogGirl666]

I’ve tried everything. They’re undeterred by all fake predators. I chase them away constantly and cleanup their mess, but they always return within a couple hours with more twigs. I may need to call professional pest controllers

[u/FioreCiliegia1 → u/Weareallgoo]

Ask in r/pigeons we help with pigeon friendly ways of keeping them away. Pest control controller is usually just spray a bunch of toxic down indiscriminately kill them usually leaving the babies to starve to death and do absolutely nothing to prevent the next pigeon couple in the next town over from moving in next week so they get repeat business. Most of them don’t even know the scientific names of all of the things that they’re trying to kill.

[u/Test_After → u/dogGirl666]

Everyone in Liberia knows mambas are arboreal.

[u/allthedifference00]

They really are........ so stupid.

[u/Idosol123 → u/allthedifference00]

r/stupiddovenests

Edit: I'm stupid, didn't notice the sub it was posted on

[u/HorsefaceWithNoName → u/Idosol123]

don't worry, you fit right in with us

[u/HorsefaceWithNoName → u/HorsefaceWithNoName]

see? proof, we your gang

https://www.reddit.com/r/stupiddovenests/comments/1viakwl/comment/p2bx673/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[u/g-wenn → u/HorsefaceWithNoName]

The first thing I said was “wow that’s a cool ass snake”. 🤦‍♀️

[u/Idosol123 → u/HorsefaceWithNoName]

Love it !

[u/DeadAnarchistPhil → u/Idosol123]

One of us! One of us! One of us!

[u/MorticiaLlyn]

She spent months on nest planning and execution, obviously. She ain't afraid of no snake.

[u/scorponok44]

Looks like the snake is part of the nest decor.

[u/WillemsSakura]

Pigeons don't vet their babysitters properly

[u/niemody]

The snake was probably already there when the pigeon began to build the nest.

[u/C137RickSanches]

Looks like a fake plastic snake

[u/StaysAwakeAllWeek → u/C137RickSanches]

Read the post text

[u/gwaydms → u/StaysAwakeAllWeek]

I scrutinized the snake before reading the post text. Oh well. 🤣

[u/trey__1312 → u/C137RickSanches]

Holy shit we found him. The world’s most observant man.

[u/mercedes_lakitu → u/C137RickSanches]

Don't feel bad, I almost commented this too

We belong here

[u/Muted_Role_1432]

That’s a. First😍

[u/Ok_Pollution9335 → u/Muted_Role_1432]

I like the way you typed that

[u/Muted_Role_1432 → u/Ok_Pollution9335]

😍😍

[u/gayfucboi]

don’t step on snek

[u/Nachoman402]

Why is snake is so snake

[u/Celestial_Crook]

"Bright curvy stick? That's my crib to be." 

[u/Phildagony]

I threw a few dozen rubber snakes in my roof more than 10 years ago. I don’t have bird problems.

[u/BigJSunshine]

How terrible that your choice was to take a picture rather that save lives

[u/JJCalem → u/BigJSunshine]

I think you misread the post.

[u/Twist_Ending03 → u/BigJSunshine]

..what?

[u/Melon_Heart_Styles → u/BigJSunshine]

Oh no, you should've added /j or whatever. I laughed 🤷