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TIL scientists stepped on 175 rattlesnakes with a fake leg to see how many would bite. The study found that only 6 bit. The rest just froze or tried to wiggle away. Snakes just want to be left alone. (www.npr.org)

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Still, 4% chance of a rattlesnake bite is 4% too high under normal conditions.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

So leave them alone.

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