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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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[โ€“] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't thread on them with your real or fake legs. They just want to be left alone and chill while listening to snake jazz.

[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

listening to snake jaz

All the time bemoaning their lack of jazz hands