contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 7 months agoTIL 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.orgmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.orgcontentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 7 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square@stoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•edit-27 months agoIf this pans out with other studies, it tells me that most snakebites are usually caused by people attempting to handle them.
If this pans out with other studies, it tells me that most snakebites are usually caused by people attempting to handle them.