Seriously, it's no joke. That's pretty much the most dangerous thing you can do with a venomous snake. I handle black mambas and the occasional 14 foot king cobra, but I won't grab a viper by the head unless it's absolutely necessary, which it almost never is. Too much risk for my tastes.

Oh, and yes, any given rattlesnake may have double fangs on one side, if not both, from time to time.
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What goes up must come down...unless it exceeds escape velocity.

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