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 contentbot ( @partybot@lemmy.ca ) B Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 1 month ago message-square17fedilinkarrow-up1166
arrow-up1166external-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.org contentbot ( @partybot@lemmy.ca ) B Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 1 month ago message-square17fedilink
minus-square 👍Maximum Derek👍 ( @Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish29•1 month agoThis is one of those lines of research that started with 3 postdocs, a couple bottles of wine, and the sentence, “I’ll bet you I could get a grant to…”
This is one of those lines of research that started with 3 postdocs, a couple bottles of wine, and the sentence, “I’ll bet you I could get a grant to…”