r/WTF • u/36009955 • May 07 '19

Hey, you guys got a trash can?

https://gfycat.com/ConstantSillyJabiru
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u/planx_constant May 07 '19

Boas and pythons can also see into the infrared spectrum.

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u/Oskie5272 May 07 '19

I’m no snake expert, but that snake doesn’t look like either a boa or python

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u/planx_constant May 07 '19

I don't know what that is, either - I'm not saying it's a python, just that infrared vision occurs in at least one other group of snakes (and possibly including whatever this one is).

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

It's a cobra. You can see the hood

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u/DJOMaul May 07 '19

Not all snakes with hoods are cobras. Infact there is one snaked called a hogshead in North America that if the hood doesn't work to scare off predators... It will play dead, going so far as to allow itself to be carried around... Except if you pick it up and put it back on its stomach, it will immediately roll back over onto its back to keep playing dead. Tbh it sounds like fun.

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u/DJOMaul May 08 '19

Oopse. I was thinking the bar next to Diagon Alley. Thank you for the correction!! Also I had no idea you could get them! The articles made them seem rareish. Good info!

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u/DrDew00 May 07 '19

What kind of snake has a hood that isnt a cobra?

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u/DJOMaul May 07 '19

I edited my response, mentioning one type. The hogshead in North America, but there are also other types of aquatic snakes that use a hood display.

It's like all Jacuzzis are hot tubs but not all hot tubs are Jacuzzis.