The Internet Is Mesmerised By This Video Of A Snake Sipping Water

Have you ever seen a snake sipping water? It makes for a strangely mesmerising sight. Texas-based YouTuber and exotic-pet-owner Taylor Nicole Dean recently shared a video of her pet snake drinking water that has gone viral on social media. The 14-second clip, shared on March 28, shows her hognose snake, named Celia, slurping water from a bowl. The orange-coloured snake's video has gathered 1.4 million views in just four days on Twitter alone.

Watch it below:
 

if u ever wondered what a snake looks like drinking water here is my hognose celia havin a sip pic.twitter.com/CXNCtbFjSw

- Taylor Nicole Dean (@taylorndean) March 29, 2018

People are in love with Celia
 

THAT IS THE CUTEST SNEK I'VE EVER SEEN

- Jay Jay (@21marvelphans) March 30, 2018

Who says snakes couldn't be cute

- KittenArmy (@Only_Kittenarmy) March 30, 2018

Celia's clip has also inspired other pet owners to share videos of their snakes drinking water
 

Here's my now healthy Spaghetti having a slurp too pic.twitter.com/aSJdiMdadc

- Cassidy (@Cassidy1726) March 29, 2018

My snake drinks so delicately compared to yours pic.twitter.com/J4hJlRwkBN

- Shannon Reynolds (@shayshayrens378) March 29, 2018

The long dog taking a sip :') pic.twitter.com/3uRslN6oPD

- love, gordon ramsay (@dumpstertwink) March 29, 2018

Though snakes can't tip their heads back to scoop in water like humans do, some snakes draw water into their mouth through capillary action, where muscle action squeezes it down.

This time last year, another video of a snake drinking water had taken the Internet by surprise. The cobra in that video was filmed sipping water from a bottle in Karnataka.