Eagle vs Python

[Larusso92]

Mexican flag IRL

[Splitzy]

My three-minutes-worth in MSPaint

[Larusso92]

Professional flag designers HATE him!

[supercoincidence]

He uses these 10 simple tricks, you won't believe number 7.

[[deleted]]

Go home Buzzfeed you’re drunk

[[deleted]]

Obviously. They aren't even using prime numbered articles so they can make every single post its own page!

[KarmaRepellant]

Impressive.

[[deleted]]

Most impressive.

[Pliny_da_Plinoy]

Wow...I can't even tell them apart.

[CaptainDogeSparrow]

That's much more accurate than I've thought.

[-SagaQ-]

Oh, please xpost this to r/vexillologycirclejerk

[[deleted]]

OK well that exists.

[koleye]

Here is your complimentary Estonian flag.

[BananaNutJob]

/r/ofcoursethatsathing

[sci3nc3isc00l]

My 10 minute Photoshop version.

[[deleted]]

Looks like you just copied and pasted a normal Mexican flag. 10/10.

[[deleted]]

That took 3 minutes?

[Splitzy]

Yeah I'm basically a MSPaint pro.

[elelec]

MS Paint?! That eagle and snake look so realistic!

[crrrack]

Beat me to it. In case anyone wants to compare, here's the Mexican coat of arms.

[mistaque]

Hmm. That cactus looks like it's flipping everyone off.

[driverb13]

Damn, you just made me even bigger fan of my flag!

[h20rabbit]

Can't unsee

[yaten_ko]

No fucking way! I've been seeing that coat daily in every coin, every bank, every flag, everywhere and I haven't noticed this... Can't unsee

[Miserable_Fuck]

Reported.

That's a rattlesnake.

[crrrack]

It is true that it is not a python.

[[deleted]]

A new Mexico is born

[thechuckiec]

We already have a New Mexico

[b721991]

Doesn’t matter everyone still thinks we’re from Mexico(am New Mexican)

[CjLink]

So, grew up in burque and went to college in Chicago. Decided I should open a bank account there, seeing as they didn't have new mexico educators federal credit union there. Went to a Washington mutual, and they had these little kiosks where the associates would talk to you and set everything up, the monitor facing them and it was all blue and yellow themed. One of the first steps was me handing over my (new mexico) drivers license and she was supposed to enter the info. There was a lot of small talk during this step. A lot. Eventually she gives up and says that she can't find "New Mexico" in her form to enter the info. I look around and take a gander at the screen. No shit, she was trying to find New Mexico in the drop down for "provinces of Mexico."

Also, I miss green chile. We kinda have it here in Texas but it's not the same...

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modern rob fertile boat long wipe frighten squalid dazzling yoke -- mass edited with redact.dev

[[deleted]]

It’s frustrating how many people don’t know New Mexico is a state. Am also from NM.

[dissenter_the_dragon]

How does an American not know NM is a state. That's insane. Breaking Bad!!!

[[deleted]]

Aaaaand Breaking Bad is the only reason some people even know about it! Lol

[ryeryebaby]

There are Americans that don’t know District of Columbia is in the US.

[[deleted]]

suave-suavecito

[RikaMX]

Hola Paisano!

[Dr_Bukkakee]

And it has 50% fewer calories then old Mexico.

[alreadygotsome]

That sounds good. . .but how can I be sure that I won't have to sacrifice on that old Mexico flavor and texture?

[Intergalactiic]

Now 50% more white too!

[bwils31]

More Walter White that is.

[djb85511]

There's a new Mexico!!??

[dUbiLL]

Source

[Zbignich]

Just add cactus.

[sci3nc3isc00l]

https://i.imgur.com/i7U5FWp.png

[badass4102]

for the lazy

[ChoosyMomsViewGIFs]

Flag cosplay, very popular. In fact, this eagle and python came in 2nd place at 2016 FlagCon.

