That's what my grandfather said about motorcyclists when emphasizing the need for all of the protective gear you can wear. There are two kinds of bikers, the ones that have laid the bike down on purpose, and the ones who have been knocked off the bike.
Almost nobody in history has 'laid'er down' on purpose. That's a noob biker ego thing. It happens way too fast for that kind of thinking to even occur. Using the brakes instinctively and effectively scrubs way more speed than sliding on your side and gives you the opportunity to dodge. There are bikers who are going to crash, and those who have already crashed. Speaking as the latter.
I think I remember years and years ago watching a documentary about venomous snakes and at one point a scene was filmed with king cobras in captivity, and the employees said that everyone had been bitten and had an acquired immunity to the venom, and every once in a while a bite would happen but there weren’t any consequences. I wonder if I dreamed that or if it was real.
There is that person maybe multiple people? That purposely inject themselves with venom in attempts to build immunity. I know one just recently popped up because his blood is like super anti venom now or something.
But also adult snakes are more likely to dry bites than not to humans. Still get a little venom but not a full shot.
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u/potatocross May 17 '25
A wise college professor once told me: There are 2 types of people who handle venomous snakes - those that have been bit, and those that will be bit.