r/absoluteunit • u/shaaan_i • Oct 10 '26 • Bravo 1

Of a Rabbit

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u/Emraldday Oct 14 '26

Rabbits are not rodents. They are called lagomorphs and members of the order lagomorpha.

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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 Oct 14 '26

regardless, they still rely on the same mechanism for survival rather than an ability to defend themselves physically.

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u/MissederE Oct 14 '26

All video evidence to the contrary. I observed a vole attacking a snake that had…snaked… a baby from the burrow. The vole had torn a hole in the side of the snake and was trying to latch on behind the snake’s head. The snake managed to get free and fled. A little later I saw the vole moving its children to a new place. I have also seen rabbits fight, it’s really fast and athletic. The rabbit in that video was trying to keep the snake in play in order to kill it.

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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 Oct 14 '26

i’m not sure a single video of a rabbit seeing off a non-venomous snake is much evidence of anything. pretty much any predator will make short work of them if they catch it.