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sir pball

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14. Oh, I am definitely NOT saying "rattlers are NBD, play with them." Even if I do like them.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 06:45 PM

Aug 27

I grew up ranging all across northwest CT/SE Mass/NY, I've been on more than one hike in a nice rocky area and heard the buzz, sometimes just looked around and carefully proceeded, a few times definitely looked at the trail ahead, saw the guy, and slowly backed off a few steps before turning around…they REALLY don't want to bite you and will make that VERY clear, they're like the least threatening venomous snakes ever, but it was always still in the back of my mind that "oh, even if I step on a sleeping one and it does bite me I'm not gonna die on the spot".

The NIH paper I linked does say that most rattler fatalities are "intoxicated males", i.e. drunk-ass rednecks…

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Snake bite claims hiker's life on Tennessee state park trail [View all] Botany Aug 27 OP

That sucks. Redleg Aug 27 #1

That's what rattlesnakes do, FFS WheelWalker Aug 27 #2

Let's change the headline Keepthesoulalive Aug 27 #3

Can I Get a Darwin? The Roux Comes First Aug 27 #4

Or maybe just don't bother wildlife. yardwork Aug 27 #5

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 27 #6

Most venomous snake bites Hornedfrog2000 Aug 27 #7

Interesting,.....Most people survive rattlesnake bites. LeftInTX Aug 27 #13

I hope he was not reenacting what he's seen (repeatedly) on tv--presumedly by those trained and taking hlthe2b Aug 27 #8

Picking up a rattler is absolutely, suicidally idiotic, but they don't kill in minutes... sir pball Aug 27 #9

Not minutes but it can happen quick. Melon Aug 27 #10

Right, that's what the article said happened here (allergy/anaphylaxis). sir pball Aug 27 #11

How many of us know if we are allergic to rattlesnake venom? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 27 #12

Oh, I am definitely NOT saying "rattlers are NBD, play with them." Even if I do like them. sir pball Aug 27 #14

The size of the snake also might have something to do with it too. Botany Aug 27 #15

Even a huge dose of rattler venom won't kill in a half hour. sir pball Aug 27 #16

Thanx Botany Aug 27 #17

Rattlers actually deliver one of the biggest doses of of all venomous snakes... sir pball Aug 27 #18

"the inland taipan is the only snake that can reliably kill a person in 30 minutes" Polybius Aug 27 #19

The Wiki puts them third... sir pball Aug 27 #21

Isn't that like posing for a selfie with a grizzly bear? Vinca Aug 27 #20