The Surprising Reason Babies Are NOT Afraid of Snakes | Secret Science

[@jagged5261]

That one baby biting the snek: "I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me"

[@AccessibleNeats]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 the unexpected villians

[@MelonHere20]

Exactly

[@Brianna-eo8nu]

And that baby grew up to be Hercules.

[@Tethloach1]

That baby that was biting snake started crying after 2:05

[@mrzirak792]

​@@Tethloach1 i mean, who'd like the taste of raw snake skin?

[@zachdugan7320]

"They're non-venomous?" "...no I thought it'd be cool to throw a bunch of venomous snakes in with a group of literal babies."

[@Simonesanderss]

What a time to ask such a question 🤡 😅

[@ronniesnakehissiii9413]

"The Surprising Reason Babies Are NOT Immune To Venomous Snake Bites" Video Length: 0:25 Transcript: Baby cries after being bit. [Narrator] "The reason babies aren't immune to venous snake bites lies the baby's similarity to non-babies." [Crying Parent #1] Will my baby die?

[@geofreyoteng]

lol, I think she asked so that it was on camera. Like a disclaimer.

[@angron2074]

These idiots need to learn quicker

[@contabilidade00imperiocont95]

It would be fun to watch her reaction if he messed with her confidently replying "very much so but they are well trained. As long as the babies dont cry they will be fine."

[@FeedByGanacci]

When I was a baby my mother found me in the garden with a huge spider on my face, I laughed because I didn't know this creature. My mother is arachnophobic but she didn't scream or even show that she was afraid. She just smiled and took the spider to throw it further away. What she wanted, even more than not seeing this spider anymore, was not to transmit her fear to me.

[@bassterix7151]

that's unbelievably based of your mom. i hate spiders and insects with a burning passion, can't trace it back to a memory though. snakes however are cute and i love em.

[@simontist]

Based

[@Ani-Oluwa]

Cap

[@edwardswidler7952]

This is precisous intelligence form

[@CLOWTISMS]

@@Ani-Oluwa would be a very random thing to lie about

[@H0SANNA]

Expectations: Snake eats baby Reality: Baby eats snake

[@retrowiktor]

Baby inherits the earth

[@NizzyNita]

😂😂😂

[@XOguitargurlOX]

just a nibble XD babies favorite game is Food or Not Food

[@Psychohistorian42]

Proof that Man is Earth's greatest predator. Or at least that Baby is Earth's greatest predator.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

Hahahaha

[@gpcheng87]

Snakes: "Pardon... are these babies trained? Non-venomous? I hope so, because that one just tried to bite Phil..."

[@marcocoelho4943]

😂

[@sciteceng2hedz358]

Sounds like a Gary Larson comic 😅

[@iainballas]

@@sciteceng2hedz358 A man of culture

[@StolenPw]

@@sciteceng2hedz358 I could see that lol

[@ps-gh3hu]

Much need conversation 😂😂😂

[@ckret2]

Speaking as a snake lover? This video is absolutely adorable. That poor snake that got the Vulcan nerve pinch tho

[@Adohleas]

Or the infant mouth chomp.

[@katiel7166]

​@Adohleas I know right, I would've told you I'm not afraid of snakes, but I was just about climbing the walls at that point

[@berniesans]

​@@katiel7166I'm not afraid of snakes (I actually love them), but I'm definitely afraid of provoking one that could strangle me to death

[@MelonHere20]

Agreed

[@onsokumaru4663]

Babies: "Just a moving rope, meh"

[@mmayer1558]

Meh! Meh! Mah! Ma!!! Mamma!!

[@faheemabbas3965]

@@mmayer1558 good FG reference.

[@joannagruzewska9437]

*nom*

[@paddor]

A dope rope

[@mho...]

meh, doesnt even taste good =/

[@RevYars]

The "Are babies afraid of crocodiles?" experiment unfortunately didn't turn out so well.

[@hv3115]

But they made sure the crocodiles were non-venomous.

[@rfastravers8841]

Yeah, they underestimated the bite force a baby has. Salty was never the same since.

[@hellgazer8370]

At least now we can tell the difference between crocodiles and alligators!

[@ryanpayne7707]

Meanwhile, a similar experiment was run with baby swamp puppies with far better results.

[@Jester2415]

Should have used alligators instead.

[@Alteori]

0:23 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬 as a snake owner, this was uncomfortable to watch. Snakes are very sensitive to touch and boy out here grasping with the fist of Zeus. It would be normal for the snake to react to getting pinched like that.

[@emmanuelarthur_]

Weird to find you just casually commenting on some random video😂

[@meadandmilk]

Did it trigger you too then when he said the snakes are ‘trained’? 😅 Wild animals can always be unpredictable and reptiles have no concept of being trained, only accustomed.

[@kaimanthelizardwizard1248]

Random ahh Alteori cameo

[@Myr25636]

Fist of Zeus???

[@chuggernot]

Baby grips aren't that strong

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

Any mom has already figured this out. Babies have no concept of danger, so they’re not afraid of anything that we consider dangerous. That’s one major reason they can’t be left alone.

[@adventurerke]

this! they're constantly trying to off themselves anyway they can. they simply don't know what's dangerous or not. an odd research imo

[@elbarto4069]

Most snakes are not dangerous tho

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

@@elbarto4069 But people associate them with danger, whether they are or not, because a few of them are.

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

@@elbarto4069 Although the other day my kids caught a small snake that’s not venomous and the snake was wrapping around their arms very tight; that could be life threatening to a baby if the snake does it around the neck.

[@J_1921_K]

@@adventurerke lol @ off themselves

[@lapsijahti]

babies trying to maul a giant snake is such a surreal image 😅

[@masubg]

When I was a kid we had an Irish setter and we would let her play with the kids on our street, one time this one-year-old toddler grabed her by the back and bit her just like the kid in the video with the snake

[@lapsijahti]

@@masubg i hope everyone was okay after that 😳

[@meowiguess903]

​@@masubgsounds like my niece, she bit in my stomach when she could stand up 😭

[@Choking_Duck]

It's something I would imagine AI generating 🤣

[@loki2240]

​@@meowiguess903- Did she take a chunk out of you? And did she develop a taste for human flesh?

[@Kari2025]

It’s hard to be afraid of something you don’t know is scary. Fear is TAUGHT.

[@ryanpayne7707]

That's the whole hypothesis they're testing here.

[@therealgoat3367]

Not all obviously... Some are natural... Like heights and loud noises... As the mentioned in the vid

[@PossiblyAkid]

im fairly sure most humans are instinctively scared of snakes

[@kianpayette695]

​@@PossiblyAkid no they aren't, it's the image that most organizations with influences make of snakes. The bible and the Adam & Eve story is an example of that and proof that these books are used to influence your mind. Remember when the movie Jaws came out? The movie made everyone scared of sharks in the water and people tought they were the most dangerous animals on the planet when they are actually far from that. Some fears are natural, but a lot of the fear of animals are teached

[@Hebi_haberdashery]

@@PossiblyAkidthat’s what the video was testing and proved wrong, buddy

[@LucasEduardo_go]

Babies: oh, it's cold 😮 Snakes: oh, it's warm😮

[@Leigh-y8q]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂,

[@bigsister9354]

I touched a snake once. It was warm:)

[@LucasEduardo_go]

@@bigsister9354 really?👀 Cool 🔥

[@bigsister9354]

@ My grandfather used to gave me two dead mouses after they were caught in the mouse traps. I played with them in the garden and in the evening I usually gave them a luxurious funeral🤣

[@webpresent]

snakes are not cold they are warm because they are alive so have energy.

