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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Maybe the behavior of rattlesnakes is different than other species, but I spent a lot of time catching and handling garter snakes as a kid and I very rarely was bitten. They are most likely to bite if you grab them around the middle and hold on. Normally they will just poop on you and try to get away.

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago

Wow just like people

[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

The battle in my neighborhood about whether it was garter or guarder snake was intense. No internet and two different kids moms told us two different things so it was a heated battle. One kid couldn't pronounce neither he ended up called them Horton snakes for some reason like Tim Hortons. Some kids thought they were garden snakes cus they lived in the garden. Pre internet was a different time man.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

TIL garter snakes are just like most people.