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Are Baby Rattlesnakes Really More Dangerous than Adults?

Contrary to popular belief, the bite of a baby rattlesnake is almost always far less serious than the bite of a larger adult rattlesnake. The notion that baby rattlesnakes cannot control the quantity of venom injected (referred to in the field of Herpetology as “venom metering”) is a myth that has been disproven multiple timesRead More

Jordan Benjamin 08/24/201808/29/2018
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