Rabbit vs rattlesnake

[Frantic Freddie]

Not what you'd think (http://youtube.com/watch?v=z8xhEvvSBvg) :lol: :lol: :lol:

[George]

That was something, all right. Obviously it was a female Texas bunny, since it had no antlers. ;)

I wonder if the snake was out of venom or saving it for something less bloating on the stomach?

[Lord Jubjub]

I've worked with bunnies. Bunnies aren't cute, furry, harmless creatures. . no sir. Never get into a fight with a bunny unless you want some long deep scratches. . .

[Swift]

Well, I can't resist...


TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a killer!
KNIGHT: Get stuffed!
TIM: It'll do you a trick, mate!
KNIGHT: Oh, yeah?
ROBIN: You mangy Scot git!
TIM: I'm warning you!
ROBIN: What's he do, nibble your bum?
TIM: He's got huge, sharp-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!
ARTHUR: Go on, Boris. Chop his head off!
BORIS: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
TIM: Look!
[squeak]
BORIS: Aaaugh!
[chord]
ARTHUR: Jesus Christ!
TIM: I warned you!
ROBIN: I peed again!
TIM: I warned you! But did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it? Well, it's always the same, I always--
ARTHUR: Oh, shut up!
TIM: --But do they listen to me?--
ARTHUR: Right!
TIM: -Oh, no--
KNIGHTS: Charge!

[planethollywood]

I always remember the line from Watership Down reffering to rabbits as "The prince of a thousand enemies". Looks like the rabbit world has been busy reducing that list.

[Doodler]

I've worked with bunnies. Bunnies aren't cute, furry, harmless creatures. . no sir. Never get into a fight with a bunny unless you want some long deep scratches. . .

They're like any undomesticated critter that we tend to keep as pets. Just gotta watch where your hands go and keep'em from panicking. And yeah, I've got my battlescars from bunnies. A pair of French Lopps. Went to pick the female up without immediately being aware she had a litter overnight. If she'd been any color but black, the bloodstains would have changed quite a few opinions about their relative cuteness.

[farmerjumperdon]

Well, I can't resist...

My kids love that scene, as do I.

We have a very docile bunny, but you had better not startle or surprise it while holding it in a way that exposes you to it's claws. We keep them trimmed, but they are still quite nasty.

[Tog]

Went to pick the female up without immediately being aware she had a litter overnight. If she'd been any color but black, the bloodstains would have changed quite a few opinions about their relative cuteness.

We had a pet rat that started out as snake food. She was so docile that we were able to pluck the babies off of her while she was nursing them. Hse never even got up to see what was going on. Any chance of a rabbit ever getting that mellow? The GFs parents have some and they are seriously twitchy.

[Moose]

We had a pet rat that started out as snake food.

Started out? "Snake Food" is not usually a very long career path. Mind filling in the gap for us? I do so like success stories. ;)

[Moose]

It's amazing just how good that rabbit's reflexes were. May be the coolest video ever.

[Tog]

Started out? "Snake Food" is not usually a very long career path. Mind filling in the gap for us? I do so like success stories. ;)

Ball Pythons are sort of odd when it comes to food. If they aren't going to eat something in the first few minutes, it becomes just another part of the environment.

My snake was also mindbogglingly stupid. Even for a snake. He bit me once when I assumed I knew where he was,but he forgot to close his mouth. He bit himself once when the mouse ran past him. He smelled his side, decided it was mouse, and struck. I don't think he'd of made in in the wild.

Anyway, he didn't eat the rat so I ended up taking care of it before passing it on to the gf at the time. It was an awesome pet. It would come when called, it was a decent mouser and it never bit anyone hard enough to break the skin, though she would nip from time to time to get you to play.

I've wondered if a rabbit could be domesticated like that.

ETA: another guy at the vets office had a rat that ended up a pet nearly the same way. In his case, the rat saw the snake, tore up a bit of the paper that was in the cage and covered the snake's eyes with it. They guy said there was no way he could let it be eaten after that.

[Tog]

It's amazing just how good that rabbit's reflexes were. May be the coolest video ever.
I'm still leaning toward the octopus that ate the shark one myself. But yeah, I didn't think bunnies had that sort of dodge. Ratt'lers is fast.

[Moose]

I've wondered if a rabbit could be domesticated like that.

To be a mouser? Dunno, but I've known people with tame rabbits. Don't really know very much about them, though, except that they have a reputation for chewing.

Those were great stories, Tog.

I'd cared for a lab rat (a white Norway) for a few months while in college. Friendly little guy. After he got used to my scent, he'd climb right out of his cage when I opened it, climb up my arm and perch on my shoulder while I prepared his food and got the scale ready to weigh him. If he was on my arm, he'd wrap his tail around my wrist for stability in an almost prehensile manner.

Brought a pair of my young cousins in one saturday to see him. The kids were willing to pet him, but not willing to let me put him on their shoulders. (Just as well, I didn't want anybody to panic and accidentally hurt the rat.) They were, however, very impressed to see him on mine. :D

[SeanF]

I do believe Steve Irwin has been reincarnated as a rabbit!

[farmerjumperdon]

Now I can't wait to go home and see that video.

[Frantic Freddie]

That was something, all right. Obviously it was a female Texas bunny, since it had no antlers. ;)

I wonder if the snake was out of venom or saving it for something less bloating on the stomach?

Both male & female jackalopes have antlers ;)

Adult rattlers don't always inject venom if it's just a warning strike,unlike juveniles that haven't learned to control their venom.That's where the urban legend that the little ones are deadlier than the big ones started.

[Larry Jacks]

Bad A$$ Bunny or Dumb Bunny? Hard to tell but that's some amazing video.