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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

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.

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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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

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Still, 4% chance of a rattlesnake bite is 4% too high under normal conditions.
- Umbrias@beehaw.org
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  So leave them alone.

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