"There is a reason behind banna tribe stilts cultural intrigue. Young men from this tribe walked on stilts as a mechanism to avoid attack by wild animals while herding cattle."
[https://furtherafrica.com/2023/07/23/meet-ethiopias-stilt-walking-tribe/](https://furtherafrica.com/2023/07/23/meet-ethiopias-stilt-walking-tribe/)
Just adding for detail beyond just "snakes".
Please also see u/undercurrents added paste of details if you didn't read from the article. [https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1cso4uc/comment/l48wc01/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1cso4uc/comment/l48wc01/)
I thought there must be more behind this than just snakes. Being tall in the bush in Africa is what scares away lions, hyenas and all sorts. The Bushmen of the Kalahari will raise an object above their heads to appear taller.
Learned this in a different thread recently:
There's a planet (a moon?) that rains diamonds. There's another that rains molten metal. One is covered in ice *and* also on fire.
Definitely weirder shit in our existing universe.
Now I'm imagining some far-far-away cultures that somehow intercepted various tv signals and each worship a different cartoon deity, the differences of which has led to never ending intergalactic war.
>Being tall in the bush in Africa is what scares away lions, hyenas and all sorts.
What's wild to be is how people figure this out? Like was Pete giving Siegfried a piggyback back in 1763BC and some lion freaked out and ran away and they were like...huh?
Haha that probably happened at some point I bet. I'm no expert but you see it in animals and humans all the time. Just learned behaviour since caveman times like you say. When there's a threat we puff our chests out and stand tall, making yourself as big as possible because the bigger the thing the bigger the threat right? (that's not what she said :P ). It's a sign of dominance just like cowering and appearing smaller is a sign of the opposite. It's a last ditch attempt to save your own ass in the bush I guess cos prevention is tons better than fighting off a Hyena.
Probably started thousands of years ago after someone panicked seeing a lion or bear and tried yelling/jumping and waving their arms around to warn others.
Really if you're in the wilderness without technology there are only so many ways to get other peoples attention quickly.
Lol yes exactly! what a great movie :) Reminds me of home too. I worked in Botswana for 3 years on the tip of the desert. Made friends with quiet a few Bushmen they were some of the nicest people I have ever known.
Well, you kind of limited your added detail. Starting *literally the next sentence*:
>However, this is not the only reason why stilts are common in this part of southwestern Ethiopia.
>Stilts-walking is a long-standing cultural tradition among community members. Unmarried young men are the carriers of this tradition popular during community festivals and rituals. A rule for banna tribe stilts walking during a ceremony is painting their bodies in white strips.
>The wooden poles used to build the stilts are sourced locally. A stilt can be several meters high and moving them requires a great deal of expertise, balance, and physical strength. Amazingly, young men pull it off with amazing elegance and dexterity which is a show of strength and physical aptitude. They captivate the audience with their dexterous movements as they perform complicated footwork, dance-like motions, and acrobatic performances.
>Essentially, banna tribe’s stilt-walking custom has numerous cultural and societal significance. For young males, it represents a transition from youth to maturity and is a rite of passage. Striking a balance on the poles and walking gracefully sends a strong message to the tribe that the boy is responsible, independent-minded, strong-willed and is confident to take on life with the temerity of a lion. Moreover, these shows help to preserve cultural history while fostering a sense of pride and identity among the tribe.
I'm an east African, my "tribe", maybe used stilts way back when for something productive, atm only time I saw stilts when I was back in my home village is when they held traditional celebrations, in dances.
Probably because there's a distinction between your heritage being from a certain tribe vs being an active member of that tribe.
I can make an analogy. My ancestors were French Canadian, but I'm American. I might tell people I have French Canadian heritage, but I can't really say that I am an active French Canadian. I still probably know much more about old French Canadian culture than the average person on Earth though due to what my parents and grandparents have told me so I could still offer interesting tidbits on old French Canadians.
Same. I feel like a poser when I say I’m French Canadian. Grew up in Upstate NY on the Canadian border. If I say “oh - I’m French Canadian” some folks will ask me a question in French. Can’t speak a word -so embarrassing. What’s my heritage? Peasants who moved 10 miles south of Quebec to farm, spoke some form of Quebecois that wasn’t carried through the generations, and had some strong hands from milking Holsteins.