[@RedstonerD]

Hardly useful to be afraid of snakes when there's no snakes where you live. But heights are always dangerous...

[@DragnEYE]

Thank god Ireland doesn't have any snakes! (Thank you Patrick! )

[@Enlight_Entertain]

@@RedstonerD Or New Zealand thank the mother nature?

[@thetarotbogan]

They're Australian what are you talking about.

[@Minn269]

What About loud noises?

[@thepotatoofheaven]

sadly kids arent afriad of heights until they fall enough

[@asuspiciouspresence2176]

The snake after being bitten by the baby: “Hey, that thing isn’t venomous, right?”

[@a.michelle6401]

I nearly stepped on a brown snake a while back while I was bushwalking, I froze dead in my tracks with my foot hovering above it. I was so scared but it was unfazed and continued along its path. I was always taught how dangerous they are and how fearful I should be but I think that experience, more than anything, gave me a deeper appreciation for snakes. They’re not going out of their way to hurt you, they want to get away from you and if you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you.

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

I have v i d s of being right next to rattle snakes and they don’t care, we aren’t on the menu, and we are huge so they are scared and will freeze or get out of the way if they feel you coming, they can’t hear, i step on a rattler going through the bushes, luckily my foot was on his head and after i jumped he just went the other way, i jumped over a rattler last year, cause once again just walking and luckily I look at the ground and noticed at the last second, didn’t have time to stop so I just jumped over lol, and he didn’t care

[@foreighteen7797]

All well and good... until you wake up to a snake slithering up your bed and your puppy stupidly pounces on it and it strikes back with shocking speed. Happened to me recently. I had to be... aggressive.

[@militustoica]

Some snakes won’t move at all, like copperheads. And because of how well they blend into autumn leaf falls, people step on them and get bitten all the time.

[@lurklingX]

prob is if you don't know it's there and scare it.... and it's venomous. they are just protecting themselves. or you get the rare a-hole snek, just like the occasional a-hole bear. but yeah most sneks and even a lot of spiders don't like... react to us. you can pick it up and handle it and it's like "oh, geez, this again. sigh." and just slowly sort of ease away as we give it the next hand and the next hand to go to. spiders, too, aren't out for you and just 'attack' if threatened. (some critters are more a-hole than others. australia has loads.)

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

I almost stepped on a baby rattler while hiking. I, for no reason, decided to look down before the next step, and coiled up was a young one! We were both happy with my desire to look down! (I was talking with my buddy and wasn't looking 😅) Snakes are very easygoing. Another time I almost stepped on a viper of some kind... and also belatedly looked down 😅 Their reputations are quite unearned.

[@lurklingX]

lol omg the one bebe legit mouth down onto snake and nomming it.

[@Maderlololohio]

Nomming!!!😂

[@dwaneanderson8039]

"OMG, a baby bit my snake! I need to rush him to the vet to get antidrool treatment!"

[@aamkaa]

Must taste! Mmm 😋

[@ro2670]

@@aamkaa, so true!! Babies will put anything in their mouth. Like the only question they have in their little heads is “can I eat this?”.

[@boardcertifiable]

Yeah, that baby was hungry for spaghetti lol

[@magiccookie22]

Massive credit to the snakes and handlers too, these are the most docile snakes I’ve ever seen. Most ambassador snakes I’ve met get spooked by too many noises or too many pets or pinches and need to be watched closely. But here these guys are, completely calm around literal babies 😭 They look like they’re trying to escape though, can’t say I blame them that one baby looked hungry

[@ExplodingSkull-n5y]

Drugged up i think

[@somerandomgirl6093]

​@@ExplodingSkull-n5y or maybe cold, reptiles get a little slow when cold.

[@jarosbodytko6462]

​@@ExplodingSkull-n5ythe babies? 😂

[@transporter76motovlog28]

@@ExplodingSkull-n5ydrugged up babies goes hard as an album name

[@AccessibleNeats]

baby was ready for a snake meal

[@duytdl]

Who's even behind this channel, the snakes!? "Hisssss yeah.. teach your kids not to be afraid of us hisssssssssss"

[@miloelite]

lmao 🤣

[@fireflymiesumae]

😂

[@WelsHomEx]

Typical anti-snake propaganda from the birds of prey internet defense force (bopidf)

[@bonD6002]

Its a good thing. If they ever encountered a snake in real life, they can stay calm and handle the situation without panicking

[@sqeakyloaf9332]

@@bonD6002fr, but people think their irrational fear is rational, even if over half of all snake bites are earned from people trying to kill them…

[@zoenavales7846]

That baby in 1:51 probably thought it's just a gummy worm😂 That face reaction at 2:06 was so wholesome💞😣

[@mmayer1558]

It's the opposite of taking candy from a baby 😄

[@miloelite]

He cries afterwards. Pissed off about the lack of flavor.

[@IsabellaCoelho]

😂😂😂

[@Itsdasummer32]

😂😂😂😂

[@pintolerance785]

He actually wasn't biting the snake, babies use their mouths in order to gauge the texture of something because their mouth has more sensitive touch receptors, this is the same reason why they put many things to their mouths before the age of teething.

[@ademhamdi5139]

Another great example to show that fear is something we teach our kids . Thank you society

[@Emil-ej5of]

We dont teach kids to be afraid of snakes. Their brains learns the concept of consequence.

[@Beans-nh6ro]

@@Emil-ej5of So you think kids are scared of snakes because we taught them that they can be venomous or because they learned of the consequences by being bitten? Clearly more people have been taught rather than experiencing the consequence.

[@Emil-ej5of]

@ they use critical thinking. Something they do not when they are babies.

[@RocketMonke69420]

I don't think they said that. They just said that we aren't born with that fear. Most likely we develop it naturally like many other things when growing up.

[@elio7610]

​@@Emil-ej5of It can be both. A child can learn to fear something on their own but they can also be taught to fear stuff. Unless you live in an area with dangerous snakes around and have seen what they can do, you were probably taught rather than learned on your own. You can't learn the consequence of something before seeing it happen, unless you were told what happens. Once you already know a few things you can then more accurately predict the effects of new stuff that you are not familiar with. It seems logical to assume that any creature may potentially be dangerous but if you haven't ever encountered any creatures that hurt you then why would you assume so? Critical thinking still requires some knowledge, making assumptions without any reasoning or evidence is not critical thinking.

[@a24-45]

so, the story of baby Hercules strangling the snakes in his cradle now has science to back it up! I always wondered about that. It seems baby Hercules wasn't such a prodigy after all. If babies of a certain age have no natural fear of snakes, it's only one step further for a baby to clutch a snake too hard and choke it accidentally. I had a toddler nephew who killed a pet mouse just by squeezing it too hard while he was holding it. Babies are pretty rough with pets, but the bigger pets (cats and dogs) can handle it. But babies don't automatically realise the effect of what they are doing on living creatures.

[@Amuzic_Earth]

That's a good point...add to that the unnatural strength of toddlers' grip, which only stay up to the age of 2 years...and it all makes sense.

[@miloelite]

From my point of view, the babies are evil!

[@mimio008]

​@@miloelite pretty much the moral of the story right? 😂

[@youparejo]

Or have you thought of the possibility that all babies are potential Hercules ? But...somehow...they are being raised as muggles.....

