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There is an article here about rabbits, but they are rabbits of a very unusual kind. Particularly, it is their character: they are actively seeking out snakes, and killing them – or so it appears. Now, the speed rabbits breed at is well documented. They are everywhere. So the thought that some of them are rabid and determined and skilled enough to kill snakes is both interesting and somewhat scary.
The piece shows the lovely, fluffy, cute little animals in a more vicious light: the dead snakes are strewn all over the place, with bite marks all over their bodies. And snakes are pretty quick; it would take some fast thinking and dextrous moves to take one down. Are rabbits even fast enough to protect themselves, if the snakes retaliated?
After reading the initial article, I decided to see if I could find any more on it. And behold! It turns out that a video has emerged that shows one of the attacks taking place. Somehow, it’s not quite as vicious as I expected – I had a sort of zombie rabbit image in my head, something like 28 days later but with rabbits – but the video is more like a ninja rabbit: it hops all over the place to avoid being bitten.
I suppose that answers the question. Yes, they are fast enough to avoid snakes. Now I’m curious as to why they’re attacking them. Perhaps they have something to protect? But then – it did seem that the rabbit was very much the aggressor. Perhaps more information will be made available as the story develops…