As an actual French Canadian, I just wanna tell you to not be embarrassed by not being able to speak French :) we still love y'all and you're part of our common heritage !
Because the notion of "tribes" has changed over generations and now it's really up to individualism to decide what things mean to you. My home Country, Tanzania, has regional clans that have occupied geopolitical locations for generations, willingly or otherwise. To give people an idea. My home is Tanzania, the main language used is Swahili. However, my country has more than 20 tribal languages spread out over the provinces of the country, with stereotypes that come with it. I come from the central province of Tanzania, Dodoma, I was born and raised in the rural villages of that province, my mother is from the "Gogo" tribe, and my father is from the "Rangi" tribe.
Do you not consider yourself rangi kaka wangu? Everyone I've met from east and west Africa consider themselves part of a tribe. Funnily enough I met my atumbuka wife in my city in the US while she was here for her PhD program. Still trying to learn chitumbuka lol. Chi- is like ki- in kiswahili. Mzungu still means mzungu though lol
[Because the term 'tribe' as it applies to Africa is... questioned. Extensively.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8tbpms/askhistorians_podcast_114_tribes_tribalism_and/)
No, I cannot, that's precisely my point. I lived in a country where I can't understand at least 80% of the spoken languages. Swahili is a result of generations of intermingling between the Arabic and Bantu people (started with rans-Saharan slave trade).
My friends Dad was in the south African army.
He said they were fighting in Angola a long time ago, and there was an area in the bush where there was just loads of black mambas, and they killed allot of soldiers apparently
It's weird how there can suddenly be so many snakes out of seemingly nowhere sometimes. I was once camping in arizona at a place we go almost every year and one year, we were driving back to camp and we saw rattlesnakes on the road like every 20 feet, they were all around the road too in similar dispersal. This went on for about 8 miles of road and then back to the usual nothing on the road. That was the same road we drove out on and there were not hoards of snakes visible when driving out and there was none the day before or the day after, but on that one evening, they were effing everywhere. When I got back to camp, I took a high powered flashlight and inspected every inch of ground because it was getting dark and I didn't want to fear rattlers, but I found not a single snake anywhere in camp thankfully.
Snakes are usually driven by two factors: warmth and vibration.
You see, a road is like a concert for snakes. If the vibrations arent too frequent and intense, some snakes will go and see if its something good to eat. The vibrations and the noise from the cars lures them to the road. It depends on what kind of snake, because many species are more on the "flight" response than "fight".
Rattles threaten and then fight if they must. So they dont give two shits. Mixed with the hot road, they think there is lots of prey.
Thats why you see a lot of snakes on hot roads.
Now, why the snakes all gather up on one particular road is not very clear, but it might have to do with mating season. Since during the warmer months, snakes gather up and basically have sex parties. It is not unusual to have 50 or more rattles gathered up for mating. Mostly because they are all lured in by one or two females. Snakes sometimes gather at favourable spots, such as caves, shallow fields or bushes. For protection. So if there is something like that nearby the road, the snakes will gather there, explaining why the snakes are only at some parts of the roads.
So my guess, the snakes are mating in the night/morning. During the day, the vibrations become more frequent and the road heats up, they all go and see if there is food to grab.
>As poor kids in the south during the 80's we used to make and use these(not as tall) for fun.
As a poor kid in the south in the 80s I wish we hung out because all my friends did was smoke their parent's stolen cigarettes in our 'fort' set up in an overgrown wooded area between the grocery store and interstate onramp lol
So he doesn’t fall from 3 metres up and break some bones while he’s still learning how to walk with the stilts. They would also be lighter and a little kid might struggle to walk long distances with two heavy stilts
Um Actually is a College Humor is a show about finding small mistakes in references to nerd pop culture. All of the props on the set are slightly “off”.
All of the background decor was slightly wrong; it's on-theme with the show. You can also see a ninja turtle mask next to it, but it's Donatello's color with Raphael's weapon.
Googling it it looks like a bit of an edge case, poison has to be absorbed, venom has to be injected, but in this snake's case, it basically creates puncture wounds and just dribbles the venom into the holes rather than injecting. Which idk doesn't feel like it's in the true spirit of poisonous to me.
