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[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 100 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Snake orgy... you learn something new everyday...

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was perfectly okay not knowing about this

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[–] patxi@mastodon.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh god... it even has a name and happens a LOT...

[–] hera@feddit.uk 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 58 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I mean yeah it's a giant snake ball but the worst thing a garter can do to you is stink on you as a means of self defense 😄 They're tiny and goofy and among the few potential pet snakes that can be kept without being fed vertebrates.

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 38 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Well garden spiders also don't pose any harm, but I don't fancy getting into a giant ball of them

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago

That's fair enough

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[–] hash@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Their saliva is mildly toxic so if you're unlucky enough to be allergic you could get an annoying rash from a bite.

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[–] Draupnir@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] PolydoreSmith@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] nailingjello@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago

Alright everyone...back in the pile.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I saw a documentary about this on the archive presented by a talented young female researcher. Fascinating stuff.

[–] AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

NSFW link to Pornhub ^

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago
[–] PurpleGameBoy@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think there have been many gangbangs of larger scale throughout history.

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

How long have pics existed? How long is history? And yet I'm thinking there could still be a pic.

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[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 20 points 2 days ago

I could finally find out how chewing 5 gum supposedly feels

My kid used to love going for walks in the woods with me.

One day we came across one of these mating balls, and they had never seen a garter snake before. Despite my assurances that these are literally one of the most harmless things you can find in the woods, my kid has never willingly accompanied me for hikes since.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I've been in one of these before it's nice.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Humans do this the first weekend of summer vacation at the lake/river.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 15 points 2 days ago

Admit you want to climb into the snake orgy a bit

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

I'm going to have nightmares about this.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Ok so why are you taking photos and not joining in on the fun?

[–] iMastari@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Danger noodle ball of Nope

[–] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nah, just a regular noodle ball of nope. Unless they bite you, it gets infected and you choose to ignore it, about the worst a garter snake will do to you is cover whatever part of you is touching them in some stinky piss. Like, leave them alone unless it's absolutely necessary, but garter snakes are pretty chill.

Garter Snakes

Garter snakes were long thought to be non-venomous, but discoveries in the early 2000s revealed that they produce a neurotoxic venom.[12] Despite this, garter snakes cannot seriously injure or kill humans with the small amounts of comparatively mild venom they produce and they also lack an effective means of delivering it. In a few cases, some swelling and bruising has been reported.[13] They do have enlarged teeth in the back of their mouths[14] but their gums are significantly larger and the secretions of their Duvernoy's gland are only mildly toxic.[13][15]

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

This isn't where I parked my car.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fuck all of this. I hate snakes more than Indiana Jones does. Last week I was taking laundry down to the basement and stepped directly onto a garter snake. Horrifying.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 2 days ago

The snake was probably horrified as well. At least it was a garter and not a rattler or mamba.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I’m something of a mating ball, myself.

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didnt know Canada was Australia. I always thought Canada was too cold for this shit.

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Garter snakes are harmless, they run from you and don't bite.

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Even if they did bite it would still be harmless, tiny teeth, low bite force, no venom, would hardly hurt if it managed to hurt at all.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] disgruntledpelican@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

Humans really do do everything so wrong

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

... and some of them have social anxiety ...

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

I wish people were mating like this. Not that I want to, just it would be hilarious

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