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Sweet-Ad-1017

2.7k points

10 days ago*

The upper palate inside its mouth looks like a dog/cat face

Edited for spelling

Apg3410

417 points

10 days ago*

Apg3410

417 points

10 days ago*

I'm having trouble seeing it, any chance you have any tips?

Edit: After using everyone's tips and getting getting really high I have successfully seen the dog/cat. However after stairing at this mouth for way too long I mainly see a chicken or human skeleton.

mekwall

126 points

10 days ago

mekwall

126 points

10 days ago

I can't see it either. To me it looks like a bug.

ExcessivelyGayParrot

87 points

9 days ago

it looks like my parents fighting

lenghthrow

18 points

9 days ago

I also think it looks like this guys parents fighting

Boss_Boggs

57 points

10 days ago

Oh, a sailboat!

cantfindmykeys

71 points

9 days ago

You dumb bastarb. Its not a sailboat, its a schooner.

KronikDrew

26 points

9 days ago

A schooner is a sailboat, you stupidhead!

cookiemonster_156

22 points

9 days ago

YOU KNOW WHAT?! THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY!!

mechtaphloba

20 points

9 days ago

OVER THERE THAT'S JUST A GUY IN A SUIT!

Not_Nova_

3 points

10 days ago

LOL!

blahblahlablah

10 points

9 days ago

Take hallucinogens.

etherag

10 points

9 days ago

etherag

10 points

9 days ago

VaATC

27 points

9 days ago

VaATC

27 points

9 days ago

Instructions unclear. I now see a raw chicken.

1989Lady

103 points

10 days ago

1989Lady

103 points

10 days ago

I’m glad I scrolled back up to see that!

afcc1313

21 points

9 days ago

afcc1313

21 points

9 days ago

It looks like a shiba inu lol

Admin_istrator

3 points

9 days ago

I can also see shiba

Jenn2895

3 points

9 days ago

Jenn2895

3 points

9 days ago

Had to go back & look. Def looks like a Shiba Inu.

HexenHase

17 points

9 days ago

HexenHase

17 points

9 days ago

Looking at all these comments below yours and I'm like who knew the inside of a snake's mouth was nature's Rorschach test

spiritofgonzo1

33 points

10 days ago

Yes it does lmao

Stone0777

11 points

10 days ago

I see a dog or a deer/fawn.

kanashiirobotto

2.4k points

10 days ago

I find it satisfying haha.

edlee98765

677 points

10 days ago

edlee98765

677 points

10 days ago

Sssatisssfying

VibraniumRhino

127 points

10 days ago

ProjectStunning9209

139 points

10 days ago

dnph

121 points

9 days ago

dnph

121 points

9 days ago

conjunctivious

62 points

9 days ago

Fun fact! This subreddit banned pictures of animals due to the concerning amount of people saying they're tempted to put their dick into an animal that vaguely resembles a vagina.

One of the examples they used was a snake's open mouth.

NoPornJustGames

26 points

9 days ago

I believe your and my definition of "fun" to be at opposite ends.

2mock2turtle

65 points

10 days ago

omg jk rowling i hate your work

4ar0n

60 points

10 days ago

4ar0n

60 points

10 days ago

I love her work, I fucking despise the person though.

VibraniumRhino

22 points

10 days ago

makes one of the most inclusive fictional universes of the modern era

“LOL not you guys, tho” @ trans women.

Unbelievable times we live in.

jazzman23uk

16 points

10 days ago

I used to agree with you - liked the work, couldn't stand the person, then I sadly watched this video and realised just how much bigotry and hate I'd never noticed in her writing

[deleted]

18 points

10 days ago

[deleted]

18 points

10 days ago

It's the way she describes bad characters with certain traits as ugly and then good characters with those exact same traits are given a pass. Really shows how she thinks.

Also the slavery apologia. My God, we were dumb ass kids not to notice how abhorrent it is.

2mock2turtle

15 points

10 days ago

Good enough.

Deathaster

51 points

10 days ago

It's cute!

mtaw

10 points

10 days ago

mtaw

10 points

10 days ago

afakefox

41 points

10 days ago

afakefox

41 points

10 days ago

I just clicked to comment the same thing and you were already at the top spot lol gotta be a universal human feeling, to love a good yawn. Sometimes you just hit it right; it sucks when your yawn gets stuck - once that happens you have to forget about yawning until it can happen naturally, cant happen once you're thinking too hard about it.

