This is a video of Youtuber Nick TheWrangler demonstrating his technique for successfully avoiding a rattlesnake bite, after accidentally sitting down next to one in the wild — a situation I hope I never find myself in. His course of action includes blowing on it (it doesn’t move it all), brushing its tail to get it to move (which does work — it slithers right into his lap), and poking it with a stick, which eventually gets the snake to move far enough away for Nick to jump to safety. Of course this was all very strange to watch considering there’s a cameraman standing four feet away doing absolutely nothing to help Nick. Did he actually want him to get bitten? I kinda did.

Keep going for the video while I email a link to Dr. Jones to freak him out.

Source: Geekologie – How To: Safely Escape A Rattlesnake You Accidentally Sit Next To