# Could this snake eat this kid?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577 "2018-08-31T15:26:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577/61 "2018-09-06T22:16:55Z")

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> [@j666](#):
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> I think the gerund “anthropomorphizing” is most commonly used.

And you certainly can’t trust a gerund that long around small children.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577/62 "2018-09-07T20:23:10Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> Is the snake yawning at one point? (Do I know?)
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> Stretching it’s jaw muscles?
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> Exposing some sensory anatomy?
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> Doing a random just for test “snarl?” (Do snakes display their teeth/open wide as an aggression/defensive posture?)
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> So many questions.

Just a bump. I’m surrounded by all these herpetologists, professional and amateur.

I mean, I posted about the hat and all…

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577/63 "2018-09-07T21:34:08Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> Just a bump. I’m surrounded by all these herpetologists, professional and amateur.
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> I mean, I posted about the hat and all…

I googled “snake yawn” or something like, and read a few of the results; [FWIW](https://www.cuteness.com/blog/content/why-do-snakes-yawn) (have salt handy).

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**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-snake-eat-this-kid/820577/64 "2018-09-07T22:43:56Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> And you certainly can’t trust a gerund that long around small children.

Well done, sir. Well done.

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