r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Palana • Nov 12 '21

This Man found, raised, and nurturer a Snapping turtle from the time it was the size of a thumb nail. Now it's a big softy.

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u/trelium06 Nov 12 '21

Not exactly. I’m fairly certain they are literally missing the part of the brain, which mammals have, which allow bonds to form.

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u/Smokapepsi Nov 12 '21

My Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

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u/Muffin_Appropriate Nov 12 '21

No Colonel Sanders, you’re wrong…

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u/s0ndOwn3r Nov 12 '21

There's Something Wrong with His Medulla Oblongata

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

rrrreeeeeeEEEEEEAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!

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u/giantSIGHT Nov 12 '21

Don't trust that Smokeapepsi. My momma said she's the devil!

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u/pmur_tits_or_ass_plz Nov 12 '21

TIL what ornery means, and that it's a word.

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u/Mandorrisem Nov 12 '21

It depends on the species. there are plenty of social Lizards, Turtles, and crocodilians. Snakes not so much.

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u/Oilerboy92 Nov 12 '21

I'd like to think my old snake was extremely friendly.

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u/technoman88 Nov 12 '21

docile is the word. you were never a friend to the snake. I have a boa. one of the most docile snakes and I know he sees me as nothing more than a warm thing to lay on. Monitor lizards can be quite intelligent

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u/mcaDiscoVision Nov 12 '21

I think it's because snakes are so stupid that they are much more easily made docile than lizards. It's like once they realize you don't fall into the food or predator categories you go into the environment category and can be safely ignored.

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u/Harvestman-man Nov 12 '21

There’s more than one way to build a brain.

There are many types of reptiles (including birds) which form social bonds in the wild.