contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-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.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoA threat’s a threat, I doubt snakes are aware of the fact that they even have venom, much less that it only works on certain living biological entities. But I’m no Snake Scientist, so I could obviously be totally wrong.
A threat’s a threat, I doubt snakes are aware of the fact that they even have venom, much less that it only works on certain living biological entities. But I’m no Snake Scientist, so I could obviously be totally wrong.