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What’s in a name? (i.imgur.com)
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[–] 63 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

king cobra - not a true cobra & snakes are largely self-organizing without monarchs

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago*

    We’re more of an autonomous collective!

    I like the philosophical implications of the word king in the context of king snakes. For snakes, it just means that their diet consists primarily of other snakes. This implies that to be a king is to be a predator who preys on his own subjects.

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