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Using hand sanitizer to stop a snake from trying to eat itself (cdn.nord.pub)
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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

why do snakes do this?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

If you could eat your own ass, wouldn't you?

[–] schnokobaer@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago

Apparently kingsnakes naturally eat other snakes including other kingsnakes plus they are dumb as rocks so when they see/smell the tail of a kingsnake they are inclined to go chomp regardless of whether it's another kingsnake or themself.