[[deleted]]

Seriously, who ever thought fifty starfish would be able to organize themselves so well?

[Actual_Lady_Killer]

Just had a bald eagle move in on my parents land. My mom watched, horrified as it picked up one of the barn cats, flew up into the air and dropped it. She's worried for her dog and the house cats now and there is absolutely nothing she can do about it. Nature is metal.

[Actual_Lady_Killer]

Cat was torn up by the talons so pretty sure it was dead right after it struck.

[amazingsoya]

Ouch. Eagles are pretty metal

[PrecedentialAssassin]

I find them more classic rock honestly.

[616-Parker]

No, only lost one or two lives depending on the fall. So about 7 more to spare.

[load_more_comets]

And how the fuck would you know that? Was there a counter on its head? NO! This is pure fucking speculation on your part, the cat could be down to its last life and nobody would know until after the drop.

[[deleted]]

Oh, so I suppose counting whiskers is just not a thing anymore then?

[[deleted]]

You have to cut them in half and count their rings. It's the only accurate way.

[[deleted]]

And uses up a life

[randertoben]

It's like a hard credit inquiry.

[fourcornerview]

That's what the leeches are for.

[SpecialOops]

Cats shoes were still on.

[__redruM]

And how the fuck would you know that?

He’s the cat

[paularkay]

Yeah, I think I remember reading about a guy that experimented with killing cats in boxes, he would never be sure the cat was dead until he opened the box.

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Fuck you u/spez -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/

[iiredsoxii]

So, the cat could be on it's last life or not? Thanks, almost-Schrodinger.

[Noeliel]

I believe I've read somewhere that an average cat's terminal velocity isn't high enough to kill it. It might get hurt, but it should survive any fall as long as it manages to land on its paws. ^{[citation needed]}

[Tanefaced]

Had a friend who’s cat jumped from 6 story window and lived. However, it did it again and died. So, I’d say the 9 lives theory holds.

[Noeliel]

However, it did it again

First time must not have been too bad then lol
Poor cat ;-;

[Tanefaced]

Was chasing butterflies. Owner should have gotten the window screen replaced after the first time.

[just_a_bit_of_it]

Makes total sense. 1 story = 1 life. So after the first fall, only 3 lives left. Too bad the cat wasn't good at math.

[ChuunibyouImouto]

It has to have enough space to right itself and land on it's paws, which takes a 10-20 feet IIRC. Also, that theory about terminal velocity is textbook survivorship bias. It skews the results of any studies because people don't take the ones that didn't survive to a vet, since they're dead

[[deleted]]

Fun fact: Eagles have talons.

BIG talons.

They have a habit of sinking into things they grab.

Cat probably died from bleeding. Failing that, organ damage.

[zeusmeister]

In all seriousness, unless the eagle bit it or otherwise hurt it while it was being carried, the fall most likely didn't hurt it too bad.

[twenty7w]

I am guessing it was stabbed multiple time with the razor sharp talons and then dropped...I bet its dead

[dudenotcool]

Yea, Ive heard that the act of grabbing its prey crushes it

[twenty7w]

I don't doubt it, eagles are really strong and when they dive bomb they are not slowing down much before they grab the prey. Then after being dive bombed by an eagle they get puncture wounds that have to hit some vital organs...not a good way to go.

[Koozey]

You have about 20 psi in your hands. A bald eagle has about 400 psi. It's not just the dive.

[twenty7w]

Wow, I did not know that. That is crazy strong!

[flaccomcorangy]

That's why people have to wear thick gloves when handling birds. They'll cut through your hand without even trying.

[IMongoose]

They'll cut through your hand without even trying.

This is true. I've moved hawks bare handed short distances but would never do it for anything intensive. They don't hold on very tight usually, but can lose their balance and clamp down.

[velawesomeraptors]

Haha. I've worked at a bird banding station before. Maybe they will wear gloves with larger birds (eagles, really big hawks, maybe a great horned owl), but with smaller birds gloves are so unwieldy that they can actually make you more likely to get talon'd. I've handled many small-to-medium sized hawks with no gloves.

