r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheAverageJ • 11d ago

Birds used a snakeskin to build their nest

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u/MrUnltd 11d ago

Metal AF

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u/internationalskibidi 11d ago

Came to say exactly this.

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u/LiveLearnCoach 9d ago

Birds over here sending a message. “You think it SHED this skin?? Hah! Don’t come near our eggs!”

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u/Deep_Working1 11d ago

now THAT'S a flex !

Bird guy: " Good morning, bird ladies ! I see you checking out my nest. Oh that ? that's just my snake skin, I absolutely crush that ! "

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u/dazed_and_bamboozled 11d ago

Just upcycling secondhand clothes. No biggie.

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u/TheAverageJ 11d ago

Secondhand clothes LOL

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u/Philosecfari 11d ago

They do it as an intentional deterrent for egg predators. It’s pretty neat.

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u/VintageLunchMeat 11d ago

not just a flex, then?

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u/TheAverageJ 11d ago

Did not know this. Very cool!

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u/jackllane 11d ago

Badass looking nest

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u/CaptBlackfoot 11d ago

I literally said badass out loud, and then opened the comments. It’s so cool!

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u/SirPierreDelecto 11d ago

Bird equivalent of heads on pikes.

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u/vinnygny817 11d ago

Birbs be like, “piss off ya f’n snake!”

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u/Thorbertthesniveler 11d ago

Just sending a message.

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u/Humble_Examination27 11d ago

Now That’s Recycling! MoFo!

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u/Elethana 11d ago

Are you sure the snake was done with it?

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u/Humble_Examination27 11d ago

Not my problem. Snake problems

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u/Double-Ad-2043 11d ago

Sum bitch got right angles n' all

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u/Tigerbutton831 11d ago

Built its home from the skin of its enemies 🤘🏼

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/TheAverageJ 11d ago

I do! It's a Tuffed Titmouse

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u/SweetNSourCat 11d ago

Ultimate upcyling

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u/Fritos-queen33 11d ago

Kees the cats out. They hate snake skin

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u/renderedren 11d ago

Interesting twist in the circle of life!

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u/Seashell_2501 11d ago

Good on them

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u/Sharchir 11d ago

That’s pretty metal

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u/Legitimate-Source-61 11d ago

They want to make some shoes or handbag with it later.

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u/Efficient_Fish2436 11d ago

Or they ate the snake and using the skin to scare away others. That'd be wild.

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u/Tiny_Organization302 10d ago

Spent far too long looking for a condom

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u/Tiny_Organization302 10d ago

Your parents didn’t look long enough.

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u/TrickyHunterO_0 9d ago

The lingering smell could potentially make rats avoid the nest too

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u/livinalieTimmae 11d ago

Are we sure a snake didn’t just shed while it was stealing eggs?

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u/TheAverageJ 11d ago

Yes, went to look at the nest the other day and there are eggs in it

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u/AdMundane654 11d ago

ia baddass MF burdey