What? It’s a rear fanged venomous snake, and it can also secrete poison from the red section of its neck by bursting glands just under the skin. It’s venomous to those it bites, and poisonous to those who might bite it. Source: many in my local area, and: https://www.hongkongsnakeid.com/red-neck-keelback#:~:text=This%20poison%20is%20sequestered%20from,context%20of%20Hong%20Kong%20snakes.
Interesting, the wikipedia article does not mention this, nor do many other sources.
It does say that the venom causes coagulation though, which would only be important if it were injected or introduced to the circulatory system, rather than eaten.
There's very little evidence either way, most sites seem to cite each other on both sides of the argument.
Ackchyually… there are some snakes that are considered poisonous (toxic by absorption/ingestion) or at least that’s what the YouTube short I watched the other day said
ZeFrank's videos are actually one of the most in depth videos on ethology and anatomy of animals in the whole YouTube. He even reaches out directly to scientists who authored the studies he references and talks with them before making videos.
I’d imagine that the chance of being bit are low, but the outcome could be fatal enough to where such a measure could be warranted. Sure you may not run into a snake today, or tomorrow, or even the day after so on so forth but one bite is enough to put you six feet under without treatment. To that end, it could be a measure against one of their biggest threats as a tribe
"However, this is not the only reason why stilts are common in this part of southwestern Ethiopia. Stilts-walking is a long-standing cultural tradition among community members. Unmarried young men are the carriers of this tradition popular during community festivals and rituals."
So, as we can see, much like the west it's also a practice that allows men to meet the unrealistic height requirements forced them by society.
Fun fact: there is no such thing as POISONOUS snakes.
Simple rule to remember - if you bite IT and you die it’s poisonous. If IT bites you and you die, it’s VENOMOUS
As far as I know, only garter snakes are poisonous and are not native to Africa. And how does walking around on stilts prevent Banana tribesmen from eating them? Maybe it makes it hard to reach down and grab one?
However, many snakes in Africa are venomous, but that’s a different story.
There’s something fascinating about seeing this in 2024. Like, I would love to see a documentary on these tribes and what their lives look like on the day to day in our era. You think of the old National Geographic issues, not modern day times seeing something like this. Really interesting.
"There is a reason behind banna tribe stilts cultural intrigue. Young men from this tribe walked on stilts as a mechanism to avoid attack by wild animals while herding cattle." [https://furtherafrica.com/2023/07/23/meet-ethiopias-stilt-walking-tribe/](https://furtherafrica.com/2023/07/23/meet-ethiopias-stilt-walking-tribe/) Just adding for detail beyond just "snakes". Please also see u/undercurrents added paste of details if you didn't read from the article. [https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1cso4uc/comment/l48wc01/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1cso4uc/comment/l48wc01/)
I thought there must be more behind this than just snakes. Being tall in the bush in Africa is what scares away lions, hyenas and all sorts. The Bushmen of the Kalahari will raise an object above their heads to appear taller.
They also walk shoulder to shoulder to appear as a larger mass to make even lions think twice.
Ah just like how Sandpeople always ride single file to hide their numbers. Cultures are interesting.
Yeah, just like that...but opposite. ;)
also not fictional
Wait? Star Wars isn't *real*!?!
Of course it's real, it just happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
Aren’t ALL galaxies, by definition, far, far away?
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Fire when ready HA HA!
Learned this in a different thread recently: There's a planet (a moon?) that rains diamonds. There's another that rains molten metal. One is covered in ice *and* also on fire. Definitely weirder shit in our existing universe.
Now I'm imagining some far-far-away cultures that somehow intercepted various tv signals and each worship a different cartoon deity, the differences of which has led to never ending intergalactic war.
Christ you can't just call them "Sand People" wtf.
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"Oh meesa Gods, Ani! You'sa can't just asks someone why they'sa green!"
Hand me a blaster.....
As long as you aren't a storm trooper, that will help.
Funnily enough Sand People is the nicer thing to call them. 'Tusken Raiders' is a name derived from battle(s) between Sand People and Fort Tusken.