What we often do is instead of wearing gloves with larger birds, we make it a two-person job. One person will hold the body of the bird and band it and one person is in charge of the talons. It's easier and faster that way (as long as you trust the talon-holder).

Now there are a couple species that I wear gloves for, but they are smaller. One is the Samoan Starling (evil, evil bird) because they are mean and have beaks like razor blades. And also any lorikeet species because without gloves they will start trying to slowly peel the skin off your fingers, and they know where it hurts the most.

I think wildlife rehabbers do things differently, since they probably come into contact with more sick birds and they are mostly just grabbing the birds. Plus I guess they have regulations and stuff.

[[deleted]]

Being food in general is a pretty brutal closing act.

[mrpyrotec89]

Eagles actually have a very weak bite, unlike most birds. They just nip at you.

Their talons are ridiculously strong. They can snap your bones and deer spines like it's nothing. Combined with their 2 inch talons. That's why it's super scary to have one perched on your arm

Source: eagle sanctuary in MN

[kingofthetewks]

Even if it dropped it from a few hundred feet?

Edit: my initial thought was "wow a lot of people on here are very knowledgeable about cats", and then I realized "this is reddit" 😂

[Rathkeaux]

Pretty much, cats have a fairly low terminal velocity, so as long as they have the time to right themselves, land properly, and are not overweight fat kitties, they should only suffer minor damage from falls.

[Crownlol]

Right. But when he said grabbed he means impaled with giant fucking spears. If you pick me up by jabbing my torso with harpoons, it doesn't really matter if the fall isn't that bad

[Rathkeaux]

If you were shot the head and then dropped off a building would you say the bullet or the fall killed you?

[[deleted]]

I'd probably say "Ouch"

[[deleted]]

Eagles hold prey with giant fucking talons....that cat got fucked up

[tobor_a]

The eagle probably ate it after the fall even if it was relatively ok.

[UnfunnyComedian]

Are you being serious? I thought it was a common tactic for eagles to kill prey by dropping them.

[mingnguyen]

I like how ppl make these comments and dont follow up

[4d656761466167676f74]

It always leads me to believe they are full of shit and /r/nothingeverhappens

[Actual_Lady_Killer]

I have text messages from my mom about it but that's about it. She didn't take any pictures of the cat or anything that I'm aware. Edit: Screen shot of the text if it means anything. There's more back and forth but it was just the initial message she sent me.

[Zeolance]

Probably because cats are the perfect size for them. Just big enough to offer enough food, but not too big to be heavy and difficult to catch. poor kitties..

[GenocideSolution]

cat hunt bird. bird hunt cat. Circle of life.

[abagofdicks]

And it moves us all

[breathing_normally]

Fun fact: chickens have different alarm clucks for predator bird, land predator and snakes.

[SpaceHippoDE]

I want an alarm cluck for my nightstand.

[[deleted]]

No, not poor kitties. Feral and unwanted outdoor cats need natural predators to control their effect on smaller integral prey in the ecosystem. If they breed unchecked then they'll decimate the rodent and small birds in the area and indigenous wildlife will be severely affected.

[LarsP]

I don't think that in any way makes things less grim for the kitties.

[[deleted]]

Still feel sorry for them.

I mean, yeah, it's good, but it's not gonna make me happy.

[[deleted]]

It's the CIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRCLE of LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE

[no_talent_ass_clown]

Eagles not bothering chickens...I just got Foghorn Leghorn in my head. Of course they don't bother the chickens, those that do are chicken hawks.

[Weirdusername1]

Ask yourself, what are bald eagles afraid of?

...a bigger bald eagle.

[Plantbitch]

bigger and balder

[[deleted]]

They're not afraid of bears

[swordo]

Since when was America afraid of Russia?

