Snottite

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

Sounds more like a Dungeons and Dragons monster than a real thing. Roll to avoid an acid-based critical hit, or something.

[xg15]

The associated cave, Cueva de Villa Luz [1] wouldn't feel out of place in any decent DnD campaign either.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_Villa_Luz (see german article for more details)

[coolhand2120]

Just when you thought spelunking couldn't get any more terrifying you see this. You're stuck, wedged between two rocks, AND acid is eating away at your body.

[lapetitejort]

Life never lets an exothermic reaction go to waste

[Julesman]

Snoticle!

Hacker News is just the gift that keeps on giving. :)

[keybored]

I couldn’t believe that these were named after the Bohemian bacteriologist Hans-Otto Snottite.

[water-data-dude]

I can’t find any corroborating sources, so either you’re trolling or that’s some OBSCURE trivia. I’m probably just being a bit dense and missing the joke.

[ppbjj]

I love the internet.