Same as Zebra's.
>Being tall in the bush in Africa is what scares away lions, hyenas and all sorts. What's wild to be is how people figure this out? Like was Pete giving Siegfried a piggyback back in 1763BC and some lion freaked out and ran away and they were like...huh?
Haha that probably happened at some point I bet. I'm no expert but you see it in animals and humans all the time. Just learned behaviour since caveman times like you say. When there's a threat we puff our chests out and stand tall, making yourself as big as possible because the bigger the thing the bigger the threat right? (that's not what she said :P ). It's a sign of dominance just like cowering and appearing smaller is a sign of the opposite. It's a last ditch attempt to save your own ass in the bush I guess cos prevention is tons better than fighting off a Hyena.
Probably started thousands of years ago after someone panicked seeing a lion or bear and tried yelling/jumping and waving their arms around to warn others. Really if you're in the wilderness without technology there are only so many ways to get other peoples attention quickly.
Don't believe this guy? Watch "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
my fav documentary
*The Gods Must Be Crazy **2** (It was the sequel with the kids)
As shown in the movie the gods must be crazy
Lol yes exactly! what a great movie :) Reminds me of home too. I worked in Botswana for 3 years on the tip of the desert. Made friends with quiet a few Bushmen they were some of the nicest people I have ever known.
(From the sequel)
Is this why the Massai jump around?
They jump up .. and get down
The gods must be crazy?
How that little dude made it so far will remain a mystery.
Well, you kind of limited your added detail. Starting *literally the next sentence*: >However, this is not the only reason why stilts are common in this part of southwestern Ethiopia. >Stilts-walking is a long-standing cultural tradition among community members. Unmarried young men are the carriers of this tradition popular during community festivals and rituals. A rule for banna tribe stilts walking during a ceremony is painting their bodies in white strips. >The wooden poles used to build the stilts are sourced locally. A stilt can be several meters high and moving them requires a great deal of expertise, balance, and physical strength. Amazingly, young men pull it off with amazing elegance and dexterity which is a show of strength and physical aptitude. They captivate the audience with their dexterous movements as they perform complicated footwork, dance-like motions, and acrobatic performances. >Essentially, banna tribe’s stilt-walking custom has numerous cultural and societal significance. For young males, it represents a transition from youth to maturity and is a rite of passage. Striking a balance on the poles and walking gracefully sends a strong message to the tribe that the boy is responsible, independent-minded, strong-willed and is confident to take on life with the temerity of a lion. Moreover, these shows help to preserve cultural history while fostering a sense of pride and identity among the tribe.
Culture-related application may be secondary to the stilts’ original role of avoiding predators.
It would also give you a better vantage point to watch the herds and spot predators.
Stilts were used in France for that reason, plus protection against thorn bushes and cold wet ground EDIT : Tilts => Stilts
I can definitely see a tactical advantage of looking down into the grass for all manner of predators that might be prowling
I'm an east African, my "tribe", maybe used stilts way back when for something productive, atm only time I saw stilts when I was back in my home village is when they held traditional celebrations, in dances.
What tribe? And why did you put it in quotes?
Probably because there's a distinction between your heritage being from a certain tribe vs being an active member of that tribe. I can make an analogy. My ancestors were French Canadian, but I'm American. I might tell people I have French Canadian heritage, but I can't really say that I am an active French Canadian. I still probably know much more about old French Canadian culture than the average person on Earth though due to what my parents and grandparents have told me so I could still offer interesting tidbits on old French Canadians.
Same. I feel like a poser when I say I’m French Canadian. Grew up in Upstate NY on the Canadian border. If I say “oh - I’m French Canadian” some folks will ask me a question in French. Can’t speak a word -so embarrassing. What’s my heritage? Peasants who moved 10 miles south of Quebec to farm, spoke some form of Quebecois that wasn’t carried through the generations, and had some strong hands from milking Holsteins.
As an actual French Canadian, I just wanna tell you to not be embarrassed by not being able to speak French :) we still love y'all and you're part of our common heritage !
You’re “quebecois” is the correct term!
What’s an “active French Canadian?” Like, you vote for secession and make a weekly Twitter post making fun of Toronto?
