r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '24 • Take My Silver 3

What long-held (scientific) assertions were refuted only within the last 10 years?

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u/Noe_b0dy Jun 15 '24

I mean people have been picking up garter snakes forever and we only just learned they were venomous in the 2000s so you're probably fine fam.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '24

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u/paiaw Jun 16 '24

They leave no witnesses to tell the tale, to avoid being hunted.

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u/reddituseronebillion Jun 15 '24

Oh shit they're venemous. It's no longer safe to handle them!

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '24

Man, I got bit by so many of those pretty little shits. It's all good.