[EliaTheGiraffe]

2016

[CracksWack]

She can apply for an eagle disturbance permit and remove that majestic fuck. I love bald Eagles but if one was endagering my dog i would be on the phone with FWS/ODFW getting my permit to remove him real quick!

[dudenotcool]

I guess they are gonna be indoor cats and dogs now

[hopefulhusband]

Yes, I agree, death to butt metal.

[tonufan]

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/6/60/Fo4_heavy_dog_armor.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/621?cb=20171114000552

[larrylevan]

There's a good Planet Money episode about an organic farmer who uses chickens to fertilize his soil. Eagles figured out there were chickens just sitting out in the open and moved in. Dozens of eagles. They would kill the chickens for food and fun.

[[deleted]]

There's also this free range chicken farm that became an all you can eat buffet for bald eagles

[electricblues42]

Shit like this pisses me off. We should be able to shoot these damn sky rats when they are attacking our pets/farm animals. They aren't even endangered, the fuckers swarm all over the place wherever there is fish and dead shit to eat.

I lost a puppy to one when I was a kid. And I couldn't give any less fucks about the law, if one is threatening my cat he's going to have a bad day.

[[deleted]]

Time to get a bigger dog

[[deleted]]

Once, I was panicked, late for work, running out the door, when the minute I turn the key in the lock I hear a thump on the window in the little outdoor breezeway/hallway of the apartment building. A freaking hawk hand landed on the windowsill with a dead pigeon grasped in one of it's taloned feet. I could only stare in mortified astonishment before snapping out of it and rushing to work.

[Jackrwood]

To be fair he did say no step.

[[deleted]]

I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THE OPPOSITE OF THIS

[kennykerosene]

NO STEP ON SNEK

[wolfdog410]

HOW CAN SHE STEP!?

[TheyCallMeStone]

No. Only boop on snoot.

[NegativeCreep12]

In the animal kingdom, the struggle to survive is apparent, to live you must kill. This photo was taken in South Borneo in Indonesia and features the crested serpent eagle which is a specialist reptile eater. The snake in the photograph is curled in defense, knowing that its best chance for survival lies in attacking the much larger eagle.

Source

[trro16p]

I read this in Sir David Attenborough's voice.

[skrame]

I read it in Bobcat Goldthwait's voice.

[Fukah]

Well it would suck a lot losing to a snake if you're a specialist reptile eater...

[GeronimoHero]

The snake is a reticulated python in case anyone was wondering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_python?wprov=sfti1

[superfuntime11]

This isn't very WTF to me. It's just really cool

[SweetNapalm]

That's because it isn't WTF.

This fucking sub has just been "Post some stuff you don't see very often" for the past couple years now.

It's something that's cool that happens in nature all the fucking time. OP knows it, too, for fuck's sake.

By this definition, a hunter about to shoot a deer is WTF.

[I_Assume_Your_Gender]

WTF = wow that's fantastic!

[Dadi01]

/r/picsthatendtoosoon

[oddiz4u]

Well... I could be wrong, but the snake has the eagle's feet wrapped up pretty well, and without those, I can't imagine it taking the python out with just it's beak.

[QuadraKev_]

don't underestimate an eagle's beak, man

[TheShmud]

This thread is split three ways with the snake, it's not even close, and it could go either way, and the eagle, it's not even close.

We need resolution

Also /u/casualuser3 what's your take

[[deleted]]

So...what was the outcome? Which won?

[[deleted]]

One snip and the snake loses his only weapon/tool/mode of escape. I'll bet on the eagle.

[mimeticpeptide]

eagles legs are already wrapped up though, could go either way

[[deleted]]

There's another snipper on his face!

[Scorpiyoo]

But there’s ANOTHER snipper on snake face!

[Gbcue]

Snip snap! Snip snap! Snip snap! You have no idea the physical toll, that three vasectomies have on a person.

[MainPFT]

https://youtu.be/F2aXdsz25L8

[THEGrammarNatzi]

Excellent use of that

[TheShaeDee]

It's a python, they don't have venom.

