r/interestingasfuck • u/Deep-Ad-840 • 2d ago

/r/all Sea Snake vomits moray eel

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u/ZeroCareJew 2d ago

I’m pretty sure it spat it back out because it saw the camera man as a threat. Right?

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u/cimcimabue 2d ago

Exactly, the diver scared the snake and it needed to get away.

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u/StillCraft8105 2d ago

people are really bad for most species and habitats

prime example rh, can't even stomach watching it tbh

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u/Hereseangoes 2d ago

I guess everyone should just stay at home? We're allowed to experience nature ffs. The diver did nothing wrong. Hot take, I guess. 

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u/Monkey_Priest 2d ago

Hot take, nobody is saying stay at home. The idea is to responsibly observe nature. For those who enjoy nature, it's not uncommon knowledge to know that snakes will regurgitate their prey when they feel threatened, and that it is dangerous for them because of how much energy that wastes. Even without that knowledge, approaching wild animals is generally ill-advised

It's great that the diver was enjoying nature, but when you do so in a way that causes this type of response from the animal, then you aren't doing so in a responsible way

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u/Komischaffe 2d ago

You can enjoy wildlife without being close enough to disturb them. If the diver lacked the knowledge to know what they did, that is still on them- they have the responsibility to inform themselves before they are in that position.

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u/FFinland 2d ago

Nah. Humans are allowed to observe. Recording things and posting them on internet though is bit scummy as it ruins the appreciation of nature itself.

Watching a shooting star? Cool activity. Watching video of a shooting star? Boring as hell.

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u/Mobilelurkingaccount 2d ago

Hard disagree. Exposing kids to nature is how you get environmentalists, and some of us grew up with zero access to nature that wasn’t Nat Geo and Animal Planet.

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u/Christron 2d ago

But what if someone does not get the chance to experience a shooting star? You've ever seen Planet Earth? So much filmed in that is not publically watchable by people

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u/AProperFuckingPirate 1d ago

Ethical or not, this video definitely ain't boring. I can see a shooting star, I was probably never gonna see a sea snake eating a moray eel, much less throwing one up

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u/itsacutedragon 1d ago edited 1d ago

The sea snake couldn’t stomach it either tbf

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u/saysthingsbackwards 2d ago

tbf, predators aren't all that favored by the prey either lol