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minus-squarestarik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up152arrow-down2·21 days agoHe thought the bite wouldn’t be fatal because of the snake’s age.
minus-squareWhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·21 days agoIsn’t that usually the opposite from what we now know? Like the young can’t control the venom or something?
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·21 days agoThat’s right, he thought it was too old to kill him
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agowell that goes both ways, a juvenile might go whole hog with the venom whereas an adult might decide it’s not worth spending the venom on you.
He thought the bite wouldn’t be fatal because of the snake’s age.
Isn’t that usually the opposite from what we now know? Like the young can’t control the venom or something?
That’s right, he thought it was too old to kill him
well that goes both ways, a juvenile might go whole hog with the venom whereas an adult might decide it’s not worth spending the venom on you.