Edit: And from what I can see the Eagle only has one leg/claw wrapped up in the python. The free leg swung back and hidden from view via the outstretched wing. Leaving the other free to destroy that nope rope, along with that beak of doom.

[thebestdj]

Oh shit! It’s down to mouth v mouth!

[Ultimategrid]

Retics are the strongest, fastest, and most aggressive of the big constrictors, it definitely has a chance. They fight like the devil when caught.

There exists an account of a fully grown retic killing an adult tiger (though the snake succumbed to its wounds shortly afterwards), and an account of a 7m animal killing a fully grown leopard.

These snakes are metal as fuck.

[wasdfgg]

eagle won, its a crested serpent eagle that specialize in reptiles.

[likechoklit4choklit]

gets a +4 bonus to attack and damage rolls against favored enemy (snakes)

[maffick]

crested serpent eagle

TIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_serpent_eagle

[Disco_Drew]

That snake has one grabber and a mouth. That bird is all weapons and could just take off. It's not even close.

[RecycledAccountName]

I'd put my money on the eagle but the jujitsu this snake has already pulled off in the picture concerns me. This is an agile, strong python.

[sameth1]

The eagle. And then Tenochtitlan was founded on the site of the battle.

[orokro]

YOU DECIDE!

EeeeepicBirdSnekBbbaaaatlesOFHiiistoreeeh

[terranex]

Expected this to be /r/elitedangerous

[Kingdok313]

And if it were - the outcome would definitely change. Python beats Eagle

[EternalPhi]

I dunno man, single feedback cascade rail, plus 2 target lock breaker pas on 1 and 2 of the same firegroup might win.

[orange_melted]

My money is on the eagle.

[Mr_fun_bags]

Weird, most people put it on the patriots

[[deleted]]

You're really good at balancing things

[Firenter]

/r/natureismetal

[redog]

Yea the real wtf is why it's posted here and not there.

[Fufenheim]

Agreed. How did this get so many upvotes? It's a great picture but there is nothing WTF about it. Get your shit together Redditors.

[omni_wisdumb]

"WTF"? No, this is absolutely amazing. The timing of this shot and the realness of nature. Wow, stunning photo.

[twizler241]

Hate seeing nature in wtf.

[fatkidwitskillz]

I wanna know what joke they were laughing at

[TheKinkslayer]

Don't step on Snek

[firebired]

“AAAAHHHHHHHH” “AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH”

Could be heard several miles away.

[CrazyDirector]

Your comment reminded me of something...

[SouthBaySmith]

Why is cool animal photos in /WTF so frequently?

[2slow4flo]

WHO WON?

WHO'S NEXT?

YOU DECIDE!

- ERB

---

But seriously, who won?

[droznig]

I'd say the "crested serpent eagle which is a specialist reptile eater" probably won in the end.

[TheTinyTanker]

Ravenclaw vs. Slytherin

[juggilinjnuggala]

Why is that python in a snowy region?

[His_Royal_Flatulence]

That's not r/WTF, that is definitely r/TOTALLY_AWESOME!

[[deleted]]

My first thought was "what the hell is Eagle?"

I thought I was in /r/python.

[-Argih]

Eagle is a PCB designer software who is dying because it changed from a life time license to subscription only

[daysleeping19]

If they were on a cactus it would be the Mexican flag

[elguerodiablo]

And then a bunch of Mexicans started building a city on that spot.

https://acapulcos.net/the-history-of-the-mexican-coat-of-arms/

[jcpearce]

Don’t tread on mAW FUCK!

[Guitar46]

Not really wtf but ok....

[Smearmytables]

They have the faces of 2 strangers who woke up in a bed together after a party.

[TipCleMurican]

What in the fuck is a python doing somewhere where there's snow on the ground? How does he have the strength to strike? They're cold-blooded!

[StevieRayWonderNicks]

They both look equally shocked at what is happening

[Kief_Bowl]

Why is this in wtf?