bro, be careful not to hurt its eyes
this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
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Damn, that's interesting!
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Recursive snake
From what I’ve read, it’s very rare for snakes to do this and it happens when they are sick, stressed, or confused to the point of mistaking themselves for prey. It’s more common in captive snakes that don’t have room to stretch out properly and mistake their own tail for that of another snake. The scent and taste of the hand sanitizer is strong and unpleasant enough to break them out of the behavior.
Surprised by how much of itself it managed to swallow.
why do snakes do this?
If you could eat your own ass, wouldn't you?
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.