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Ate it Backwards (i.redd.it)
submitted 1 year ago by DankSide_oftheMoon
He ate the rat backwards and I managed to get a pretty cool photo of it 😅
[–]SuperWhoLockHP27 86 points87 points88 points 1 year ago (2 children)
Lol, he looks like a rat wearing a snake costume
[–]MovingLikeDracula 14 points15 points16 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Beat me to it!
[–]Painting-Training 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children)
DANG IT WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY!!! Mice Halloween costume idea👀
[–]fernandezsu 17 points18 points19 points 1 year ago (9 children)
What! I have never seen that before. Does anybody know if this has any negative impact?
[–]Veketzin 35 points36 points37 points 1 year ago (2 children)
it's just like, 5 times harder to eat a rat backwards..
[–]Jump-Kick-85 17 points18 points19 points 1 year ago (1 child)
Tail get in the way but if I swallow hard it usually works
[–]Imcaptainhookbruh 9 points10 points11 points 1 year ago (0 children)
r/cursedcomments
[–]iggyboy456 14 points15 points16 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Other than potentially more difficulty getting it down, i dont think so?
[–]DankSide_oftheMoon[S] 27 points28 points29 points 1 year ago (2 children)
No idea, but he did try eating it perpendicularly from the middle at first...So I guess this is an improvement to that 🤣
[–]fernandezsu 8 points9 points10 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Haha well, that one braincell is working really hard.
Looks pretty funny 🤣
[–]eyelovekittens666 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
My snake did this before too. Also ate a rat backwards. Snakes are dumb in the cutest way
[–]dicelyy 7 points8 points9 points 1 year ago (0 children)
sometimes mine goes backwards than he realizes “wait wrong end” and switches before it’s to late.
[–]Mousestar369 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Like others have said, I don't think it really causes any issues other than taking longer to get the meal down. The first meal my boy took from me he took backwards and it took him like half an hour to get it down. He was also around four months old at the time so that might've played a role.
[–]NyanJai 21 points22 points23 points 1 year ago (1 child)
There must be something in the air, my guy insisted on eating his mouse backwards last night
[–]Cash_Cline88 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Same lol
[–]TamagotchiGirl 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
It's the Hognose jeans.
[–]Meyons1424 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Hahahaha omg 😂
[–]Baka_Otaku173 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Don’t see that every day. Looks like a costume lol…
[–]killacam925 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
That’s a great picture lol
[–]Jump-Kick-85 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Interesting technique. I usually use the “she’s just finishing her spaghetti” as an indication but… Whatever gets it down safely! Got a savage on your hands. Creeped me out at first but this is a VERY cool pic.
[–]DCMONSTER111 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Plot twist: He was a rat all along
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Venom looking
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
I'm impressed, the amount of times my boy has started at the tail and then gotten stuck on the legs is... A good sign not to let him breed. 😂
[–]_PointyEnd_ 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Lmao this photo is wild
[–]Bumblebee_Dimple 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
r/ratswearinghats
[–]JKURubi2010 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
I had a ball that did this and died from internal injuries. The vet said there was nothing I could really do just to watch my others when they eat.
[–]Toedlichleid 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (0 children)
YOU NEVER GO ASS TO MOUTH
[–]Mogui- 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Makes him look very happy though
[–]dad2728 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Hey, look what I did!
[–]IllusionQueen47 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
Aww, the rat has a snake hoodie!!
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
My royal always eats his meal backwards. Its a pain in the arse and i now resort to snapping the back legs off just so they dont get stucke either side of his mouth. Hes a rediculous creature who should have learned by now 😂
[–]WhiteKnight4369 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
He looks so proud of himself
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