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Little Snake Uses Glue to Fake Shedding for Crush Meme

This image is a screenshot of a two-part Twitter (now X) thread from user @iamspacegirl. The first tweet describes an absurd hypothetical scenario: a young snake covers himself in glue before attending school, in order to trick his crush into believing he is shedding, implying shedding is a desirable, cool trait in snake society. The follow-up reply to the original tweet doubles down on the joke, clarifying that shedding is considered cool among older snakes, and humorously refuses to explain the concept of a snake high school to readers, leaning into the silly, whimsical worldbuilding of the bit.
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@spaceghoul incognito @iamspacegirl Twitter (X)

[little snake covering himself with glue before school so his crush will think he started shedding]

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to be clear: shedding is cool all the cool older snakes are shedding okay I'm not going to explain snake high school to you guys jeez

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a two-part Twitter (now X) thread from user @iamspacegirl. The first tweet describes an absurd hypothetical scenario: a young snake covers himself in glue before attending school, in order to trick his crush into believing he is shedding, implying shedding is a desirable, cool trait in snake society. The follow-up reply to the original tweet doubles down on the joke, clarifying that shedding is considered cool among older snakes, and humorously refuses to explain the concept of a snake high school to readers, leaning into the silly, whimsical worldbuilding of the bit.

Origin notes

The original thread was posted on Twitter (later rebranded as X) on October 13, 2020 by user @iamspacegirl, display name spaceghoul incognito. It went viral as a relatable, lighthearted meme about the silly, illogical things people do to impress romantic interests, framed through a funny fictional snake school premise. This screenshot of the original thread has been circulated widely as a meme on X and other social media platforms.

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