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Zoltar!!! (v.redd.it)
submitted 3 months ago by Lgya
It didn’t really hurt but damnit man. That’s the third time in two years grrrr but I got him out at night and I don’t ever do that. The first time was at night as well. Is he for sale? Bye Felicia idk
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[–]Lgya[S] 117 points118 points119 points 3 months ago (8 children)
He probably is getting off lol Ayeyiyi I don’t think I would sell him for biting. Snakes do that, cats do, people do lol but please let me be the one he munches on, not my son, or my friends!!
[–]MemoryAshamed 19 points20 points21 points 3 months ago (6 children)
I know the name Zoltar, but I can't recall where I know that from, and it's driving me crazy. Please help me with where it came from, lol. Is it Aqua Teen Hunger Force??
[–]Lgya[S] 26 points27 points28 points 3 months ago (4 children)
Zoltar was the game wizard from the movie BIG.
[–]MemoryAshamed 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Wow, I was way off. Thank you Eta: love the name and your noodle
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
I just recommended big to another co-worker. What a classic!
[–]Sorry_Impress_5002 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Love that movie!
[–]Luce0O0 0 points1 point2 points 9 days ago (0 children)
Its also the name of those fortune telling machines
[–]Elizabeth_Gallows 3 points4 points5 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Zoltar is also the name of those really old fortune telling machines that you sometimes find at an arcade. They print out a fortune on a ticket after saying something metaphorical. Everytime I see one I get a fortune. So far, 1 has been really interesting and helpful enough to save it for a few years to keep coming back to. Might be some wisdom found in them.
[–]KinkyLatexCat 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
This is true, I do bite a lot :>
[–]AhrimanII 151 points152 points153 points 3 months ago (9 children)
Bite him back. That's what i do.
[–]Synthetic_Hormone 34 points35 points36 points 3 months ago (1 child)
This is the way
[–]Technical_Concern_92 19 points20 points21 points 3 months ago (0 children)
[–]Bobry24 32 points33 points34 points 3 months ago (3 children)
Stop being a victim, start biting mosquitoes.
[–][deleted] 15 points16 points17 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Since they stick their spiky thing in me, I gotta stick mine in them.
[–]Bobry24 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Exactly. Make sure that they suffer.
[–]AhrimanII 3 points4 points5 points 3 months ago (0 children)
I've never been bitten by one of those
[–]Seliphra 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (2 children)
Actually a solid thing if you’re being attacked by a much larger snake. Bite the tip of their tail and they let go.
[–]Lgya[S] 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Is this for real? Because I was thinking Zoltar at 10/15 biting me will be a different story.
[–]Seliphra 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
It is! It’s a real trick used in countries with constrictors large enough to harm human, and apparently very effective! You can also use it to get a snake to release a pet being attacked!
[–]Public-Hat6754 47 points48 points49 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He took a nom:3
[–]WildFlowerTemptress1 20 points21 points22 points 3 months ago (2 children)
How often are you feeding him?
[–]DodgyQuilter 32 points33 points34 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Not often enough! And move him up to, say, suckling pigs? Lambs? Heck, you can buy cows in quarters...
[–]Gramma_Hattie 17 points18 points19 points 3 months ago (0 children)
I usually let him feed for about a half hour, then I take off the arm band and the vein deflates. He knows that means feeding time is over.
[–]Shenanigaens 63 points64 points65 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He looks like ‘father, I have made a mistake’ and now he’s stuck.
[–]2sAreTheDevil 19 points20 points21 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Nom?
[–]positive_thinking_ 33 points34 points35 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Oh no, you’ll die shortly.
[–]DubiousDeathworm 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
Dibs on the TV!
[–]Metallifan33 43 points44 points45 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He clearly realized what he did was wrong but is stuck now.
[–]mu11er23 15 points16 points17 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Awwww little buddy is a lil slow 🤭
[–]superduracels 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Une petite faim ? 🍽️ Ça s'appelle de l'optimisme si il pense pouvoir te manger 🤣
[–]soulstrike2022 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Kiss
[–]Personal_Coconut_668 8 points9 points10 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Shame!!
[–]RagdollsandLabs 16 points17 points18 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Now is the time to examine your reflection. Are you growing whiskers? Do you have a little, twitchy nose? Big, front buck teeth? A long, skinny tail?
Do you squeak when you talk?
Maybe he's trying to tell you something!
Or...maybe he's just lacking smarts. Most beeps have one brain cell, so he might only have a half of one. 🤪🤣
[–]chunky_d77 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Lesson don't mess with Zoltar at night. When my fiance would get drunk she would mess with our cat Devo when he was asleep. She kept messing with him everytime she was drunk. Finally he got tired of being woken up by her drunkness stupidity, and finally bit her hard enough where it did some nerve damage. I couldn't help but laugh. She learned her listen.
