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Astonishing Video Shows Baby Being ‘Protected’ by Four Deadly King Cobras
http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/18/astonishing-video-shows-baby-being-protected-by-four-deadly-king-cobras-4803301/ ^

Posted on 07/19/2014 1:23:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The king cobra is so poisonous that it can kill an elephant in a single bite.

It is so long that it will use its 18-foot length to ‘stand up’ and look a human in the eye if confronted.

And in this astonishing viral footage, a helpless baby is being protected by not one of them – but four.

Deadly: King cobras can kill an elephant in a single bite (Picture: Mike J/YouTube) The reptiles each stand guard in the corners of the bed where the baby is lying with their necks extended above the ground – the stance it will take when defensive.

It is not known where the clip was filmed nor why the baby was left near the snakes.

Because king cobras are the only snakes in the world that build nests and guard their eggs, some have speculated the reptiles are protecting the baby out of an instinct to protect young.

Astonishing: Viewers are baffled as to why the snakes appear to be protecting the child (Picture: Mike J/YouTube) Others have suggested the clip is a sick stunt, with the snakes defanged or their mouths sewn shut for some kind of snake charmer spectacle.

The footage was filmed in 2013, but has been receiving renewed attention from media outlets.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: aupair; baby; cobras; nanny



1 posted on 07/19/2014 1:23:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Salamander; Vendome; shibumi

Now, that’s a nanny!


2 posted on 07/19/2014 1:24:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Assuming the cobras don’t bite the kid, I’d say the kid’s VERY well protected!


3 posted on 07/19/2014 1:26:14 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: nickcarraway

I want to vomit!


4 posted on 07/19/2014 1:26:22 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: nickcarraway

very bad parent - a stunt no less - and one that could have had serious consequences...unless they were milked before hand....geez...when did life become less that a number count on a You Tube video?


5 posted on 07/19/2014 1:29:09 PM PDT by BCW (Amazon Books: "Babylon's Covert War" - the Iraq conflict explained in detail - by JH White)
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To: nickcarraway

“None shall pass”


6 posted on 07/19/2014 1:35:31 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: nickcarraway

My two cents is a poor quality Photoshop job. There are areas lacking shadows where there should be some. Also parts of the snakes are out of focus when the rest of the photo is in focus.
A picture used to be worth a thousand words, these days the word is frequently “fraud’.


7 posted on 07/19/2014 1:36:16 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: nickcarraway

The video was not very clear.

I did not see tongues from any of the snakes. Typically, their tongues are going in and out of their mouths.

The article speculated that they have have had their mouths sewn shut.


8 posted on 07/19/2014 1:37:39 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Salamander

Anyway, I am pretty sure the baby’s named Shelby.


9 posted on 07/19/2014 1:40:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Been done.


10 posted on 07/19/2014 1:49:25 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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11 posted on 07/19/2014 1:55:56 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Wiser now

title says its a video


12 posted on 07/19/2014 1:56:58 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: nickcarraway

This video is sick and the parents should be horse whipped.
Even if the snaked were defanged or had their mouths sewn shut. 100% of snakes carry Salmonella on their skins. The kid could die from the Salmonella alone.


13 posted on 07/19/2014 1:57:03 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Unarmed people cannot defend themselves. America is no longer a Free Country.)
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To: nickcarraway

Was this photo taken in Indonesia in the early 1960’s?


14 posted on 07/19/2014 2:20:53 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro.)
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t know about cobras, but pythons are considered to be gentle animals in some cultures. Here’s one with a little boy who loves it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUAFXcOJAME

Youtube favorite — 12-second Burmese indoor python:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxc_55ur-J4


15 posted on 07/19/2014 2:41:27 PM PDT by Veto! (OpInions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: nickcarraway

See Sammy the Snake Slither (3x’s fast as you can)


16 posted on 07/19/2014 3:19:57 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: nickcarraway

is this a picture of young obama in kenya, the young little antichrist?

my best guess.


17 posted on 07/19/2014 4:42:12 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BuffaloJack

“100% of snakes carry Salmonella on their skins.”

No they don’t.

You are a hundred times more likely to get Salmonella from raw chicken and eggs...or that nice fresh salad some illegal picked.

I swear.

Statisticians, these days.

The “salmonella meme” came from one case that happened decades ago and involved either or turtle or lizard.


18 posted on 07/19/2014 8:50:18 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: nickcarraway

I hate to ruin everybody’s day with debunking “Snake Scares” but Cobras are remarkably non-aggressive snakes.

You pretty much have to *make* it bite you.

In India, Cobras that wander into populated areas are routinely and respectfully captured and relocated.

Other cultures don’t share our ophidiophobic tendencies.

[which, if you have, do not click this link]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lz-Eg3n3pY


19 posted on 07/19/2014 9:06:27 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: nickcarraway
LOL!


20 posted on 07/19/2014 9:08:52 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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