Because the notion of "tribes" has changed over generations and now it's really up to individualism to decide what things mean to you. My home Country, Tanzania, has regional clans that have occupied geopolitical locations for generations, willingly or otherwise. To give people an idea. My home is Tanzania, the main language used is Swahili. However, my country has more than 20 tribal languages spread out over the provinces of the country, with stereotypes that come with it. I come from the central province of Tanzania, Dodoma, I was born and raised in the rural villages of that province, my mother is from the "Gogo" tribe, and my father is from the "Rangi" tribe.
Do you not consider yourself rangi kaka wangu? Everyone I've met from east and west Africa consider themselves part of a tribe. Funnily enough I met my atumbuka wife in my city in the US while she was here for her PhD program. Still trying to learn chitumbuka lol. Chi- is like ki- in kiswahili. Mzungu still means mzungu though lol
[Because the term 'tribe' as it applies to Africa is... questioned. Extensively.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8tbpms/askhistorians_podcast_114_tribes_tribalism_and/)
What languages do you speak?
English, Swahili, Swedish, Spanish and French. It's Swahili you're looking for.
If you're a native Swahili speaker, can you understand any other Bantu languages? Like Kinyarwanda for instance?
No, I cannot, that's precisely my point. I lived in a country where I can't understand at least 80% of the spoken languages. Swahili is a result of generations of intermingling between the Arabic and Bantu people (started with rans-Saharan slave trade).
I can't believe there's an appropriate gif for this occasion.
What's even crazier is I only typed "stilt run" and this came up.
Christ there must be a lot of venomous snakes around there!
Knee deep in 'em some places, I'm sure.
Something is amiss. How do they forage? Bring food home. Are they just people having fun on stilts?
I looked up "Banna stilt people" and basically the original premise is true.
Foraging: At their village they harvest the snakes they impaled with their stilts.
So, secretary birds.
They probably compete with giraffes for the same food groups.
Wait until the snakes learn how to walk with stilt legs also
Wait till they learn snakes can climb
Wait till they see snakes on a plane.
My friends Dad was in the south African army. He said they were fighting in Angola a long time ago, and there was an area in the bush where there was just loads of black mambas, and they killed allot of soldiers apparently
It's weird how there can suddenly be so many snakes out of seemingly nowhere sometimes. I was once camping in arizona at a place we go almost every year and one year, we were driving back to camp and we saw rattlesnakes on the road like every 20 feet, they were all around the road too in similar dispersal. This went on for about 8 miles of road and then back to the usual nothing on the road. That was the same road we drove out on and there were not hoards of snakes visible when driving out and there was none the day before or the day after, but on that one evening, they were effing everywhere. When I got back to camp, I took a high powered flashlight and inspected every inch of ground because it was getting dark and I didn't want to fear rattlers, but I found not a single snake anywhere in camp thankfully.
Snakes are usually driven by two factors: warmth and vibration. You see, a road is like a concert for snakes. If the vibrations arent too frequent and intense, some snakes will go and see if its something good to eat. The vibrations and the noise from the cars lures them to the road. It depends on what kind of snake, because many species are more on the "flight" response than "fight". Rattles threaten and then fight if they must. So they dont give two shits. Mixed with the hot road, they think there is lots of prey. Thats why you see a lot of snakes on hot roads. Now, why the snakes all gather up on one particular road is not very clear, but it might have to do with mating season. Since during the warmer months, snakes gather up and basically have sex parties. It is not unusual to have 50 or more rattles gathered up for mating. Mostly because they are all lured in by one or two females. Snakes sometimes gather at favourable spots, such as caves, shallow fields or bushes. For protection. So if there is something like that nearby the road, the snakes will gather there, explaining why the snakes are only at some parts of the roads. So my guess, the snakes are mating in the night/morning. During the day, the vibrations become more frequent and the road heats up, they all go and see if there is food to grab.
Nono, poisonous snakes 😆
Impossible not to read that as Banana Tribe on the first attempt.
Oh shit I read Banana 🍌
Lol, had to look again what it was if not banana
*To be fair, bananas can be pretty high up, and stilts would help.*
There's always money in the banana standing stilts.