[@sunflowerangel]

​@@youparejo This is such a good take😂

[@Ballpython_love]

Snakes are gentle creatures, but just like any animal it’s good to be cautious. As shown here the snakes were gentle calm, and didn’t mind being pet by the babies

[@ZowskiTV]

These are non venomous pythons.. They would not dare this experiment with a black mamba.

[@Ballpython_love]

@ true, I’m more talking about non venomous snakes

[@maurer3d]

Yeah, I have owned snakes for half my life, and the worst injury I had was a small nip from a 4 foot Boa I had just got, when I tripped on something and fell, the snake got startled and bit my hand. I couldn't even count how many times I have been bitten by dogs or clawed by cats.

[@marie23926]

​@@maurer3dthat's what I tell ppl. A snake bites once generally & unless it's huge it's but gonna strangle you. Yet dogs have torn ppl to shreds & no one's scared 🤦

[@AmeliaEarhart53756]

​@@marie23926 I know right? People are like "Dogs are the best things ever 🥰🥰" but they can be more dangerous than snakes sometimes.

[@MagicalHatStudios]

I used to be so afraid of snakes it was hard to look at pictures of them, exposure and education not only helped me unlearn my fear of snakes, but fostered a deep love for the adorable little noodles.

[@jonasg.bisgaard1086]

Yeah, it’s always amassed me how terrified some people are for no apparent reason, like most snakes pose no significant threat to humans, and would much rather flee than attack. The only snakes you have to be cautious about is the ones that are aggressive or have potent venom.

[@KoyasuNoBara]

1:52 "Uh, hey, that snake isn't poisonous, right?" "It's not _venomous,_ no." "That's not what I was asking about."

[@alicenguyen6410]

but that is what she wanted to know, unless she was talking the baby eating it.

[@michaelkensbock661]

@@alicenguyen6410 check the timestamp KoyasuNoBara provided. Yes, it's the baby eating the snake.

[@MollyHJohns]

If eaten raw probably will be just as poisonous as raw chicken meat 😂 yum salmonella. Oh and also taste roughly the same as chicken meat too.

[@MollyHJohns]

Can't eat any kind of meat raw unless you're sure it's properly prepared and super clean, and it's not the kind to host parasites usually. Also salmonella 😅 Anyways I heard snake meat tastes the same as chicken meat. So there you go.

[@El-Kompadre]

Some one that knows the difference between venomous and poisonous. nice

[@ZeauWhat]

I was just talking with a teammate about how if I hadn't seen my mother scream bloody murder at the sight of a bug I probably wouldn't have been as scared of them growing up. Bc if you're my protector and are reacting like THAT to this, then this is clearly something to be scared of. Even tho we're many times it's size and strength, smh

[@marie23926]

I lived in part of NYS where you only have roaches if your dirty, literally. My mom is super clean and would freak if she saw one at someone's home. That's normal for that area as I said roaches aren't normal to have there. When I moved upstate to NYC it was hard to accept you'd see them sometimes throughout NYC. Some apartment buildings, even if they're clean, walking outside on the street, in train station. Been in city 10years and they still bother me. Also in the city the gigantic roaches aren't feared as they're not "house dwelling. Sorry but how is a roach the size of a baby mouse not scary 🤢

[@moritamikamikara3879]

I had the same issue, my mother was stung by a wasp when she wasn't expecting it and bellowed, it was terrifying. I've despised wasps ever since, and with good reason, because later in life the fuckers would make a habit of attacking me unprovoked.

[@Kitschune24]

I used to love bugs, dirt, and other things when I was a little kid. Adults' reactions to them and their overzealous warnings made me afraid of "unclean/ contaminated" things. Which is why I'm fine with spiders (potentially harmful) but not beetles (usually harmless).

[@ZeauWhat]

@marie23926 that's understandable considering your upbringing. I'm from the Midwest and am far more use to winter cockroaches (mouse sized roaches that seek warmth as it gets colder) and I heard stories of people having roaches but never imagined they'd be tiny and came in droves * shutter *. Seeing lots of the little ones felt very different from a single large one. I think size and quantity changes reaction even if you're somewhat familiar with the critter

[@ZeauWhat]

@moritamikamikara3879 yeah I think there's some valid fear with stinging bugs. I was rather fond of flying stingers my entire life. Just be calm around them, I'd say as I gently handled a wide range of bees and wasps. Then I randomly got stung while sitting completely still in a work meeting and the pain was SO much worse than I imagined lmao. Im... considerably more cautious with them now. Some bugs should be feared lmao. But most are just chilling, living their tiny little lives

[@Springroll65]

Parents: OMG snakes😰 Babies: long moving noodles 👶

[@pranjalvw2193]

So, all kids are by default Slytherin 👏🏼

[@jacejackson5253]

Its all fun and games until they start talking to snakes with a different language.

[@GoogleUser-uv9bo]

​@@jacejackson5253harry potter! And aqua man honorable mention!

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

Parselmouths 😂

[@racheldavila6431]

Love that ❤❤❤❤

[@spindoggytheexplorer2915]

@@jacejackson5253 Having been raised around snakes I can assure you my kin and I possess this gift…

[@elebenty5709]

At 1:08 - just like when toddlers fall, but check the adult to see if they should cry.

[@marougusthedragon]

When toddlers cry from falling, it’s because they feel pain. The nervous system not being fully developed and being pretty slow, it just takes them a few more seconds to react

[@elebenty5709]

@marougusthedragon sometimes they are not hurt, just surprised. I am talking toddlers learning to walk indoors, not 3 year olds on conctrete. If you say "uh-oh, you biffed" they get up and keep playing. They look to see 1. Is anyone watching 2. Is the caretaker concerned?

[@kevin9218]

​@@elebenty5709 yeah. Very often, if they're not actually injured, and you get concerned and rush to help them and say poor baby are you ok? They'll cry hysterically. But if you just say oopsie and laugh at them, they just giggle and continue like nothing happened. They fall down, and they don't know what the appropriate response is. If the adult seems distressed about it, they get distressed about it.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

It is good for them to cry tho. It alerts you that they fell. Which you can asses the situation even if doesnt hurt they may get injured like head traumas.

[@lattefriend]

there’s a photo my mom has of me as a toddler, holding a garter snake and blowing a kiss to it in my pull-ups LOL. no fear, i’ve always been an animal/nature lover. this video is one of the few things to ever give me “baby fever”

[@marcuscarana9240]

I have never been afraid of snakes. I always wanted to touch them. When a tame snake at the zoo was open to be touched by visitors, I just remeber how cold and satisfying the texture of their scale was. It was smooth by not slippery or slimy. Snakes are awesome.

[@Dr_KW]

Yeah, their body texture is so cool, i can't imagine why so many people hate them! They're such awesome creatures

[@takworld6770]

Me too and mine wasn't tamed one. Good think in india anti venom isn't that expensive

[@Ballpython_love]

I have a ball python and can confirm they are smooth not slimy 😊

[@hantrio4327]

If they have no venom and are not meters long I don't see why I should be afraid. They don't even look dangerous

[@marcuscarana9240]

@@Ballpython_love I want a pet snake but I can't do the live feeding, even though it's only natural. I just can't feed live animals. I can't even buy live feeder fish for my pet fish. And just give them pellets. But the high quality kind of pellets. Pretty expensive too. Edit: Oh wait, you have footage of her in your channel. She's beautiful and she looks healthy. Take good care of her always. : )

[@MonnyYell]

The same babies that would touch a hot stove, or drink bleach and detergents or crawl into a busy street without looking, what a surprise

[@grapplermalegrindset5827]

That isn’t the point of the study

[@EmmanuelEkem-r4v]

Tell us what the point of the “STUDY “ is mr Amtrytosoundsmart

[@grapplermalegrindset5827]

@ sure, the point of the study is to determine if fear of snakes is something we are born with or developed. Clearly it isn’t something humans are born with

[@MonnyYell]

@@grapplermalegrindset5827 it would appear that humans aren’t born with many fears 🤔

[@grapplermalegrindset5827]

@ correct, very few. It seems the fear of heights is the only one according to the video. I think the connection is that most animals have a natural fear of snakes in their DNA because a snake bite is so deadly.

