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Seconded on “confirmation of what we believe”—science has proved some folk wisdom credible, but some of it nonsense. That is why it is good to test “common knowledge”.

I know that some animals can feel, but not to which degree and if all of them can. Bugs and fish being certified to have feelings on par with or even more… extreme? in-depth? not sure what word to use—would be news to me.

This community is probably weighted towards people with high empathy for non-human creatures, people who might be more likely to seek out information about the emotional capabilities of such creatures. This is not a bad thing, but it would explain how people do not seem to know what you seem to deem obvious.

I don’t poke my head in here too often, curious how they look unusual.

Also, warning for fellow Facebook haters, source link is a Facebook link. No hate to OP, I get you are just posting the source to properly credit the photographer, and if Facebook is where the picture was originally posted…

Unabashedly exploiting the treasure trove of this man’s wildlife content on YouTube for Lemmy posting material. Thanks Robert E. Fuller

I went looking for a credible source and the first one I found was paywalled. Found https://www.berrypatchfarms.net/do-snakes-take-fall-damage/ which links some credible sources. If you choose to trust it (site looks make me want to say no but the information feels okay??)…

According to researchers, these natural “shock absorbers” are why the internal organs of snakes remain unharmed even after high falls (3). One analysis found that snakes landed with an impact force up to 7 times their body weight from falls over 10 feet, yet did not suffer any organ damage (4).