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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If this pans out with other studies, it tells me that most snakebites are usually caused by people attempting to handle them.