Fuck...! I want to yawn so bad right now but I know I cant get a good one going and now it's all I'm thinking about.

mollierocket

16 points

10 days ago

I am so susceptible to contagious yawns that I yawned watching the snake, reading your comment, and now writing the word. My kids love saying the word randomly to make me do it, but after too many they get stuck like you described!

StrolleyPoley

7 points

10 days ago

Yawn

mollierocket

6 points

10 days ago

Worked. Damnit.

purplecookie1220

40 points

10 days ago

Anyone else yawn as they were watching that?

DeadTiblas

22 points

10 days ago

Much less terrifying than most animals. It's a snake, you pretty much know what's coming. As a kid I had a guineapig and I recall the shock of seeing it yawn for the first time. Was like "what gates of hell are being opened here?" They are cute and you never associate that with a bunch of enormous teeth.

87tskin

8 points

9 days ago*

87tskin

8 points

9 days ago*

Yawning is weird, I read recently that fish have been documented yawning Edit wow I just googled to check and it's actually almost all vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and indeed fish. Idk why it's so funny to me lol

Robotic-Chomo

13 points

10 days ago

I yawned watching this

PenguinZombie321

1.7k points

10 days ago

Awwwww!

techGore60

395 points

10 days ago

techGore60

395 points

10 days ago

Yeah, this is more like weirdlycute.

Axo80_

37 points

9 days ago

Axo80_

37 points

9 days ago

lark_song

8 points

9 days ago

It's a derpy noodle and I love it

Dangerous_With_Rocks

190 points

10 days ago

*bites your face*

manytinyhumans

171 points

10 days ago

[muffled] Awwwww!

opuri

34 points

10 days ago

opuri

34 points

10 days ago

Ok but sweet popcorn is my safeword

wophi

12 points

9 days ago

wophi

12 points

9 days ago

He so sleepy...

thekiller490

57 points

10 days ago

As someone with a danger noodle I approve that snake yawns are adorable.

PenguinZombie321

4 points

9 days ago

Snake tax!

ilcasdy

8 points

9 days ago

ilcasdy

8 points

9 days ago

I find it so cute when my snake yawns. It’s hard to tell if they are relaxed so when she yawns it tells me she is straight chillin’

forboognish

703 points

10 days ago

Where snake brain?

Clown_Crunch

535 points

10 days ago

is smol

Reddit_Survivor9

100 points

10 days ago

But more useful than human brains.

mekwall

88 points

10 days ago

mekwall

88 points

10 days ago

Darwin would like to have a word with you.

Yellow_The_White

39 points

10 days ago

what word is it

OneFreamon

56 points

9 days ago

SNACK

RedHood-Reddit-Needs

7 points

9 days ago

Just like me fr fr

Kryotheos

1.1k points

10 days ago

Kryotheos

1.1k points

10 days ago

I thought the noodle was having a stroke

bye_alisha

331 points

10 days ago

bye_alisha

331 points

10 days ago

having a stroke

Seconded. Up until 0:05, it certainly looked like it, with that droopy-ass mouth!

LuxTheSarcastic

201 points

10 days ago

He's fine! He's realigning his jaw after eating, because the two bottom halves aren't really attached to each other so they can eat large things so they do BIG YAWN to put it back.

starkrocket

85 points

10 days ago

I imagine that must feel so good. Like when you yawn and feel your jaw or ears pop and for a half a second everything is okay in the world

Apparentlyloneli

15 points

9 days ago

once i yawned too hard and i cant open my mouth properly for a month... fuck this human shit i want to be a snake

jdl232

4 points

9 days ago

jdl232

4 points

9 days ago

Reject evolution, return to snek

TFJ

17 points

10 days ago

TFJ

17 points

10 days ago

I was worried that part of its jaw was damaged.

sagorsteel

33 points

10 days ago

Danger noodle*

charmerabhi

294 points

10 days ago

Does it not have any teeth at all??

YaBoiSnek

466 points

10 days ago*

YaBoiSnek

466 points

10 days ago*

This dude is a constrictor. Their teeth are pretty small and pointed backwards just for the purposes of making it difficult for prey to back out of their mouth.

Edit - fixed typos

-creepycultist-

45 points

10 days ago

I think this is a burm or a retic? Regardless they actually have some pretty big teeth if you look at their skulls, it's just hidden by mostly gum

balrogslayer

31 points

10 days ago

It's a boa

optemoz

8 points

9 days ago

optemoz

8 points

9 days ago

Definitely a boa. Pythons have very specific looking heads. Boas have that sort of “stealth fighter” looking heads, if that makes sense lol

Kelfezond11

9 points

9 days ago

Can I ask what made you think it was a python? No disrespect at all just curious, I'm the weird dude who brings reptiles to schools for kids to look at and the amount of adults who confidently misidentify my boa as a python is outstanding. Is it like the media with AR-15s where just anything vaguely in that shape must be an AR?