[@heydontjudge]

This whole video is me just silently screaming, "NO, DON'T SQUISH THE SNAKE, TINY CHILD" at my laptop at two in the morning

[@Never-l1g]

The poor snake got baby gripped and chomped

[@Jleonpolanco]

1:30 lmao she asks if they're venomous after the snakes are near the babies already

[@tc98826]

I acrually think this was a study of parental incompetence

[@AyoolaLadapo-hg7vs]

I think she asked for the sake of the video

[@coolhandluke1503]

Better late then never.

[@RainbowIsAPromise]

​@@AyoolaLadapo-hg7vs you give her too much credit

[@MsHermyGranger]

She knew they weren't venomous, she asked for the viewers

[@pokegurl123456]

1:08 uhh I'd be more concerned about that baby swallowing that block whole!

[@Godswill_Phoniex]

I can't imagine some parents actually signed their kids to do this stuff

[@jarosbodytko6462]

Why not? They're not putting them in any danger. They're in a controlled environment, the snakes are perfectly adapted to humans and there are professional handlers all over the place. There's no more danger in this situation than there would be in their own home.

[@Never-l1g]

It's not harmful at all wdym

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Yeah I agree I wouldnt put my snakes into this. Poor babies got nomnomed and pinched those savage legged crawlers shouldnt come close to poor snakes.

[@oakleavesandonions771]

I live in an area with both poisonous snakes and spiders. I’ve spent a lot of time teaching my kids about both. “Some are nice, some are not. Always be respectful and give them their space.” The result: my kids are afraid of neither. The other day my daughters brought me a giant wolf spider in a jar because they knew it was harmless, and it was also an enormous specimen. My older kids both want to go into zoology.

[@phyliciajoykloes]

This is great parenting!

[@realdragon]

I wish I wasn't afraid of spiders

[@DoodleDan]

Poisonous snakes? That's a new one.. If you're going to teach your kids something atleast know the difference between venomous and poisonous 🤦

[@CarlosODZE]

@@DoodleDan Maybe she lives in Asia, where in fact there are poisonous snakes.

[@meadandmilk]

@@CarlosODZEhmm.. So how do we explain poisonous spiders? 😛

[@skystygian]

It's totally possible to unlearn fears. My mom instilled a crazy fear of spiders in me, so bad I'd scream and jump like her when I saw them. One day I played a video game where you play as a spider, and it fixed me because I started rooting for the spider. I went on to own pet jumping spiders for a while, and I want to get a snake one day as well. Pet dogs kill far more humans on average than any snake or spider, so it truly comes down to societal conditioning.

[@ryanpayne7707]

I volunteer with an exotic pet rescue that is run out of the owner's house. They currently have, among other "exotics," ~12 ball pythons, one milksnake, a Kenyan sand boa, two rosy boas, two 6ft boa constrictor constrictors, one slightly smaller BCC, a tegu, two desert hairy scorpions, two emperor scorpions, one Asian forest scorpion, ~10 new world tarantulas, and two millipedes (which secrete potassium cyanide if they feel threatened.) Oh, and two Australian shepherds. The dogs are the most dangerous animals in the house.

[@sammoon7897]

In psychology phobias are considered to be the most easily and consistently treatable of all conditions

[@elliot_rat]

that's not fair, jumping spiders are awesome, really smart, and adorable

[@skystygian]

@@elliot_rat Not saying all spiders are adorable, but they're all pretty interesting and smart! I wouldn't keep all of them as pets, but I have no fear when I rescue one to take outside now

[@peterclegg4786]

I was the same with moths, but this was learned from my mother's own fear of moths so that when I eventually moved out I couldn't deal with them flitting around or even sitting in an unreachable part of my house if they got in. When my kids were born I made an active choice to try and unlearn it - still feel skittish if I find out flying around the room under a light but by and large avoid doing that around my kids (who are 13 now) and deal with capturing and releasing them myself without breaking a sweat. And such instances are few are far between thankfully, those creatures have more to fear from humans than we do of them

[@TheAussieShalien]

there is a possibility to unlearn a fear. I've unlearned many fears that I used to have

[@spiralpython1989]

I am a huge fan of Australian pythons. I have 3 as companion animals. The (absolutely stunning) pythons here are absolutely beautiful to watch as they calmly explore around the babies, which in turn, can be incredibly calming for the people who interact with the pythons… if you let yourself just be present instead of ‘freaking out’.

[@cassieoz1702]

No, there are no pythons and very few non-venomous snakes where we are. Pythons can also be dangerous depending on their size

[@nichloasquinatal2954]

@@cassieoz1702 The vast majority aren't dangerous to humans.

[@cassieoz1702]

@nichloasquinatal2954 yes, but in this area, that is NOT the case. I became very annoyed when the local university put on a children's event, promoting how wonderful snakes are and encouraging them to handle the examples they'd brought. NOT ONE of the snakes they showed the kids (all small pythons) is found in this area. Our local snakes are virtually all venomous and local kids should NOT be taught otherwise for the sake of some budding herpetologists ego

[@GravyDog]

I was an Aussie bush kid who had a “pet” diamond back python. In Winter it would sleep next to me in my bed. The snake kept the mice/rat population in check. It did eat one of my pet pigeon. My fault. I didn’t shut its roost one night. They only bite things they plan on eating. They only eat things they can swallow. Babies are way too big.

[@nichloasquinatal2954]

@@cassieoz1702I doubt they are telling people to handle wild snakes, they obviously aren't going to bring venomous snakes.

[@vaticinus]

“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” ― Otto von Bismarck

[@ABW941]

Also Kongfuzius, but a bit different.

[@corinnaweng5024]

no the fool learns nothing at all… while the normal one learns :-)

[@ЕвгенийКозьмин-н9и]

So, technically, wise men learn from fools?

[@corinnaweng5024]

@@ЕвгенийКозьмин-н9и or just regular people :-) because everybody makes mistakes. the wise, the normal, the fool. from which you learn determines only who you are, not what the other person is, I guess.

[@valevisa8429]

Ha,good one !

[@t10097]

0:41 I was half expecting someone to just come out and fire a shot into the air 😂

[@agarwalsushant]

Of course, fears can be unlearned! I was petrified of dogs as a child. Then I got two large dogs of my own because of where I lived. Now I'm not even afraid of facing large carnivores.

[@fluffysheap]

I was also afraid of dogs, because my first experience with a dog was awful. But now dogs are my favorite thing. Despite that there's still a little glitch in my feelings that traces back all those years

[@Henry_Slatyki]

Had this problema with frogs.