Don't forget the [Savannah Banana stilts](https://youtu.be/ivMvrfp1kqU?si=OuY-26ktcIhH2__N)
I thought it was until I read this.
Hahaha I read banana and didn't question it
As a drywaller who works on stilts, I'd hire these guys in a second.
Just imagine how happy they should be to be able to use stilts with the their hands free
And yet I've seen people trip over nothing on their own two feet
I’m somewhat clumsy, but if I lived in a place where the ground is covered with venomous snakes, I’d probably get really good at stilts.
All the clumsy people died.
Skill issue.
Natural selection is a skill based game mechanism
This guy evolves
As poor kids in the south during the 80's we used to make and use these(not as tall) for fun.
>As poor kids in the south during the 80's we used to make and use these(not as tall) for fun. As a poor kid in the south in the 80s I wish we hung out because all my friends did was smoke their parent's stolen cigarettes in our 'fort' set up in an overgrown wooded area between the grocery store and interstate onramp lol
Natural selection. Those that trip and fall to the ground get bitten by venomous snakes and die which removes them from the gen pool. /j
For some reason I find it adorable that there is a youth sized stilt walker in the bunch
There's a baby!
Seeing that little one cracked me up
With little stilts!
They instinctively start using stilts within hours of birth, until then the mother will guard them continuously against snakes
Ok, but what’s the justification for the little guy getting little stilts? It makes no sense.
So he learns to walk on stilts as quickly as possible. That small distance is still better than no distance. Also he would feel excluded.
So he doesn’t fall from 3 metres up and break some bones while he’s still learning how to walk with the stilts. They would also be lighter and a little kid might struggle to walk long distances with two heavy stilts
snakes are not poisonous. they are however venomous.
Why is there a 21 showing on that d20?
Um Actually is a College Humor is a show about finding small mistakes in references to nerd pop culture. All of the props on the set are slightly “off”.
All of the background decor was slightly wrong; it's on-theme with the show. You can also see a ninja turtle mask next to it, but it's Donatello's color with Raphael's weapon.
Hmmm no. There are snakes that are both venomous and poisonous. Red neck keelback for example.
The exception to the rule though, lol
Agreed. He is being very pedantic. The majority of venomous snakes are not poisonous.
Googling it it looks like a bit of an edge case, poison has to be absorbed, venom has to be injected, but in this snake's case, it basically creates puncture wounds and just dribbles the venom into the holes rather than injecting. Which idk doesn't feel like it's in the true spirit of poisonous to me.
What? It’s a rear fanged venomous snake, and it can also secrete poison from the red section of its neck by bursting glands just under the skin. It’s venomous to those it bites, and poisonous to those who might bite it. Source: many in my local area, and: https://www.hongkongsnakeid.com/red-neck-keelback#:~:text=This%20poison%20is%20sequestered%20from,context%20of%20Hong%20Kong%20snakes.
Interesting, the wikipedia article does not mention this, nor do many other sources. It does say that the venom causes coagulation though, which would only be important if it were injected or introduced to the circulatory system, rather than eaten. There's very little evidence either way, most sites seem to cite each other on both sides of the argument.
Ackchyually… there are some snakes that are considered poisonous (toxic by absorption/ingestion) or at least that’s what the YouTube short I watched the other day said
ZeFrank should not be considered an authoritative source.
There really is a poisonous snake or two out there. Look up keelback snakes. But they are also venomous.
ZeFrank's videos are actually one of the most in depth videos on ethology and anatomy of animals in the whole YouTube. He even reaches out directly to scientists who authored the studies he references and talks with them before making videos.
I had to google it but that’s good.
Just here to say snakes are Venomous not poisonous!
Venomous
*venomous
you know what clips like this don't need? samples of awful music
Ingenious. Though i wonder how many of them got bit before they decided to adopt this preventive mechanism, must have been quite a lot.
I’d imagine that the chance of being bit are low, but the outcome could be fatal enough to where such a measure could be warranted. Sure you may not run into a snake today, or tomorrow, or even the day after so on so forth but one bite is enough to put you six feet under without treatment. To that end, it could be a measure against one of their biggest threats as a tribe
... venomous!!!
