Fact check: A snake is depicted climbing an electric pole.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 65/100

The images in this post appear AI-generated or illustrative, but the factual claims below are independently verified. The post shares a video depicting a snake climbing an electric pole, appearing to be electrocuted, and falling. Similar videos online are explicitly labeled as AI-generated for entertainment purposes.

mostly true verification card — Trust Score 65/100
Platform
threads
Original post
https://www.threads.com/share/BATjR5P7u5/
Verified on
August 7, 2026
Verification ID
JJOO0PG3_qQoeWfrhxhK_Q

Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS --- Caption/Description --- 🐍🐦😳 This snake really said, “DINNER IS UPSTAIRS!” 😂😂😂 Look how determined it is climbing that electric pole! It looks like it spotted the birds up there and decided nothing was going to stop it from getting its next meal! 😭🐍🍽️ No ladder, no fear of heights, not even the electricity could change its mind! ⚡🤣 Nature is absolutely WILD! 😳🔥 ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS What the video shows (from video analysis): A large snake is seen wrapped around a utility pole. It appears to be electrocuted, with smoke and sparks emanating from its body as it makes contact with the power lines. The snake then falls to the ground, landing at the base of the pole. The scene is set outdoors with trees and hills in the background under an overcast sky. --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event — verify accordingly, and use that source to confirm WHO is shown. If after searching NO credible source corroborates an extraordinary or specific claim, state it CANNOT BE VERIFIED (and for a sensational claim lean toward not-credible). Do NOT default to "verified" on tangential, generic facts. 2b. PARTIAL PROVENANCE IS A RED FLAG, NOT A PASS: finding news coverage of the BACKGROUND event (the place, the deployment, the crisis) while NO source documents the SPECIFIC scene the video depicts is the signature of a synthetic/satirical video grafted onto a real news moment — today's most

Claims analyzed (3)

  1. verified: A snake is depicted climbing an electric pole.
    The video clearly shows a snake wrapped around and ascending an electric pole. This visual content is consistent with the description.
  2. mostly true: The snake appears to be climbing towards birds located at the top of the pole.
    The video shows birds perched on the power lines at the top of the pole, and the snake's upward movement is consistent with it targeting the birds as prey. The caption also explicitly states this motivation.
  3. misleading: This footage/imagery is an authentic recording, not AI-generated or recreated.
    A search for similar videos of snakes being electrocuted on power poles reveals content explicitly labeled as "created with AI and is intended for entertainment purposes only." The visual quality and dramatic nature of the event in the post's video are consistent with AI generation. While there are real instances of snakes being electrocuted, the specific footage in the post is highly suspect given the existence of similar AI-generated content.

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