[@zawzuh]

the next time you face a large carnivore hmu lol

[@dominikherrmann9581]

every day at mc donalds im facing huge carnivores

[@agarwalsushant]

@dominikherrmann9581 😂😂😂

[@stefani.5737]

Theres no need to be afraid if snakes. You just need to be aware of where you're stepping. As with any animals, you're too big for a meal and too dangerous to risk fighting. Mutual respect for each others proximity.

[@Brandon-1996]

Except in places where venomous snakes are common. Or anacondas.

[@NatorGreen7000]

Yeah but a rattlesnake would just as well look at you as bite you.

[@Shinntoku]

​@@NatorGreen7000 entirely untrue, snakes actively don't want to bite things they can't eat unless they feel endangered. Venom is resource-intensive to produce and they don't want to waste it on something they can't get any nourishment from. Many snakes will even dry bite as a warning before using venom for the same reason

[@NatorGreen7000]

@@Shinntoku wouldn't take my chances. A dead snake never bit anyone.

[@sambennett7910]

​@@NatorGreen7000they actually do lol, you can look at decapitated snake heads biting it's own body even after being disconnected.

[@gm3190]

This reminds me of something I saw in a conservation programme, where orphan orangutans are taught by their human care givers to fear snakes. As per the conservation programme head, fear of snakes is something the mother orangutan teaches its young.. So they use plastic snakes tied with string one care giver tugs the string making the "snake" move while the other makes very high pitched screams and starts whacking the snake with a stick till it's "dead". The baby orangutans pick up on that behaviour after a few such demonstrations and next time they see a snake the weak willed ones will scream and head for the trees the braver ones will start whacking it.

[@bill2731]

0:31 All fun and games until that kid who put that block in his mouth sticks that snakes head in his mouth

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Blablabla

[@ooops4064]

😂😂😂

[@kwamenaplays5899]

1:52 same baby

[@ouwyukha]

That baby is a goat 😂

[@davidlazerz8564]

Definitely not safe to let the baby put his mouth on the snake though lol. Even captive snakes can carry some nasty bacteria such as Salmonella in their scales due to their humidity and bedding requirements.

[@jarosbodytko6462]

Because you think anything else they put in their mouth that's been lying on the floor is somehow more sanitary?

[@mmayer1558]

Babies On A Plane, Babyconda, Children of the Corn Snake

[@maurer3d]

Boana

[@Redwan777]

Babies on a Plane is an irl horror movie

[@thomasturner2966]

Titanobaby vs baby croc

[@djjackson-pickett7558]

😂😂

[@EdWatch-yx7hy]

I like babyconda😂 it's accurate enough

[@Hannari-xt6nr]

In japan a similar study was made and it turns out babies are scared of centipedes. They scream with terror when a centipede comes toward them or climbs on them. That's because the Japanese centipede is very venomous and the sting hurts like hell. They used centipedes which had had their stingers removed so they were not dangerous, but the babies didn't know that or that they were even venomous, but they still were terrified of them. It seems that there are some fears that are so much ingrained in our brains since ancient times that they are part of our primal fears and there is nothing we can do about it, like heights and the dark a large predator growling at us. I am a grown up man, and i have two dogs, who are very playful and the definition of adorable and kind, and they are not big dogs so they really can not hurt me. BUT, when in try to pick them up from my wife's lap, they growl as if they were going to bite my head off, and even as a grown man, knowing that i have zero reason to fear them, i still leave them alone and stay away. That's a primal fear, because thousands of years ago (or even 100 years ago late at night in the woods), when we heard a growl nearby we knew that this meant real danger. But strangely enough we are still programmed unconsciously to fear bugs, because in the old days a bug could also mean death.

[@bruhbruhkristoph4092]

Centipedes don’t have stingers, so what you’re saying is they removed their venomous mandibles? That’s essentially maiming them and sentencing them to death 😢

[@Hannari-xt6nr]

@@bruhbruhkristoph4092 Man, this is Japan, don't even try to remotely find any kind of kindness toward animals here. And i say that as a vegan. Japan is only second to china when it comes to animal cruelty. Check out Ikizukuri a Japanese delicacy.

[@Hannari-xt6nr]

@@bruhbruhkristoph4092 I couldn't agree more. But trust me, Japan is the last place you will find compassion for animals. And i am vegan.

[@qa377]

Since centipedes generally look similar, they could've used a nonvenomous species instead, or a robot version

[@Hannari-xt6nr]

@@qa377 My mother in law is japanese and definitely not vegan, my japanese wife is vegan. Once on new year she had to stop her mother from preparing a special meal for us. The mother didn't understand why, since she had done it for decades and as children my wife and her brother loved it and found it really funny. The meal is simple, you place a few blocks of tofu right off the fridge in which they were stored in water with icecubes, and you place the tofu blocks in a large deep bowl and with chopsticks you make little holes in them, then you pour water in the bowl just an inch and a half of fresh water from the tap. Then you place about 20 little fishes (live ones of course) and by little i mean babies which you can buy from the fishmonger. Then the kids look at the fishes swimming around the bowl for a few minutes and then the "fun " they are waiting for begins. Then you pour boiling water progressively in the bowl and as the temperature rises you watch the fishes digging themselves into the holes made in the tofu to avoid burning, because the water is still cool there, and then when they are all inside the tofu , you poor the rest of the boiling water and the fishes and the tofu get cooked (alive for the fishes) and voila, bon appetit. The kids love it in japan ! You have many youtube videos of that if you know how to search for it in japanese.

[@psychedillo1998]

Adults: bags of nerves as they observe the experiment. Baby to snake: *nom*

[@natashab8830]

Very interesting!! Not sure if I'd plop my baby down here (due to my own fears)... but very interesting concept!

[@kansasgoldilocks]

I held a snake for the first time about 10 years ago. It was amazing. I felt some sort of weird connection with that little critter.

[@ufosrus]

I held a sleeping baby snake and I could feel it breathing gently. It was like holding a little baby.

[@CRLSMORA]

Slytherin, all of you.

[@ufosrus]

@CRLSMORA Darn right! Love them critters! 😁

[@sophiedowney1077]

@@kansasgoldilocks I have my own snake, and there really is just something so special about holding them. My ball python Poppy is sitting on my shoulders right now. They're just so soft and gentle.

[@Durrpadil]

I just want to say kudos to parents who have mellow, sweet, and well-mannered babies. This really does need some praise as you are incorporating a good soul into society. I'm so sick of pushover parents that are raising micro sociopaths unknowingly.

[@The_Cosplaying_Froggy]

I felt bad for the snakes lol that one was grabbing the snakes skin. Snakes are beautiful animals and I wish more ppl weren’t afraid of them and see how cool and important they are

[@toyotatacoma1616]

Way more impressed by the temperaments of the animals involved than any conclusions presented here.

[@ROARlikeDoggysDo]

yes, even for bredlis letting an animal 2-4 times its weight chew on its back without even flinching is sus...

[@fabiantaveras8458]

Sorry but the conclusions presented here were objectively far more fascinating, but of course you can’t grasp that considering you share the same dim mind of said slithering reptiles

[@toyotatacoma1616]

@@fabiantaveras8458 I’m simply not impressed by the well-known information that infants react to their mother’s moods. I’m sorry that made you upset, but your offense over nothing was really funny so I’m going to antagonize you on purpose now.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

​@@fabiantaveras8458 You seriously got that personal ha. But some of us knew this already so being ignorant should be facinating indeed,so much to learn.

[@Coryclemmings]

I think I listened to a podcast before explaining the snake-fear phenomenon: that it happens because some are lethal, and we’re not good at differentiating so we lump them together out of perceived threat.

