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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Guess we should fear all snakes then! Or all sharks! That hasn't lead to extreme fear based reactions where entire populations suffered because of fear due to a portion of the population being potentially dangerous.

The point about not knowing which one might be dangerous is a good point, but example is terrible. Use unsafe mechanical equipment or something instead.

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dudes will queue to use unsafe mechanical equipment, while telling you "hold my beer".

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Set that beer on the unsafe mechanical equipment you damn amateurs!

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, pretty good advice to just treat all unknown snakes/sharks like possibly dangerous people. Give them a wide berth and try not to draw their attention. Look for a place to retreat to if things become more dangerous. Try to calmly alert others that leaving the area may be best.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago

I promise you I will always treat every shark like it might eat me (except the ones they let you play with at the aquarium, but there's a sign there that says it's okay.)