{"id":6395,"date":"2025-10-17T14:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6395"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:39:50","slug":"a-young-inexperienced-soldier-fed-a-snake-even-though-his-comrades-had-warned-him-not-to-a-few-days-later-something-terrible-happened-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6395","title":{"rendered":"A young, inexperienced soldier fed a snake, even though his comrades had warned him not to: a few days later, something terrible happened to him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A young, inexperienced soldier fed a snake, even though his comrades had warned him not to: a few days later, something terrible happened to him \"\ud83d\ude28\"\"\ud83d\ude31\"<\/p>\n\n\n

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The soldiers had long grown used to serving in the middle of an empty, endless field where not a single soul could be found for miles around. Only the wind, a few birds, and the occasional wandering animal broke the silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service was calm and uneventful \u2014 but it was exactly that monotony that wore them down. The men were bored, homesick, longing for their families and any trace of a human face. No contact, no news, no entertainment \u2014 only tents and an eternal wait that seemed to hum in their ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Sunday, they received water, supplies, and letters from home, but the week between those days felt unbearably long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone tried to find something to occupy themselves with: some polished their boots until they shone, others read the same book over and over, and some just sat by the campfire in silence, staring into nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One early morning, one of the soldiers \u2014 a young, completely inexperienced recruit who had just arrived \u2014 noticed something strange near his tent. On the dry ground, about a meter from his boots, lay a huge black snake, coiled tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn\u2019t hiss or strike \u2014 it simply watched him. The young man froze, but instead of fear, he felt an odd sense of pity. The snake\u2019s gaze didn\u2019t seem evil, but hungry and tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took a piece of bread from his pocket \u2014 leftovers from dinner \u2014 and carefully reached out his hand. The snake remained still for a moment, then slowly slithered forward, took the bread, and disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When his comrades found out, they just shook their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cAre you crazy?\u201d \u2014 said the sergeant. \u2014 \u201cIt\u2019s a snake. It\u2019s dangerous. You don\u2019t feed them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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But the young man just smiled.
\u2014 \u201cCome on, she was hungry. I just wanted to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the end of it \u2014 and after a few days, he\u2019d already forgotten the strange morning. But a few days later, something terrible happened \"\ud83d\ude31\"\"\ud83d\ude28\" Continue in the first comment \"\ud83d\udc47\"\"\ud83d\udc47\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of the night, when the camp was silent, a faint rustling came from inside his tent. At first, the young soldier thought it was the wind. But when the sound grew closer, he opened his eyes \u2014 and froze in terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around him, as if crawling out of the shadows, were dozens of snakes. All of them \u2014 as black as the first one. They hissed, moving in perfect unison, and in their cold eyes there was something that looked like recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He slowly sat up, trying not to make any sudden movements, but the snakes had already surrounded him. He realized they had come for food and began frantically searching \u2014 a piece of bread, a crumb, anything.<\/p>\n\n\n

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But there was nothing left from dinner. And in that instant, when the first snake lifted its head and its tongue flickered through the air, the young man understood what was about to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hissing grew louder. All the snakes moved at once \u2014 and began to attack, biting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the morning, when his comrades noticed that the young soldier hadn\u2019t come to the lineup, they went to check his tent. His body lay by the entrance, eyes wide open, skin covered with dozens of small, almost neat bite marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no snakes nearby \u2014 only winding trails in the dust leading toward the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From that day on, no one ever dared to feed wild animals again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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