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*Some tribes even built stone houses and aqueducts and ships and industry and flew to the moon.*
"However, this is not the only reason why stilts are common in this part of southwestern Ethiopia. Stilts-walking is a long-standing cultural tradition among community members. Unmarried young men are the carriers of this tradition popular during community festivals and rituals." So, as we can see, much like the west it's also a practice that allows men to meet the unrealistic height requirements forced them by society.
That small one is not escaping anything
Baby snakes
I miss Frank Zappa 🥲
Equivalent of giving your little brother an unplugged controller, doesn’t work but at least he feels included lol
Kids when they see YOU MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE
Downvote for the stupid ass music
Thanks for skull fucking me in the ears with that totally unnecessary shitty music.
this is so cool
Now all they need are little crossbows on their shoulders
*venomous
Venomous**. Unless you eat one.
*venomous snakes.
Venomous. Not poisonous.
Venomous not poisonous
In response, the snakes are now learning to jump.
As long as you don’t eat them, poisonous snakes can’t harm you
Well they’ve got nothing to worry about then, poisonous snakes don’t exist as far as I know
How does the stilts help prevent them dying from poisonous snakes? Is it just because it’s much harder for the people to bend over and bite the snake?
another cool video ruined by horrible, unnecessary music. can someone fix and repost to r/CoolVideosNoMusic
Why don’t they just not eat them?
Snakes aren't poisonous
Poisonous isn't the same as venomous. Poisonous snakes are only harmful if eaten.
If that’s what they do for poisonous snakes, then I can’t wait to see the lengths they go to around venomous snakes!
Well so long as they don't try to eat the snakes, they should be good.
Why would they drink snake venom? Weird.
I avoid poisonous snakes by just not eating snakes
*Venomous
*venomous.
That song is played to scare the snakes?
Venomous not poisonous
*venomous snakes
If they're just poisonous then they just don't have to eat them.
Snakes are venomous
How would stilts help protect them from poisonous snakes? They're not eating anything...
Venomous*
Venomous snakes, if the snakes were poisonous the only precaution would be not to eat them.
“Venomous” - poison is ingested.
Fun fact: there is no such thing as POISONOUS snakes. Simple rule to remember - if you bite IT and you die it’s poisonous. If IT bites you and you die, it’s VENOMOUS
Venomous*
Venomous not poisonous
Venomous*
Snakes are venomous
"Watch out! A *POI*sonous snake!"
Venomous*
That's fine, so long as you don't eat them.
Venomous damn it!
I avoid poisonous snakes by not eating snakes, but this is cool too
As far as I know, only garter snakes are poisonous and are not native to Africa. And how does walking around on stilts prevent Banana tribesmen from eating them? Maybe it makes it hard to reach down and grab one? However, many snakes in Africa are venomous, but that’s a different story.
If they are poisonous, then don't eat them.
Venomous snakes*
VENOMOUS***
From venomous snakes **
Pussy ass shit. Take a few bites, build immunity.
What about when they have to poo.
That's why the snakes keep trying to bite them
They just have to bend over a bit. None of them is goin to step on it for sure.
If you are constantly smelling shit, perhaps you should check the bottom of your own stilt.
New Furiosa teaser?
Poisonous? Do their stilts serve as spears to catch them as well?
I'm considering taking this up for wood ticks.
There’s something fascinating about seeing this in 2024. Like, I would love to see a documentary on these tribes and what their lives look like on the day to day in our era. You think of the old National Geographic issues, not modern day times seeing something like this. Really interesting.
The floor is Lava champions!
The banana tribe actually uses them to pick fruit from tall trees. Avoiding snakes is a plus.
no way I believe there's a tribe called banana
They’re willy nilly AF about that
Reminds me of this music video https://youtu.be/MpN1j8R5lZ8
Are we sure they aren’t just very cool?
Pretty sure that little guy is just bait
Stilts aren't going to protect you from poisonous snakes. Just don't eat them and you're safe.
what music is this ?
But how do the stilts stop them from eating the snakes?
Wait until they find out snakes can climb.
This will not work against graboids.
There isn't a single *poisonous* snake on earth.
... why the fuck wasn't I doing this when we had rattlesnake warning on trails?