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The Claim

A 10-foot-long banded snake was recorded on video rearing up from a rural pond and lunging onto the shore in a real incident.

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The Short Version

The claim is not supported by credible evidence. What exists is a viral clip repeatedly reposted without provenance, while some versions explicitly label it as AI-generated or CGI. No verified source confirms a real incident, and no reliable evidence shows a banded snake of that size or behaving as depicted.

Caveats

  • Viral reposts of the same clip are not independent confirmation, especially when no original source, location, date, or videographer is provided.
  • At least some versions of the footage are presented as AI-generated or CGI, which directly undermines the claim that the video shows a real incident.
  • The specific '10-foot' measurement is unverified and conflicts with typical reported size ranges for banded snakes.

The Receipts

  1. Terrifying 10-Foot Banded Snake Rears Up Like a Monster from Rural Pond Before Lunging #shorts

    YouTube

  2. Terrifying 10-Foot Banded Snake Rears Up Like a Monster ...

    Instagram

  3. [Reel of massive black-and-white banded snake rearing from pond]

    Instagram

  4. [Reel of massive banded snake rearing vertically over 10 feet high]

    Instagram

  5. [Reel of massive banded snake, nearly 10 feet long, rising from rural pond]

    Instagram

  6. Beautiful but deadly: snake expert rescues banded krait from village pond in northeastern India

    Newsflare

  7. Banded Water Snake | Oklahoma Aquarium

    Facebook

  8. Watersnake attacks sunfish at Shaggers Pond in Clearfield County

    Facebook

  9. [Banded sea kraits team up with trevally on remote reef]

    Facebook

  10. Terrifying 10-Foot Banded Snake Rears Up Like a Monster from Rural Pond Before Lunging Ashore

    Instagram

+ 21 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

Banded Snake