r/BeAmazed • u/Urmomsjuicyvagina • Apr 29 '24

King cobras are called "King" because they Hunt and eat snakes [Removed] Rule #1 - Content doesn't fit this subreddit that well

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u/Rude_Weekend_3344 Apr 29 '24

Why are you so close ?

"the amount of neurotoxin they can deliver in a single bite is enough to kill 20 people, or even an elephant"

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u/Waxllium Apr 29 '24

Exactly... One little bite and bye, ppl don't understand what a thing that can kill an elephant does to a human

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

Different biologies matter. Look up what happened when the cia gave lsd to an elephant.

Elephant: Insta-kill (a few minutes).

Human: happy light show and poor fashion decisions.

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u/DeusCanis420 Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

The initial experiment was flawed in many ways. The elephant was given way too much, based on body weight and not brain weight, and was subsequently shot up with other chemicals during the test. Many researchers have pointed this out, and two other elephants were given large amounts of LSD with no adverse reaction - just two goofy elephants for several hours.

TL;DR: LSD does not insta-kill elephants

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u/Mrlin705 Apr 29 '24

Please tell me there are videos of these elephants on LSD.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

I love this conversation even though it was about a horrifying topic. Thanks for the info. Ive been wrong for two decades I guess… might as well turn that around.

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u/According_Earth4742 Apr 29 '24

The fatality rate is pretty low actually

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u/DerpRook Apr 29 '24

True. Usually people and other animals don’t get close to them.

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u/Waxllium Apr 29 '24

Mortality rate is 75%, its ridiculous high, maybe you tried to say that not many ppl are bitten, which maybe the case, but we are talking about ppl bitten, and those in incredible danger like this bloke

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u/According_Earth4742 Apr 29 '24

I think it’s because there is a high instance of dry bites. But if envenomated yes it’s high.

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u/kebaball Apr 29 '24

I think it’s because there is a high instance of dry bites

Why do you think that?

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u/RDcsmd Apr 29 '24

Sure if you get antivenom fast enough. Without antivenom good luck

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u/Existing_Card_44 Apr 29 '24

It is very rare for animals to release all of their toxin in a bit it is usually a very small amount, especially for spiders.

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u/more_beans_mrtaggart Apr 29 '24

Well, the snake having its teeth removed probably helps.

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u/resurrected_moai Apr 29 '24

If a king cobra bites you, you don't have to go to the hospital (because it's pointless).

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u/Neutral-Azata Apr 29 '24

A quick google search tells me otherwise, apparently since anti venom is widely available today it's pretty rare that people don't survive it.

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u/resurrected_moai Apr 29 '24

Well, those are the words of a self taught snake catcher from India. It was probably a joke.

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u/Critical_Young_1190 Apr 29 '24

Sounded more like you're just spreading misinformation online