“Did you know a rattlesnake can strike the distance of its length?”
They can’t.
A rattlesnake can strike at distances equal to 1/3 to 2/3 of its total body length, meaning a rattlesnake measuring 6 feet long can strike between 2 and 4 feet away. The snake’s ability to strike from so far away means that the safest place to be is beyond the snake’s total body length.
I read it on the internet so it must be true. /s