-creepycultist-

7 points

9 days ago

Actually I'm a reptile guy too I've just never seen what an albino boa looked like

And I thought I saw pits but clearly I was tripping.

Now that I look at it more closely the body shape is boxy and obviously a boa.

Kelfezond11

3 points

9 days ago

Fair enough my dude!

SnakeSnoobies

35 points

10 days ago

Their teeth are kinda like cat claws. Not visible all the time, but they’re there.

PumpkinAutomatic5068

78 points

10 days ago

Quick, he's having a ssstroke

MeiTaka

128 points

10 days ago

MeiTaka

128 points

10 days ago

It's cute! There's a comic about snakes yawning by Pet Foolery.

90degreeturn

27 points

10 days ago

Laughed way too hard at the gif of the snake's head! Looks like a hand puppet the way its jaw stretches.

SSC_Noctizo

1.2k points

10 days ago

SSC_Noctizo

1.2k points

10 days ago

Don’t put your-

cheshire07

466 points

10 days ago

cheshire07

466 points

10 days ago

I knew i would find this somewhere in the comments

SSC_Noctizo

149 points

10 days ago

It was my pleasure

andwhatarmy

100 points

10 days ago

🤨📸

SSC_Noctizo

40 points

10 days ago

Don’t worry about it

shadowcat304

19 points

9 days ago

I'm a little worried

craftworkbench

21 points

10 days ago

They put it in there.

The comment. They put the comment in the comments.

xMajinBlackx

150 points

10 days ago

SSC_Noctizo

26 points

10 days ago

This guy gets it ^

Furryeet

11 points

10 days ago

Furryeet

11 points

10 days ago

this guy do be gettin it

alextxdro

14 points

10 days ago

I should call her tho…

ChicaFoxy

6 points

10 days ago

Noooooo! Remember the reasons why....

MR_Butt-Licker

9 points

10 days ago

Cheeseman575

5 points

10 days ago

When did it get banned?

askljdhaf4

9 points

10 days ago

was looking for this

dietkrakendew

5 points

10 days ago

Snussy

Bierbart12

10 points

10 days ago

Combined with that "backwards-facing teeth" comment, I do not like this thought

Dramatic_Contact_598

11 points

10 days ago

I should call her

One_of_those_IDs

3 points

10 days ago

... r/ouroboros, short circuit?

LetEmbarrassed785

362 points

10 days ago

Am I weird? It's cute for me, not terrifying.

Carnonated_wood

71 points

10 days ago

It's definitely cute now but try to say that when you encounter it in the wild

YaBoiSnek

32 points

10 days ago

I pick up most snakes i meet in the wild lmao. It'll still be cute

Carnonated_wood

14 points

10 days ago

Damn, if I see a snake i just go back the same way I came from because i ain't messing with that thing, god knows if it's venomous or not

YaBoiSnek

24 points

10 days ago

Where i live, we dont really get venomous snakes but i see what you're saying. Even if it is venomous though, they really dont want to attack you so they'll most likely just slither away and hide

Officer_Hotpants

8 points

10 days ago

I tend to know the venomous snakes in my area due to growing up in Florida and having a couple pretty dangerous ones.

...so I do love just hanging out and watching snakes when I find them.

SkyeandJett

7 points

10 days ago

Same. It's just a matter of knowing your venomous species.

kindarusty

3 points

9 days ago

Username making me wonder about definition of "pick up" here.

Brainwashed365

6 points

10 days ago

It would still be cute!

Not-A-Lonely-Potato

6 points

10 days ago

sleepy boi just has a big yawn

Bierbart12

3 points

10 days ago

It's definitely cute to me. And I yawned with it

Moochingtiger182

214 points

10 days ago

This made me yawn

HomeschoolWeird0

49 points

10 days ago

Same

lonesaiyajin98

14 points

9 days ago

Same

p0yo77

10 points

10 days ago

p0yo77

10 points

10 days ago

Goddamn social brain of mine, forcing me to yawn whenever I see something yawning

j2m1s

7 points

10 days ago

j2m1s

7 points

10 days ago

Your comment made me yawn a 2nd time

1968Bladerunner

3 points

9 days ago

Ditto - I'm terrible for doing it &, once started, am regular like a Pringles tin!

echoechomiko

88 points

10 days ago

Awww 😍

Raging_Hope

110 points

10 days ago

Isn't it resetting its jaw? Saw a snake do that once, on some video way more terrifying than this. Look like a predator from the movies.

