Not to be confused with the ping pong ball eater snake, or the larger basketball eater snake
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2025
876 points (99.2% liked)
Science Memes
15807 readers
2585 users here now
Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!
A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
Rules
- Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
- Keep it rooted (on topic).
- No spam.
- Infographics welcome, get schooled.
This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
Research Committee
Other Mander Communities
Science and Research
Biology and Life Sciences
- !abiogenesis@mander.xyz
- !animal-behavior@mander.xyz
- !anthropology@mander.xyz
- !arachnology@mander.xyz
- !balconygardening@slrpnk.net
- !biodiversity@mander.xyz
- !biology@mander.xyz
- !biophysics@mander.xyz
- !botany@mander.xyz
- !ecology@mander.xyz
- !entomology@mander.xyz
- !fermentation@mander.xyz
- !herpetology@mander.xyz
- !houseplants@mander.xyz
- !medicine@mander.xyz
- !microscopy@mander.xyz
- !mycology@mander.xyz
- !nudibranchs@mander.xyz
- !nutrition@mander.xyz
- !palaeoecology@mander.xyz
- !palaeontology@mander.xyz
- !photosynthesis@mander.xyz
- !plantid@mander.xyz
- !plants@mander.xyz
- !reptiles and amphibians@mander.xyz
Physical Sciences
- !astronomy@mander.xyz
- !chemistry@mander.xyz
- !earthscience@mander.xyz
- !geography@mander.xyz
- !geospatial@mander.xyz
- !nuclear@mander.xyz
- !physics@mander.xyz
- !quantum-computing@mander.xyz
- !spectroscopy@mander.xyz
Humanities and Social Sciences
Practical and Applied Sciences
- !exercise-and sports-science@mander.xyz
- !gardening@mander.xyz
- !self sufficiency@mander.xyz
- !soilscience@slrpnk.net
- !terrariums@mander.xyz
- !timelapse@mander.xyz
Memes
Miscellaneous
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I dont get how snakes breathe
Edit: yes I do now
His lungs apparently are somehow just warping around it
That’s interesting, I’m having a hard time picturing their diaphragm.
i believe thier airway is extended and physically seperated from the throat into the mouth so they can breathe while they are swallowing food at the same time, i think alligators have a similar system. and they only have one lung because of thier elongated body doesnt allow for the extra organs. if you seen a snake swallowing you can see a hole in thier mouth thats what they use to breathe.
load more comments
(2 replies)
there's a joke in there with a trans person asking the question and the answer being an egg but i can't think of a good one
I am now saving this picture, and spreading it as far and wide as I can.
And I will never, never, never translate it into English.
I'm glad someone else also thought of this exact page
You're telling me this snake is eating a person questioning their gender? Wtf why are they taking photos instead of helping?
You're not supposed to interrupt nature. I know that it might seem cruel, but the snake also has to eat and you don't want to upset the balance of the ecosystem
Eating a common egg?
Actually this one got lucky and pulled a SSR egg this time.
Why don't people read before they respond?
It takes a small fraction of the time and effort, and they still have to read the responses to their comment to get the benefit.
The joke is that they know it is an egg. The user, somewhat like myself, is clearly trans, and "egg" means something important to the trans community. The extra question marks and the ":3" set the rest of the humorous/teasing tone. The post on here is itself the same kind of subtle meme, with the post text just saying, quite plainly: egg.
I imagine this wouldn't be intuitive or amusing unless you're really in the loop.
egg
Haha, classic
As an outsider I can say that I didn't even know that was a trans reference. I hadn't linked their trans status with the joke because that's not my arena and there's zero context clues. So I read it literally.
load more comments
(1 replies)
He looks so happy.
This is how I eat eggs too
view more: next ›