If a Black Mamba bites you, it only takes a minute, and you’re dead.
Rude_Rhubarb1880 on
Absolute bollocks
oversoul00 on
Seems like you could get the same effect with much smaller stilts if it really about the snakes.
Disastrous-Prune-169 on
It doesn’t look right.
EffexorER on
I don’t see any snake
IamREBELoe on
Complete and utter bullshit
Bluemink96 on
Wouldn’t stop the flying snakes.
IAteTheLastTaco on
The snake:
Un1CornTowel on
That may be where it allegedly started, but clearly this is now a cultural practice. It seems there is a hierarchy with older guys on taller stilts, too. Don’t think it’s just about snakes anymore.
iAMbatman77 on
Why did they use the theme from Blood Diamond?
Successful-Hat9649 on
They walk on stilts for a number of reasons, to collect wild honey, to see cattle in the long grass, to avoid large predators and snakes in the long grass, and as a display of skill.
Balance is important to the Banna people, as a coming of age ritual for young men involves running over the backs of cattle. Whether they can run over the backs of a certain number of cattle in a row determines whether they will be allowed to marry, so it’s a pretty big deal.
They also live in large tents that are constructed around the beds of the women and children, so I imagine being able to get up high and balance is fairly useful for that too.
foolsEnigma on
Its not just snakes – the stilts were originally meant to keep them above a variety of wild animals so they could avoid being attacked while herding cattle. Nowadays, its also a cultural spectacle, used as both a rite of passage for young boys and as a performance during ceremonies like weddings and festivals and such. The stick walking is important to their culture, and i recommend reading more about it.
TheOuterEdge on
Definitely read that as “banana tribe” first.
carrotcakeluver on
Guys, I hate AI and fake posts, too, but if you just search up the tribe images of them and their stilts are the first thing to come up.
RocketDick5000 on
I need to see mount and dismount footage.
lildavey48 on
Joelony on
It is now mostly ceremonial/ a rite of passage.
It should also be noted that it was traditionally used for protecting livestock by being able to see over tall grass for threats and avoiding them (including but not limited to snakes). What a misleading title.
baza-prime on
dude humans are so fucking sick its insane, casually inventing incredible solutions to problems. blows my mind that people genuinely think ancient monuments couldnt have been constructed when we have people doing shit like this casually.
ungodguy on
Someone please edit this and add some snakes ffs
Yodaloid on
How do you get to the part where you’re standing? Do you pole vault with one stick while holding the other and then just set it down when you reach the pinnacle of your ascent? I can’t comprehend
OkOpportunity9794 on
Finally tall enough for the dating apps
AdvisorLegitimate270 on
Also works for tremors! Saw Kevin bacon do it across the great sands of time.
NoTour5369 on
st00j on
How tall are snakes in Ethiopia?
HighAlchMe on
Okay but genuinely, how do they get up onto the really high ones?
falsevector on
Random thought- You can pet a giraffe with that
pleasesaythankyou35 on
Lol not even close to the main reason
darvineb on
Human AT-AT walkers
blackjuices on
i wonder what the snakes use to avoid the long sticks
Legend_D2 on
The stilt salesman
LatorreFarm2022 on
Do you think they fight over who has the biggest…..st*cks?!
zipitnick on
How’s no one asking where the hell did they get such perfect and long sticks?
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Damn what type of snakes are we talking about
If a Black Mamba bites you, it only takes a minute, and you’re dead.
Absolute bollocks
Seems like you could get the same effect with much smaller stilts if it really about the snakes.
It doesn’t look right.
I don’t see any snake
Complete and utter bullshit
Wouldn’t stop the flying snakes.
The snake:
That may be where it allegedly started, but clearly this is now a cultural practice. It seems there is a hierarchy with older guys on taller stilts, too. Don’t think it’s just about snakes anymore.
Why did they use the theme from Blood Diamond?
They walk on stilts for a number of reasons, to collect wild honey, to see cattle in the long grass, to avoid large predators and snakes in the long grass, and as a display of skill.
Balance is important to the Banna people, as a coming of age ritual for young men involves running over the backs of cattle. Whether they can run over the backs of a certain number of cattle in a row determines whether they will be allowed to marry, so it’s a pretty big deal.
They also live in large tents that are constructed around the beds of the women and children, so I imagine being able to get up high and balance is fairly useful for that too.
Its not just snakes – the stilts were originally meant to keep them above a variety of wild animals so they could avoid being attacked while herding cattle. Nowadays, its also a cultural spectacle, used as both a rite of passage for young boys and as a performance during ceremonies like weddings and festivals and such. The stick walking is important to their culture, and i recommend reading more about it.
Definitely read that as “banana tribe” first.
Guys, I hate AI and fake posts, too, but if you just search up the tribe images of them and their stilts are the first thing to come up.
I need to see mount and dismount footage.
It is now mostly ceremonial/ a rite of passage.
It should also be noted that it was traditionally used for protecting livestock by being able to see over tall grass for threats and avoiding them (including but not limited to snakes). What a misleading title.
dude humans are so fucking sick its insane, casually inventing incredible solutions to problems. blows my mind that people genuinely think ancient monuments couldnt have been constructed when we have people doing shit like this casually.
Someone please edit this and add some snakes ffs
How do you get to the part where you’re standing? Do you pole vault with one stick while holding the other and then just set it down when you reach the pinnacle of your ascent? I can’t comprehend
Finally tall enough for the dating apps
Also works for tremors! Saw Kevin bacon do it across the great sands of time.
How tall are snakes in Ethiopia?
Okay but genuinely, how do they get up onto the really high ones?
Random thought- You can pet a giraffe with that
Lol not even close to the main reason
Human AT-AT walkers
i wonder what the snakes use to avoid the long sticks
The stilt salesman
Do you think they fight over who has the biggest…..st*cks?!
How’s no one asking where the hell did they get such perfect and long sticks?
I saw literally 0 snakes
How tall are them snakes in Ethiopia, damn.