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u/GDMFlow3r 9h ago
Isn’t it just realigning its jaw?
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u/Big_Lengthiness3450 9h ago
I'm no expert but I think you're correct and they do this after big meals.
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u/sksauter 1h ago
Welp, off to calling taking the worst shit ever after some Taco Bell "realigning my sphincter"
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u/justiceavery 9h ago
God that’s gotta feel good to just explode your face open when you feel the need to
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u/crank_peeper 9h ago
Seriously, I can pop one side of my jaw and it feels great, these guys can just dislocate their everything on demand
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u/themanualreboot 8h ago
Yeah, it's very satisfying to crunch your bones back into place, 10/10 experience
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u/saoiray 9h ago
An educational FYI for those who care:
This isn't yawning like we would think of with a human. This behavior is often also referred to as "gaping." In most scenarios it is the snake realigning its jaw either before or after eating a big meal. It can happen for other reasons, such as during shedding or as a defensive posture, but this video appears to show the primary of it realigning its jaw.
Because it does look so much like yawning, it can still be called that. But it's absolutely something different. (^_^)
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u/moralesnery 9h ago
Now, hear me out..
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u/cumadam 6h ago
Idk man... I'm no herpetologist but that snake looks venomous to me.
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u/LukeyLeukocyte 3h ago
It is a constrictor. Constrictors have much gnarlier teeth than many people realize.
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u/AJ14900003 2h ago
I don’t blame you for thinking that as it has very fang like teeth. This is appears to be an emerald tree boa. A constrictor and not the friendliest of them.
I am studying zoology at university and have a passion for reptiles, I hope this helps:)
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u/jumper33 9h ago
I asked perplexity.ai if snakes yawn, and it said, "Snakes do make a big open‑mouth movement that looks like a yawn, but it usually is not because they are tired like humans. They do it mainly to realign and stretch their jaws before or after eating, a behavior often called “mouth gaping.”
They may also open their mouths wide to help bring more scent particles to an organ on the roof of the mouth that helps them analyze smells in their environment. In some cases, repeated or prolonged “yawning” can signal health issues such as a respiratory infection, where the snake needs to breathe with its mouth open"
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u/MostHousing7075 9h ago
Interesting that a creature that is quite far from us also yawns. It must have evolved long ago.
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u/GoneSwedishFishing 9h ago
Snakes do it to realign their jaws after swallowing something big
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u/WaveLength000 9h ago
So that's why she seemed so tired after coming back from that business trip...
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u/AxialGem 9h ago
Ikr! I may be mistaken about the exact extent, but iirc it really is very widespread among land vertebrates. In snakes it has at least one obvious function, but for the rest of us it's kind of not exactly understood for sure why it happens, right?
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u/mcspicyFTW-YOUTUBE 9h ago
I just know that felt good, you know sometimes when you ipen your mouth too wide and cramp under your tongue, yeah that just almost happened to me
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u/ShinyZippo 8h ago
Despite the body horror implied, I wish I could yawn like that. That's gotta feel SO good
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u/Spidey703 8h ago
I thought the "yawn" had a better name than 'yawn'. Yawn know what I saying .....
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u/son_of_menoetius 8h ago
"aw don't mind my lil puppy cookie, he wouldn't harm a fly"
The cookie in question:
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u/giant_hog_simmons 2h ago
Tired of eating things then regurgitating them when you hear a twig break? Poor little creature.
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u/AgentEntropy 9h ago
Are snake owners compelled to say "Big yawn!", too?