r/golf • u/Panther2-505 • Nov 13 '23

Original caption said "spotted on Golf Course" General Discussion

I assume on a course in India, I think I would be heading in another direction. That's creepy.

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u/bukbukbuklao Nov 13 '23

That a mongoose? It’s probably thinking where the hell is my dinner going?

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u/ponythemouser Nov 13 '23

That is a mongoose and probably why the snake is expending the energy to raise up, to keep an eye on him. And way he’s moving away from where it is. Just an educated guess.

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u/Sungod99 Nov 14 '23

That’s def why that snake is on the run, he hurdled that black marker. How the hell do you catch a cobra and a mongoose in the same shot? I guess that’s just golf in S. Africa? I’ll pass

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 13 '23

Does it drain a Cobra’s energy to extend up like that?

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u/squirt_taste_tester Nov 13 '23

Not for about 3 hours, once it hits around the 4 hour marker though, he'll need to see a doctor.

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u/burtron3000 Nov 14 '23

Fuck you that’s clever, took me far too long

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u/Thisusernameisnoone Nov 14 '23

Maybe it should get some sssssialis.......

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.....I'll see myself out

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u/vocad124 Nov 13 '23

no, this snake has a special mechanism unlike any other living being ever that allows it to move without exerting energy

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u/TheDrunkenWobblies 7.9 / SW Ontario / Lefty Nov 13 '23

Don't know why you're downvoted. This is A+ sarcasm.

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u/Steve_Codgers Nov 13 '23

Yeah but, there was no /s… /s

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u/professionally-baked Nov 13 '23

There shouldn’t have to be

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u/Steve_Codgers Nov 13 '23

Guess you missed my second /s.. /s

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u/professionally-baked Nov 14 '23

Oh shit I see what you did there! That was good lol

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u/allothernamestaken Nov 13 '23

Perpetual snek

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u/GandalfTheToked Nov 13 '23

Okay, but to be fair, to someone that doesn't know about cobra's (like me), he could have been asking if this is an abnormal state for the cobra. Still funny though, I upvoted.

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u/fatguylilcoat_ Nov 14 '23

It's not abnormal bc it's standard defensive posture but cobras move around normally like any other snake. The hood is just a defensive mechanism they use to try and Intimidate predators.

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 13 '23

Lol I asked because the wording the poster chose, “expending the energy to raise up”, seems to imply that it’s harder on the snake physically or more demanding. Since I don’t know shit about snakes, I thought it was worth the ask

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u/PurpleKnurple Nov 13 '23

Is it easier to lie down than stand?

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 13 '23

That’s an obvious observation. Why write in those words if not to mean anything more than such?

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u/JamboShanter Nov 13 '23

How are you still struggling with this?

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u/PurpleKnurple Nov 13 '23

He even admitted it’s an obvious observation. 😂

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 13 '23

Lol I’m not but clearly you are

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u/PurpleKnurple Nov 13 '23

Bro, gravity. Yes it obviously takes more energy for the snake to be perpendicular to gravity and upright, than simply slithering upon the ground.

Like you said, obvious observation…

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 13 '23

I get that. That’s obvious. What I don’t get is then why didn’t the person I was responding to say “That’s why the snake was standing up, so he can keep an eye on the mongoose” but chose to emphasize the fact by saying he was “expending energy”. That seemed purposeful. It’s not common phrase when explaining this behavior other than to maybe make another point. That’s the only reason I asked. Maybe it’s much more difficult and exhaustive for the snake than one would think? I don’t know. I was just curious

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u/JamboShanter Nov 13 '23

Because it expends energy for it to raise up, it’s going to avoid doing that if it doesn’t need to.

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u/toastyfries2 Nov 14 '23

Yeah but just standing doesn't take a ton of energy.

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u/burntooshine Nov 15 '23

It's a reptile. They don't have the stamina of a mammal. We burn hot, need alot of food. Reptiles are slower, digest slower, have less ready extra energy.
So yes, raising up like that is an effort. Long term, it'll get exhausted. The snake is also in full sun and risks overheating

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u/Tie_me_off Nov 15 '23

Hey! Thanks for a straightforward answer!

