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Hissing From Kitchen Cabinet Turns Out to Be SodaStream, Not a Snake

A viral Instagram clip prompted amused reactions alongside reminders of real snake risks.

Overview

  • Instagram user @byeeeee_felicia_420 posted a February 20 video after hearing a hiss in a kitchen cabinet and asking her husband to come home.
  • The clip shows her cautiously reopening the cabinet with a vacuum before revealing the SodaStream as the source when its button was pressed.
  • The post drew close to 850,000 views and more than 17,000 likes, according to figures reported by Newsweek.
  • Newsweek and the Mirror reported on the video, and Newsweek said it had contacted the poster for comment.
  • Newsweek added CDC context noting up to 8,000 venomous snakebites occur annually in the U.S., with about five deaths.