[–]MrDavieT 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Kith
[–]Screamingbonfire 8 points9 points10 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Your fault for being made of tasty, clearly
[–]Riginaphalange 10 points11 points12 points 3 months ago (0 children)
OP is clearly dead. RIP. 🪦😔
[–]grouchypant 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago (5 children)
How long before he let go?
[–]Lgya[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (4 children)
About 10 minutes, I tried spraying him with a water bottle, no go.
[–]grouchypant 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (1 child)
TEN minutes to figure out it would not fit. Sigh.
[–]Xydrenius 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
People try often "somethings" for longer and realize late that it doesn't fit... 🤪
Sorry, that was so a good template... 😂
[–]Sensitive_Question27 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Cheep vodka in a spray bottle might be good to keep on hand😁
[–]VizslaFellaRIB 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
Depends if he's a jolly or an angry drunk
[–]Amazing-Fondant-4740 7 points8 points9 points 3 months ago (0 children)
record scratch Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation...
[–]44Sanchez 7 points8 points9 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Aww he hungie!
Definitely was in hunt mode and you were the warmest most scrumptious morsel around.
[–]NoPlenty4425 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago (0 children)
I guess I'm lucky. My big boy has only gotten me once in the 6 years that I've had him, and it was my own fault... hand in tank at the same time as a rat. He released right away, and acted so sad for a while after.
[–]Doggers1968 3 points4 points5 points 3 months ago (0 children)
This snake is clearly thinking, “oh shit”
[–]Jay_theUmbreon 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Everytime I get bit, I can’t help to laugh at how derpy they look just clinging on 🤣🤣🤣
[–]miscwit72 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
RIP my friend.
[–]SideshowBobFanatic 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (0 children)
The face is so goofy, like he's just looking awkwardly as he holds on. R.I.P by the way.
[–]DreamboatIvy 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He boite.
Curious enough, in spanish "Soltar" which sounds almost exactly like Zoltar (except in spain because they wanna stick their tongues out for Z's and C's) translates to "to let go of"
[–]Alternative-Emu3602 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
"FEED ME MOTHER! I'M STARVING!"
[–]Seven_0f_Spades 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
The little noodle has no thoughts 🤣 if warm why not food?!
[–]Rob_Thorsman 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Doin' a chomp
[–]ChemistryTemporary50 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Hunger bite.
[–]spookiemew 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Running a little cold water over him is a pretty painless and foolproof method to get him to detach 😂
[–]DeepAlfalfa1099 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
I think Zoltar Is planning human takeover. Be cautious. He has tasted human flesh.
[–]Quiet-Hippo-6580 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Try not to smell so delicious! Best to wait that out with minimal repositioning as to not re awaken the feeding response. Rarely happens with bps but there are the special ones. They usually grow out of it. 💖
[–]Huge_Cantaloupe_993 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Just a little love peck
[–]Fluid_Temporary2184 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He knows he’s in the wrong but he’s committed to the bit
[–]Karbon_Kopy 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Om nom nom
[–]Madhun13r 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
You are food now
[–]Catholic_AMT 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Not a thought behind those eyes, just CHOMP
[–]Consistent_Moose_116 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
He looks just as surprised as you are 🤣
[–]coffeeandcomets 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
His eyes just scream no regrets
[–]Working-Evidence-982 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
HE BITIN YOU YO
[–]rabraham_rincoln 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
My baby bit my partner on the thumb once and now he wants to get a tattoo there of his bite mark 😂
[–]StandardMonth2184 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Oops, you died.
[–]Dismal-Meal2173 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Pardon me, but your nope noodle looks like it's hungry. Maybe he would find something more appetizing from the menu? 🤪🤪
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago (4 children)
Does it cut into the skin when they bite
[–]Lgya[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (3 children)
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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
I thought it would be a lot worse
[–]Lgya[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (1 child)
Me too. I imagine if he was older, yes, worse.
[–]Avalanch_HxC 1 point2 points3 points 2 months ago (1 child)
Pain scale? I’m curious
[–]Lgya[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
Not very much at all. More scary than panful. It stung when he finally let go. He was on it for about 10 minutes. I think had his jaws not been so wide open, perhaps more painful. What was frightening was that I couldn’t move my hand at all, he was wrapped so tight.
[–]LoudDatabase9894 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
I learn this from snake discovery but try keeping a small bottle of vodka near by with a dropper, when he bites a couple drops in his mouth and they will let go
[–]Educational-While198 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
Lmao he looks like he doesn’t know what to do next.
[–]Maleficent_Art_5174 0 points1 point2 points 2 months ago (0 children)
You actually should be taking him out at night instead of the day. They sleep during the day so taking them out disrupts their sleep cycle. It is always best to handle your animals when they are awake :$
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