[Edited on June 25, 2011 at 6:46 AM. Reason : ....]

6/25/2011 6:45:27 AM

i'm guessing he had his fangs removed?

6/25/2011 6:56:57 AM

That would be my guess too.

6/25/2011 7:03:06 AM

I feel bad for the snake. he's now just a toy for a 1 year old.

6/25/2011 7:30:15 AM

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"i'm guessing he had his fangs removed?"

Defanging isn't 100% fangs will often regrow. How I wish this would happen in this case stupid ass people...

6/25/2011 8:08:26 AM

^ wtf? you want the child to die because his parents are stupid?

and maybe they checked if there wwas any regrowth before doing that...?

not something i would do to my child ever, but that's a different culture, and if it is verifiably harmless, what's the harm?

6/25/2011 8:57:03 AM

It is teaching a child that a potentially deadly creature is harmless. I have a big problem with that.

6/25/2011 9:00:11 AM

[old]

6/25/2011 9:18:46 AM

6/25/2011 10:00:38 AM

Well...dogs can kill too...

6/25/2011 10:12:10 AM

yes, but what's the percentage of dogs that you pet that end up biting you?

what do you think the percentage would be of cobras you pet that end up biting you?

6/25/2011 10:13:48 AM

Kill it with fire

6/25/2011 10:14:06 AM

The fangs will grow back in a heartbeat.

Don't believe me? Let me send you my published research paper.

Now, they could have had the venom glands removed. And iirc, this is something people do as a good luck thing.

6/25/2011 10:16:17 AM

The mouth is probably sewn shut.

also

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6/25/2011 11:50:13 AM

wow. that sucks for the cobra.

6/25/2011 11:51:58 AM

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"^ wtf? you want the child to die because his parents are stupid? and maybe they checked if there wwas any regrowth before doing that...?"

The children of stupid parents often grow up to be just as stupid. I am not sure if I understand why I should care about a child I have never met surviving something like this? It isn't like the human race is in danger of going extinct. If the child were to get bitten I would still feel worse for the snake...

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"The mouth is probably sewn shut."

The snake never gapes or tongue flicks so that's probably whats up.

[Edited on June 25, 2011 at 1:21 PM. Reason : asdf]

6/25/2011 1:17:19 PM

what happens after that? is it a stitch that comes out easily? or do they eat it?

6/25/2011 3:04:25 PM

I can't watch anything like this that deals with a baby so i assume that the cobra strikes the baby?

6/25/2011 3:09:15 PM

cobra has been disarmed, so baby is fine. cobra on the other hand might be defanged, devenomed, or have its mouth sewn shut

6/25/2011 3:10:16 PM

God dammit you post some old shit

6/25/2011 3:10:54 PM

strikes yes

bites no

it's actually quite depressing, disabling a beautiful animal because some idiot wants to do a luck ritual with their child

6/25/2011 3:11:31 PM

this was one of the first videos ever uploaded to youtube

Tosh.0 had it on his pilot episode

the very first animated gif was made from this video

6/25/2011 3:13:04 PM

I think it's safe to say the fangs are not removed.... upsidedown had the best theory


Side bar: don't some cultures believe it's good luck to touch a cobra on the top of the head?

6/25/2011 4:12:10 PM

happy ending would involve fully-intact cobra slithering up unnoticed and biting cameraman

6/25/2011 5:54:26 PM

This could be a village of snake charmers and they're teaching the baby not to fear the snakes that will feed his family later in life for all we know.

6/25/2011 8:26:49 PM

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6/25/2011 8:31:37 PM

^^ Probably, seeing as how it is in India.

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"The children of stupid parents often grow up to be just as stupid. I am not sure if I understand why I should care about a child I have never met surviving something like this? It isn't like the human race is in danger of going extinct. If the child were to get bitten I would still feel worse for the snake..."

You are just jealous they used a cobra and not an adder.

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"I am not sure if I understand why I should care about a child I have never met surviving something like this?"

So you only care about humans surviving dangerous/deadly situations only if you personally know the people involved...? Nice way to look at things there.

[Edited on June 25, 2011 at 8:33 PM. Reason : fuck you carrot]

6/25/2011 8:32:45 PM

^No. If you knew adder, you'd know he's not a discriminating misanthropist. Friend or foe, he's not happy until you're dead.

6/25/2011 11:54:22 PM

towards the end, the snake kinda turns toward the camera in a definite "WTF" moment

6/26/2011 1:02:20 AM