Transcript: With a picture of a snake in the background, post reads: The chances of a human being bitten by a venomous snake is 1 in 70 thousand.

The chances of a woman being attacked by a man is 1 in 3.

And somehow, your fear of snakes is valid. But a woman’s fear of male violence is dramatic.

    • Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 days ago

      That’s a good question. Last time I was near a venomous snake, it was not the least bit interested in me.

      Apparently I have poor reading comprehension late at night. Bitten by non-venomous snakes? It has happened a few times. I don’t know how often it would occur though on average.

    • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 days ago

      While I don’t know that stat, I’ve heard from ER/first responder types and the majority of snake bite incidents are

      1. Men
      2. On the hand/forearm
      3. Alcohol was involved

      So basically “Hold my beer, watch this” type situations.