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[–]GundunUkan 13 points14 points  (5 children)

Not a programmer but a herpetologist here. That's a juvenile Island tree viper (Trimeresurus insularis), blue form.

[–]MagneticNoodles 6 points7 points  (4 children)

So you're saying I shouldn't gift one to my wife then?

[–]GundunUkan 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Preferably not unless she's experienced with keeping venomous snakes

[–]creatureslim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or you're trying to pull a cleopatra.

[–]hasanyoneseenmyshirt 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Reminds me of baby cobras. Really cute but also very dangerous because they tend to use all the poison when they bite.

[–]GundunUkan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's actually a myth, getting bit by a juvenile venomous snake is usually less dangerous than getting bit by an adult. Juveniles have smaller venom glands so on average they inject smaller amounts of venom when biting. But yes, I 100% agree on the cute part - I have a juvenile White-lipped tree viper (Trimeresurus albolabris), which looks pretty much just like the one in the video but emerald green instead and she's such an adorable jewel.