GladiusMaximus

24 points

9 days ago

You are correct. It's obvious at the start of the video that the jaw bones are misaligned. After the yawn everything is back in position.

iisgod2

32 points

10 days ago

iisgod2

32 points

10 days ago

snakes don't dislocate their jaw bones, this is quite a common myth, they actually have ligaments there to help them stretch their mouth around their food

[deleted]

56 points

10 days ago

[deleted]

56 points

10 days ago

[deleted]

toastar8

9 points

10 days ago

So is that a yes to the original question?

Magatha_Grimtotem

28 points

10 days ago

It's yes. Used to own a ball python, she did this after eating every time.

toastar8

7 points

10 days ago

Oh cool thanks.

PuppyPunter21

8 points

10 days ago

They don't dislocated it, but they also yawn to readjust it.

DIO_over_Za_Warudo

78 points

10 days ago

But it's such an adorable sleepy danger noodle!

HiILikePlants

9 points

10 days ago

IIRC this isn't a real yawn, more just adjusting their jaws, which they might do before and after feeding

GoneAmok365247

202 points

10 days ago

It’s not yawning. It’s trying to see if you’ll fit.

The_skovy

82 points

10 days ago

Hey that’s super inapprop… ohhhhh sorry carry on

kool_ay_edam

47 points

10 days ago

Snussy

Ares2321

6 points

10 days ago

I tried to fight it

Sea-Experience470

11 points

10 days ago

man, his mouth looks so dry.

dergage

3 points

9 days ago

dergage

3 points

9 days ago

One might call this snake a... Cotton mouth...

havenly0112

8 points

10 days ago

That is seriously so cute.

bewarethes0ckm0nster

7 points

10 days ago

That’s not terrifying, that’s fucking adorable!

MaddsSinclair

16 points

10 days ago

That shit looks like it feels GOOD

dingleberrysniffer69

3 points

10 days ago

True

valkyrie_bella

14 points

10 days ago

Just me that finds it adorable?

GenderEnvyFromLink

6 points

10 days ago

no, me too 🥹

MoonSt0n3_Gabrielle

7 points

10 days ago

Kinda jealous, wish I could yawn that deep, seems it would be relaxing and help jaw pain

Environmental_Rub282

6 points

10 days ago

I don't care who you are, this is adorable!

JollyOstrich29

5 points

10 days ago

Me on my way to boop the danger noodle

Jorger707

5 points

10 days ago

Is it really a yawn if no one says “biiiiig yawn”?

TheAlaskaneagle

6 points

10 days ago

I had just fed my snake (I would do it on the floor while holding her food to keep it from attacking her while she lines up to constrict) and she was adjusting her jaw next to a friend of mine who was playing a video game while sitting on the floor. She started yawning which I thought was adorable, but my friend who happened to look over at her, leapt from his sitting position to slamming against the wall 5 feet away from him.

Ozzytudor

10 points

10 days ago

I should call her.

Tepismaster

5 points

10 days ago*

Kinda want a pet snake but at the same time too scared to handle them lol

Cornhole-Husker

6 points

10 days ago

Start with a corn snake. They are really calm. Babies tend to be a bit nippy but their teeth aren’t very big, you probably won’t even notice they bit you. Adults are docile, super easy to handle and rarely bite.

Mines 12 years old and has never bitten me or anyone else that has held him.

__fujiko

4 points

9 days ago

__fujiko

4 points

9 days ago

I was also afraid of snakes, and being around my partners ball pythons has really changed my comfort level with them. They are actually really lazy, love to cuddle because of your warmth and are surprisingly kind of dumb lol. My partner was struck once, but it was because the snake mistook his hand for the rat and it was amusing, because you could tell the snake immediately knew it messed up, so even though it was a bit shocking, it wasn't any worse than most accidentle cat or dog pet bites/scratches. I firmly believe that snakes can be loveable and rewarding pets for anyone if they are given the chance to prove they aren't scary.

cassette1987

5 points

10 days ago

Mutherfucker got every bit of that yawn.

0D2kv7wwmd

4 points

10 days ago

I actually find it quite amazing that no matter how different we are from species we all have similar bodily functions

FaithlessnessFamous8

3 points

10 days ago

Snakes yawning are adorable

Radio4ctiveGirl

5 points

10 days ago

He’s readjusting his jaw. Probably feels so amazing

darlin133

5 points

10 days ago

That’s adorable

GoreMaster22

5 points

10 days ago

Sometimes, on feeding day or just before eating, my snake literally looks me dead in the eye and yawns. This one looks kind of weird though.

