• PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not one mention of how this guy got his hands on so many different snake venoms in order to acquire this broad immunity. Interesting dude nonetheless.

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        1 day ago

        I just opened the article again and searched for “handler,” which has zero results?

        What am I missing? Was there a video I didn’t watch?

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          1 day ago

          He initially wanted to build up his immunity to protect himself when handling snakes, documenting his exploits on YouTube.

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            1 day ago

            Ah, okay. I see now. “Snake handler” generally refers to a professional, but the subject of the article was described as a former truck mechanic. I just didn’t process that in the correct order.