[@JackDespero]

Reminds me of the episode of Peppa Pig that had to be removed from air in Australia, because it taught children that spiders are our friends, but in Australia that is a deadly mistake.

[@ElizabethJones-pv3sj]

There are a lot of stories about the baby or toddler who is happily sitting on a rug in the back yard and the adult looks over and sees a snake right next to the baby. Then the adult has an agonizing wait for the snake to move away by itself because they know the sudden movement of snatching the baby away is the most likely way to get someone bitten.

[@ryanpayne7707]

The baby would've been in no danger, even if it was a venomous snake, assuming the snake had an escape route. They don't waste venom defending themselves if they can get away.

[@lyrebird9749]

This actually happened to me as an adult. I was sitting on a small hill watching my friends below, when one of them called out to me in a friendly way that they needed me to come down immediately for something. I thought "Oh, I'm needed, I better go!" and calmly but quickly went down to see what the matter was. My friend then pointed out the huge tiger snake moving through the grass, which had been inches away from where I was sitting. I may not have been in any danger but I most likely would have been If she had screamed at me in panic, as I would also have panicked and possibly frightened the snake and been bitten.

[@jaytodd4191]

Baby tried mouthing on the snake and got upset when it didn’t taste good 😆

[@exosproudmamabear558]

More than taste it probably couldnt get a hold since it has a smooth circular skin.

[@groovytau]

Remarkable, I am actually working on this subject on myself atm with the help of my therapist. Until recently I was fearing the sudden sound of footsteps. I can literally tell the mood of a person just by listening to their footsteps. I'm 5 weeks in now and I don't fear the sound anymore, it transformed more to being annoying. By afraid I mean I would literally freeze, my heart would start pounding, my temperature would fluctuate, that kind of fear.

[@petermallon8262]

Sounds like me after a night of partying 😂😂😂

[@RedFoxSkull]

Man… I can’t imagine the trauma that fear was caused by :( Glad you’re doing better now!!

[@morghansimone3890]

I’ve never heard anyone say this until reading your comment but I think I have a mild case of this aswell. Glad the therapy is working!

[@Pareto99]

Im really recommending you dr. Huberman and the interview he gave to Jordan Peterson 2 years ago. Everything we do can be separated into fight / flight/ freeze responses. Most negativ emotions come from freeze und flight. Fight often brings the highest stress levels chemically, but is perceived to be the chillest and actually fun. Stop breathing is clearly a freeze response. What we can do is to rewrite situations to a voluntary fight response. This works by noting when you are in the „wrong“ state and trying to switch it by tackling it voluntarily.

[@mesCheerios]

@Pareto99 haha fight response here could easily lead to attacking someone just for walking "the wrong way". As someone who has been trying to recover from cptsd my whole life it's more a case of needing to downregulate, which in the case of a freeze response would mean physically moving the body, getting out of yr head. A fight response is staying in a sympathetic triggered state, i wonder at the way this was taught on that podcast.

[@vlalramzauva6573]

That Baby trying to taste the snake was the cutest Baby thing ever 🥰🥰🥰

[@thatchris1626]

The carpet pythons there are some of the calmest and cutest looking of the larger snakes.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

When I was around 4 or 5, we went to a place in Florida that had a giant snake. I can’t remember if it was a python or an anaconda. But they would let kids hold the snake and get their picture made. Took two adults on each side of me to support it. I remember one of them telling me I was one of the youngest girls who had ever held it without crying and he praised me for being so brave. 😂

[@TheAnimewolfchick]

As a toddler I attended a circus containing a 'freak show' that included a snake handler with a snake at least three times the size of my father. The handler was absolutely tickled pink how I wanted to hold it without other people interfering / panicking that I touched it. My mom had to contain my dad as I got photos taken with this absolute golden retriever of a snake, his head as big as mine, all the while proudly holding up only about four feet of its body. 😂 Best memory ever.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@ haha, that’s awesome! What a lovely memory. 😊

[@TheAnimewolfchick]

@@tarabooartarmy3654 It really is! Although in hindsight I feel pretty bad for the snake handler, given how people would panic on sight or yell at him. Can't help but notice the elephant leader wasn't treated as poorly. 😒 Human bias baffles me- I was far more concerned about getting stepped on by elephants than eaten by the snake happily coiled in my arms. Fun fact! There's a little girl that saw me crocheting a snake & took me home to meet her father's breeding pairs! Sweet creatures.

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@ I rode an elephant once at a fair. It was fun at the time but looking back I think it must have been such a sad life for that elephant to be forced to carry people around a small ring day after day. I hope it was at least treated well. You crochet? I tried to learn years ago and stopped. I’ve been wanting to pick it back up!

[@TheAnimewolfchick]

@@tarabooartarmy3654 the elephants at that circus at least seemed well taken care of. The living quarters were clean, they were fed fruits and greens, and the time window for rides was a strict thirty minutes- people were upset about that last bit. But after the thirty minutes we got to see their stables(?) which was pretty cool imo. I wish I knew what circus it was, I'd love to look up the snake dude again. He probably remembers the insane three year old who wanted to take his snake home! 🤣 And yes, I crochet & sell my work to buy my mom's insulin. My mother showed me a few basic stitches as a child, but I've learned the more "advanced" stuff here on KZbin. I recommend the channels 'Hooked By Robin', 'Skein Spider', and 'Complicated Knots' to get you started, in that order.

[@shlingusdingus4174]

Snakes are very misunderstood and overly stigmatized. We fear them hurting us unprovoked, but 99% of the time, they are afraid of us and are only trying to defend themselves. If you don't give them a reason to attack you, they won't. Imagine how helpless a snake would actually be without venom or muscle? They'd be noodles to everything else and easy targets. They wouldn't exist. It's always good to be cautious, but not blindly afraid.

[@heatheryonker8860]

Imagine being the person who came up with this idea and how everyone in the meeting looked at them... Crazy.

[@slantingclock9679]

Not afraid of snakes because they don't know snakes are dangerous. It's that simple

[@dougaltolan3017]

But afraid of heights though. How do they know heights are dangerous?

[@valevisa8429]

Exactly ! They have no idea what they are.

[@SkyMika.]

@@dougaltolan3017Because they can see how high they are when looking down.

[@Urmumlel7025]

Ah, yes. The highly dangerous garter snake.

[@Kitschune24]

This study has significance because a lot of mammals are instinctively afraid of snakes (and other predators) before they've ever encountered one. Human babies, however, have to learn these fears. This disproves the idea that we're instinctually afraid of those animals. We're a highly adaptable apex species that lives on every continent, there's no general thing for babies to fear except for 1) heights and 2) loud noises. Those mean danger everywhere.

[@LoveworldActivist]

its the same reason they are not afraid of Fire, or running in front of a moving truck, IGNORANCE!...our duty as adults is to protect them from these things.

[@iwuanadie1058]

"these things". womp womp

[@Afrochilla]

Bros scared of a little snakey 😂

[@yourmom6472]

Scared of a little thing that goes “blem”

[@ryanpayne7707]

Fire is dangerous; carpet pythons are not.

