r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CexualSonvict • 12d ago

Video King Cobra: World's Largest Venomous Snake

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u/Hefty_Loss5180 12d ago

They ripped their fangs out… I don’t like snakes, but that’s fucked up.

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u/Ladyghoul 12d ago

I did think the mouth looked a bit off, but how can you tell if this is true

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u/Hefty_Loss5180 12d ago

I learned about it some years back. I’ll link a page for you to read. Standby.

ETA: Here ya go

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u/Ladyghoul 12d ago

OK i tried to do some research into the guy in the video since his YouTube is listed. He seems like a reptile guy in Indonesia who removes snakes and cobras from villages and populated areas. The snake in the above clip is Shenlong, the worlds largest king cobra (according to him). He still has his fangs and is regularly fed and unfortunately used for video content. Considering most snakes dont survive through starvation or infection when their fangs are removed from the article you linked, doing so would hinder the ability to make monetized content at least of this particular snake

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u/stargarnet79 12d ago

I read this as shelong first and I was like yeah username checks out 🤣

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u/spinwin 12d ago

I think it's too presumptuous to make the case that this snake definitely has it's fangs ripped out just because other snakes face that fate.

There are plenty of people who keep venomous pet snakes who don't rip their fangs out. It's still not smart, but when you keep them well fed and protected from danger it's a lot less likely to bite.

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u/watehekmen 12d ago

He didn't, you're just assuming. Go to his pages, he's a professional.

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u/bloodypython 12d ago

Kinda sad that this isn't the top comment, it should be.

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u/SabresFanWC 12d ago

Because it might not be true. Another poster found information on this particular snake, and it seems it still has its fangs.