Zealousideal_Fee_908

4 points

10 days ago

They dont yawn, they realign/stretch their jaws to prepare for a meal

dearly_decrpit

11 points

10 days ago

Awww he sleepy

OkMaybeLater90

6 points

10 days ago

It’s cute!!

Awkward_Square_5214

6 points

10 days ago

Yawned

BurningTrapeze

3 points

10 days ago

Cutely terrifying

RubieRed93

3 points

10 days ago

Post meal realignment

mvmvfozx

3 points

10 days ago

Should be in eye bleach, so cute

Taffybean1219

3 points

10 days ago

Kinda cute, wanna boop it.

Anxious-Cookie-1581

3 points

10 days ago

I might be the only person in here to find this really cute I love snakes:)

DrVaginaPuncher

3 points

10 days ago

It's weird how even watching animals yawn can trigger a sympathetic yawn.

liviSekuL

3 points

10 days ago

I think this is more of an r/aww

WoodsmallConnor

3 points

9 days ago

Nothing about this is oddly terrifying. If you find this scary you are simply afraid of snakes, which isn’t odd.

JoLeTrembleur

3 points

9 days ago

Thissss isssss how I'll eat your babiesssssssssssssss

0zzyking

3 points

9 days ago

0zzyking

3 points

9 days ago

Here me out

Meechi2041

3 points

9 days ago

Did anyone else yawn while watching this?

Batata-Sofi

3 points

9 days ago

Awwww... Cute little legless lizard 🥺

RangeHunter

3 points

9 days ago

The forbidden snakussy

warm_coke_enjoyer

3 points

9 days ago

I swear if i see someone do a joke about putting his dick in it I'll Curt Cobain myself

Throwaway11010011101

3 points

9 days ago

This snake looks like its mouthing the THX noise

The_EH_Team_43

3 points

9 days ago

Yawns are so contagious they cross species dammit

kazakhh

3 points

9 days ago

kazakhh

3 points

9 days ago

AdIndependent3169

3 points

9 days ago

Big stretch

ArcheryOnThursday

8 points

10 days ago

Is that what it's doing???

DanielSadcliff

20 points

10 days ago

I assumed it was resetting its jaw bone

TheDeadGuy

13 points

10 days ago*

True, but it's still considered yawning for a snake even if for a different purpose than humans. We define the action not the motive, in part because we don't always understand the motive

Edit: to expand since I love this stuff, let's look at terms like shivering, sneezing, goosebumps and hiccups. Disclaimer my background is more general natural science than linguist so take it with a grain of salt

Shivering we think of involuntary motion, but most of the animal/insect kingdom uses some type of direct and purposeful motion to get warm. Even though it looks very different it's sometimes called shivering. So it's a loose term

Sneezing is a trigger that expels water or air through your air passages. Mammals, birds and reptiles all sneeze and again we think of it as involuntary, but it is a porpoiseful action you see in marine mammals. Marine mammals have a completely different way to inhale with their blowholes, and have evolved complete control of their breathing. They will do the same action as a sneeze when they are sick, have full control, and do it at the surface but we don't call it a sneeze since they don't have the same air passages. So it's an exact term

Goosebumps are seen in almost all animals, mainly for getting warm or intimidation. Mammals get a bit messy here and have them for hormonal and psychological reasons too. So it's a loose term

Hiccups are from a specific type of respiratory system, so you don't see them anywhere but mammals, as our system is a bit unique. So it's an exact term

CourtneyBear2121

3 points

9 days ago

Porpoiseful? 😂

BadFeisty6728

5 points

10 days ago

That is beautifully scary

Chitchard

4 points

10 days ago

Awwww sleepy baby!

Rob-Lo

3 points

10 days ago

Rob-Lo

3 points

10 days ago

HeAr Me OuT

I ShOuLd CaLl HeR

EvErYtHiNg ReMiNdS mE oF hEr

/r/ DoN’t PuT yOuR dIcK iN tHaT

saxe_frey

2 points

10 days ago

Must feel so good!

AnonDooDoo

2 points

10 days ago

That shit must’ve felt good

mansithole6

2 points

10 days ago

Like human but in slow motion

Ri-Sa-Ha-0112

2 points

10 days ago

Sleepy Boi

Beastboybanger

2 points

10 days ago

so cute

R0UT_PL

2 points

10 days ago

R0UT_PL

2 points

10 days ago

Cute

Black_Shabbat92

2 points

10 days ago

Awwwww a sleeeepy snek!!