[@angstyteen6042]

​@@AfrochillaYou're scared of facts😂

[@CatIsMad]

1:52 TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN LETS GO 💪😤

[@fuzzygherkin]

I was terrified watching that video. For the snakes. Those poor animals getting pinched and squeezed hard, having a baby put pressure directly on its spine and organs as it tries to crawl over it. Thankfully the handlers managed to avoid and alleviate the worst of it. Makes me feel for the dogs and cats in our lives who get treated the same way by the infants they are forced to live with. Then the parents who don't step in wonder why their child gets bitten when the pet reaches their breaking point from frequently having to tolerate pain in order to be allowed to continue existing in a situation they never asked for but can't escape.

[@russelloppenheimer3970]

Snakes are surprisingly resilient. Can crawl under and between metal doors, etc. A baby weight ain't gonna harm it. Nor would the pinching.

[@fuzzygherkin]

@@russelloppenheimer3970 People often like to extrapolate from very specific observations and use these to attribute unrealistic overall characteristics to animals as a way of dismissing certain concerns over their welfare. My medical knowledge and experience as a veterinarian tells me differently regarding the various events and forces that can cause injury and pain to snakes. To me it sounds no less silly than saying that some plants can grow in concrete therefore even with the blackest of thumbs you'll never kill a plant. There is also quite a difference between what an animal is killed by vs what it is harmed by. A wild animal may need or choose to put itself in harm's way to meet its survival needs. These animals were placed into harm's way by humans, and - as another commenter put it - for a spectacle, not an experiment.

[@MrRadman11]

What about those poor parents that get scratched, kicked, screamed at, and food thrown at them? They’re the real heroes.

[@candymixon7011]

⁠@@russelloppenheimer3970I don’t know much about snakes, but I still would think the snakes would’t appreciate being pinched. The snake seem calm to me though, like they’ve (prepared? Trained?) for being around little kids, like a program or party animal.

[@suchnothing]

​@@fuzzygherkin i have a snake as a pet, and they will react in certain ways if they feel pain or fear. Those snakes were barely even twitching their skin/scales in response to the babies grabbing them. They weren't making sharp or frantic movements, or trying to quickly escape. They were even showing curiosity in their surroundings at several points, moving towards the babies or toys and moving their heads around to get a better look and feel. There are obviously differences in species, but big constrictors like these are indeed very tough and resilient. Such a small baby just grabbing them really can't hurt them. There was very little to worry about, as long as the handlers stopped any babies from falling on top of them (which they were doing).

[@thunderblossom8114]

There’s no unlearning Brontophobia for me, or fear of thunder. I had to try not to have panic attack at work because of thunder and it was miserable. Had it once at old apartment I asked Google if it was “supposed to thunder today” and she goes “bringing the thunder” and starts playing thunder noises. I couldn’t respond any faster than I did to get it shut off. Told fiancé and he was sad he didn’t get to witness it

[@RRRRRRRRRRR956]

So you are not afraid od brontosaurus

[@Ranstone]

@@RRRRRRRRRRR956 Brontosaurus are what cause thunder actually. It's their roars a they fly in the sky.

[@iwuanadie1058]

LMFAO "Bringing the thunder!" stand in the storm and stare at the sky like Vegeta for a few hours, you'll overcome it.

[@sjohnson65456]

Your username is Thunder Blossom though, why? I loveee thunder and scary storms.

[@on__off2923]

when these kids grow up and finally watch these videos, the parents have alot of apologising todo

[@qdeanc]

"There's only one other fear that appears this early in our development." "My dad." "The fear of loud noises." "Yup."

[@yiga4171]

1:06 Spot on observation, I find the same with my kids, and it happens so quickly you often have no time to mask your emotions.

[@izzywolflover]

I was terrified of snakes as a kid but one day as a teenager I just went and picked one up. That’s when I realized they weren’t scary. Now I love snakes

[@SupraTompan]

Snakes are so underappreciated, it saddens me. So beautiful animals, and most of them are - believe it or not, harmless and chill to humans.

[@obambagaming1467]

Even the most venomous snakes are scared of us. Adults and often even children could easily win a 1v1 against most venomous snakes. You will probably die later from the venom, but that wont help the dead snake. Most attacks on humans happen on accident. Like accidentally stepping on the snake.

[@sephirothprime8403]

I fully expected the reason to be some variation of “because babies are too under developed to realize the danger they are in”.

[@ryanpayne7707]

They were not in danger. Those were carpet pythons; they're nonvenomous and have zero reason to constrict a child. Even with venomous snakes, if the snakes are left alone, they are not a threat to babies. (Of course, babies don't understand that they need to leave them alone.)

[@bramblestar334]

My sister babysits, and a kid that she had over proclaimed that she hated snakes when I mentioned my pet. Minutes later, she wants to come in my room and see the snake. I kept the cage door shut as per her request (and frankly I don't think my boy would want the door opened either, he's not the biggest fan of being held) but she stared for a long while in intrigue. Props to that kid for being brave.

[@gamingwithchristo2624]

I used to be absolutely terrified of lizards. I could not stand them, but after getting some experience with them, I realized just what amazing animals they are. Now, years later, I have a crested gecko but for

[@westie430]

....but for...what😂

[@snaggiz]

The gecko got him as he was typing. The lizards were hust playing the long game this whole time.

[@gamingwithchristo2624]

Honestly I do not know what I was trying to say here

[@snaggiz]

@@gamingwithchristo2624This gave me a good chuckle. Respect. Have a great weekend.

[@gamingwithchristo2624]

@@snaggiz you too my guy

[@pendlera2959]

I don't think this proves the fear is not instinctive, just that it doesn't develop this early. Certain reflexes develop at different times, after all. We know cognitive abilities change significantly with age. It's absurd to assume instinctive fears couldn't develop later. I'm sure further research would find plenty of examples of children with the same parents developing fears and even phobias that their parents and siblings don't share.

[@skycloud4802]

I thought about this as well. I think some things are meant to "kick in" or unlock further down the road. A bit like how we are all intrinsically programmed for sexual attraction, but it doesn't develop on until later down the line.

[@nobaso620]

Exactly even vision fully develops at about 8 months of which I don't think those babies have achieved it

[@queenlip6152]

Wow. 'It's absurd'... How to say you don't know what science is by not saying you don't know what science is about. 🤭

[@hugh261]

Perhaps a fuller grasp of the concept of instinct would be useful here. Kick in later?

[@sophiedowney1077]

Other studies have shown that the fear of snakes doesn't kick in until you see someone else showing a fear of snakes. The fear never kicked in for me, and I absolutely love my little ball python Poppy.

[@Sammichhel]

Babies: Wow these moving toys are great Snakes: Ayo! help me

[@HauntedCadaver]

As a former hobby herp, I think it's a bad idea simply because reptiles really shouldn't be introduced to children under the age of 5 due to the bacteria such as salmonella.

[@ryanpayne7707]

That's been disproven. Assuming the animals (and their prey) are kept in sanitary conditions and properly cared for, the salmonella risk is essentially nonexistent.

[@mannurse7421]

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Dr. Ian Malcolm

[@jamesthomasrobinson3211]

Where on earth is the full video for this? I've been searching for it for over 5 minutes now and it's like the full clip just DOESN'T exist on the internet - just a bunch of 1 minute extracts

[@jondo7680]

The only things I learned from this: 1.Scientists are apparently surprised that babies don't know what poison is. 2. Mother's ask if the snakes are poisonous after the snakes are already in biting range to their children.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

A lot of animals have instinctive fear of various animals. Chimpanzees for example have it genetically ingrained in them that they hate and fear anything snake-like. It would make sense to assume that one of their closest relatives also has that trait.