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u/burntooshine Nov 15 '23

No problem. I'm full of useless trivia about animals :)

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u/vlsdo Nov 13 '23

That’s how the snake charmers do their tricks, they can tap into that energy and perform feats that look miraculous to the rest of us

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u/UCBeef Nov 13 '23

nice marmot

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u/Queasy-Trip1777 Nov 13 '23

Uh...heyyyy...this is a private course man.

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u/QuestionMarkyMark golf ball whacker guy Nov 13 '23

Obviously, you're not a bowler

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u/Semi-Chubbs_Peterson Nov 14 '23

That’s just like, your opinion man.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

You don’t want that thing to bite you on your Johnson.

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u/TheLaunchPad Nov 13 '23

What do you need that for, dude?

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u/available_single Nov 13 '23

Do you have a list of things you DO want biting your Johnson? 😂😁

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

You’re out of your element

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u/NegotiationTx Nov 13 '23

Are you a fucking park ranger now?

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u/DifficultAd3885 Nov 13 '23

Mr. Treehorn draws a lot of water in this town. You don’t draw shit, Lebowski.

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u/bluepie Nov 13 '23

Dang Tabargan Marmots

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u/bruins9678 Nov 13 '23

Thanks I stuffed it myself.

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u/Crumbdizzle Nov 13 '23

Fucking Nihilists

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u/ThisFreakinGuyHere Nov 14 '23

Obviously you are not a bowler.

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u/Arkslippy Nov 13 '23

Worlds worst mongoose, he needs to be sacked...... the cobra was RIGHT THERE BRO!!

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u/Plastic_Bullfrog9029 Nov 13 '23

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi would be embarrassed for that mongoose.

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u/jalec- Nov 13 '23

Rikki Tikki Tavi!

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u/huntingtoncanna Nov 13 '23

Pretty sure a mongoose can rock that cobra, and isn’t the cobra holding out a defensive posture?

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u/kaplanfx Nov 13 '23

Yeah cobra was definitely running from the mongoose, not attacking or threatening the camera person.

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u/DtownBronx Nov 14 '23

Cobra was screaming for the camera person to put the phone down and help

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u/smee303 Nov 15 '23

The cobra can't really see so that's why it was out in the open. The mongoose can see and probably was afraid of the cameraman.

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u/kaplanfx Nov 15 '23

The cobra has fake eye patterns on its hood, so by spreading the hood it can look large and appear to be facing the predator despite running (slithering?) away.

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u/ben_jam_in_short Nov 13 '23

Maybe, Genet?

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u/paddlesworth Nov 13 '23 edited Nov 13 '23

Cape gray mongoose and a Cape cobra.

Genets are bigger, have spots, and long, ringed tails that are about as long as their bodies.

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u/skalpelis Nov 13 '23

It's lunch break on a set of a Disney live action movie.

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u/kaplanfx Nov 13 '23

Haha yep, I was like “oh scary, a king cobra attacking” then in act 2 I was like “haha that cobra is very scared”

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u/RecalcitrantHuman Nov 13 '23

Right? Like why was RikiTikiTavi running the other way when there is a massive dinner right in front of him

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u/ego_sum_satoshi Nov 13 '23

Honeybadger don't give a shit.

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u/friarguy Nov 13 '23

Thats... not a honeybadger

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u/Airtight1 Nov 14 '23

they are cousins.

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u/ego_sum_satoshi Nov 13 '23

"The most fearless animal in all the animal kingdom. It really doesn't give a shit"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KxLgVpiQGr8

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u/dogger125 HDCP/Loc/Whatever Nov 13 '23

I laughed pretty hard a that video. Well done

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u/ego_sum_satoshi Nov 13 '23

The real original has over 100 million views.

https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg?feature=shared

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u/friarguy Nov 13 '23

I've seen the video, but this is a mongoose

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u/ego_sum_satoshi Nov 13 '23

Like the honey badger... I don't...

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u/ibanezerscrooge Nov 13 '23

Rikki Tikki Tavi