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used in the Snake Dance, a bite with full poison glands should result 

 fatally in less than 1 out of 10, in the case of adults. 



Owing to knowledge of the habits of the rattlesnakes, previous 

 manipulation and confinement of the snakes, skill in handling, and 

 teamwork in the dance, the Hopi dancers are not frequently bitten. 

 However, occasional bites do occur but apparently never with 

 serious results. The principal reason for this is probably that dur- 

 ing previous handling the poison glands of the snakes have been 

 emptied or the venom considerably reduced in quantity. 



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