Are Baby Rattlesnakes More Dangerous than Adults? Origin, Transmission, and Prevalence of a Media-Driven Myth, with Evidence of Effective Messaging to Dispel It.

Toxins (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13030322 · PMID 41893567

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The proportion of stories citing a university professor also increased significantly from 8.2% before 2015 to 31.3% after (χ 2 = 9.14, df = 1, p = 0.003, φ = 0.30), and the proportion citing a healthcare professional decreased from 15.1% to 3.1%, approaching significance (χ 2 = 3.14, df = 1, p = 0.077, φ = 0.17). 2.3.

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