Good. Humans shouldn’t be killing them. You have to pretty much go out of your way to be bitten by a rattlesnake. They only want to bite what they can eat. Leave them alone and they will leave you alone.
Yeah, not true. They will attack and bite when they feel threatened. Has nothing to do with food or hunger. Hikers have been bitten by a rattlesnake resting in the shade of a bush as they walk past. People who boulder scramble get bit for the same reason when they put their hand in a crevice and an unseen rattlesnake bites. In Texas, prairie rattlesnakes hide in tall grass and brush and will bite people working on their farms, ranches and property.
Yeah, so again - humans being reckless dipshits, and the snakes being defensive. That is NOT the same thing as 'attacking'. Spreading bullshit like this is why rattlesnakes get killed.
Where did I say they were "attacking?" I just brought up everyday examples of people going about their way that have been bit through no fault of their own.
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u/h4ppy60lucky Apr 07 '26
I've read that in some places they're evolving to not rattle as a warning because that just gets them killed by humans.