[@J2A61]

Exactly some people are just to smart and start looking at things to deep. The child doesn’t know the danger of the snake. Just same as a loaded gun or a burning fire. Duh 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@eggheadusa]

Apparently neither do you, it’s venomous not poisonous.

[@jondo7680]

@@eggheadusa you are a hero. You speak the 3th out of my 4 languages better than me. I wish I had such a big brain like you. You must be the smartest person in your household.

[@green_toast9279]

​@@jondo7680 3rd! Sorry xD

[@effedupdoc]

When you mentioned fear of loud noises, i couldn't help myself but to think of all the babies in Gaza who have been hearing the sound of bombings and screams since their birth. To handle them, how brave are their parents, if they are.

[@CoralReaper707]

1:51 the baby's just mouthing the snake lmao

[@Elriuhilu]

I find it really strange that people have such a strong negative reaction to snakes instead of something more reasonable like simply being alert in the presence of a wild animal. Some people freak out even when they see more fluffy animals, which is really confusing to me. For some reason I've never been unreasonably afraid of snakes despite my parents and many other people around me growing up constantly badmouthing them. I've always thought of snakes the same way I think about cats or kangaroos-simply another animal unless the situation calls for alarm. I've heard more than one person say they hate how snakes are slimy, except I've held snakes and they are completely dry. In fact, they feel lovely to the touch, like the softest leather wrapped around firm muscles. This tells me that people are probably afraid of some monster they've invented in their heads that resembles snakes and they've never actually been exposed to real ones.

[@snekhuman]

I'm baffled how the 'snakes are slimy' thing is so widespread. there is no reason why they would be slimy, being a non-aquatic reptile. it's always satisfying handing someone a snake and showing them there's nothing slimy about them.

[@suchnothing]

Maybe it's because their scales are reflective. The shine on the scales reminds people of something that's wet. And most things that stay wet when they're out of the water do so by creating their own slime. But I've always thought it was weird too, since I was a kid. I had several opportunities to meet embassador snakes at schools or museums, and the handlers always told us "don't worry they're not slimy" and I could never figure out why they kept telling us that. Who thought they're slimy? If you get even a little bit close you can see they're shiny because they're so smooth. It's like seeing the shine on a bald man's head and assuming it's slime 😂

[@ryanpayne7707]

The only time I've held a "slimy" snake was after it musked on me. Of course, I volunteer at an exotic pet rescue and its previous owners never handled it, so it was absolutely freaking out at my attempts to socialize it.

[@skyworm8006]

Non-mammal animals just don't look cute or non-threatening. Too distant. Where I live there's lots of dangerous snakes too and they can get underfoot.

[@snowbird1381]

Even as a kid I was never afraid of snakes, in fact I was fascinated by them. I think cobras were my favorite.

[@buttarain27]

We went to a zoo when I was in kindergarten and they had the usual exploratory event with a zookeeper and I got to hold (part of) a huge albino python that was around 15 ft., her name was Susie. She was really smooth and glossy and pure muscle. It was fun.

[@twildabuckingham]

Lots of fears are not easy to explain, it just is for people. But the fear of snakes...I'll never understand it. They're not hairy, don't have a bunch of creepy legs, they're not generally very fast, they look like a stick...I had a turtle for a lot of my life, so I'm biased to reptiles, and his little face looked juuuuust like a snake and everyone thought he was adorable. But I don't know...I'll never get the snake thing. The only time I've been scared by a snake is when I walk up on one in longish grass (like a lawn, not tall brown reedy grasses) and didn't realize it was there. It's more of a surprise though, cause I'll go up to it after and pick it up if it'll let me. I guess there was that other time too where I knew I wasn't gonna make it back to the camp without peeing, so I squatted down and luckily looked down before I peed and I was bare assed squatting right on top of a snake's head 😂

[@j.jkendrick7730]

So The Florida YOINK man wasn’t thought to fear snakes 🤣🤣

[@alb91878]

That was so cute to see that baby gumming the snake!

[@thomaskositzki9424]

Parents: * freaking out * Baby: "Big green worm." 🥰

[@henryjohnson-ville3834]

The babies were so-o-o cute!! Baby fever shooting up! ⬆️ 😅

[@spongebibspongegar4641]

Interesting. Videos like that are exactly what makes me feel repulsed by babies. Ugly goblins grabbing snakes like that and trying to bite them, just so annoying

[@skyworm8006]

@@spongebibspongegar4641 I would say you are mentally ill, since it's your own species clearly doing no harm to a species almost everyone is averse to, but the true test would be your own babies irl. But then, you might be someone who should never be near babies alone and by extension probably animals too. Since it makes no sense to sympathise with animals but not sympathise with children, we play nice with both for the same reasons, the people who are best with children are also like that with animals. There's the implication that your sympathy for animals is merely a mask.

[@AussieTVMusic]

It's funny that I have no fear of spiders at all. Snakes yes a bit but I don't think I've ever seen a live snake in the wild in my 60yrs.

[@jeanaprewitt9658]

I'm just the opposite. But I have come a long way is dampening my fear of spiders. Now, if they show up on my bed or other surface dear to me, maybe they'll survive being swatted away. If not, oh well. If I find one on my person, all bets are off.

[@cheese_potato]

When the babies are all busy putting everything they can grab into their mouth, including the snake ❤😂

[@lagopusvulpuz1571]

Sometimes you just learn by yourself what creatures are a threat and which aren't. Also I think adults react to new things differently. There's a reason that many adults raised in the city fear many animals.

[@Planetyyyy]

I've never understood the fear of snakes. Obviously I know logically that they're dangerous, but they've always looked cute to me. They're nothing like spiders or sharks.

[@Blackcain]

spiders and sharks are also cute

[@rtos]

It happens if you live in an area with venomous snakes...

[@Planetyyyy]

@@rtos I do, though. There are lots of venomous snakes around me. If you get bitten by a brown snake (which I have seen several), you will die within 30 minutes. I was taught from a young age to be cautious of tall grass, which I am, but visually, snakes don't bother me in the slightest. I'm usually scared of everything too, haha, but not snakes.

[@josecat436]

@rtos No fear is taught and from lack of exposure

[@hyperyami396]

I swear this reminds me of all the internet videos of babies hurting themselves and when their parents scream and freak out it causes the baby to do the same. Babies are always watching you and your behavior can affect them. Now as for modifying bad behaviors, I believe corporal punishment should only be used in extreme situations. But we all know that's not how people use it, beating the hell out of children for making a simple mistake or doing something you didn't want them to due isn't helping them at all. I've seen situations where a parent will resort to physical punishment when the child is older and more aware of their actions and to be honest I'm sure their are studies showing the positive and negative effects of physical punishment vs. alternate forms of punishment. You'd think these babies would be terrified, but they have no fear and the snake are just as calm, this is a very interesting video!

[@Loreweavver]

This isn't experiment. This is spectacle.

[@Loreweavver]

@Wha859 thank you. I repeat: this isn't an experiment. This is a spectacle.

[@ryanpayne7707]

True, because actual scientific experiments make for far less entertaining TV. That does not mean the science is false.

[@Loreweavver]

@ryanpayne7707 no, it just makes this specific scientist and everyone involved with airing this frauds.

[@nkur_bhardwaj]

Dude babies are not afraid of anything infact they doesn't understand the feeling 'FEAR' ... they learn everything from their parents like they learn the language.

[@i_deepeshmeena]

Wrong they are fearful of heights try it

[@aomafura3374]

They’re afraid of angry faces too