Snakes on a math problem

[pbray]

There are n Snakes on the Plane. There are k Passengers on the Plane. Each Snake will Bite One Passenger at Random. What is the Probability that The Target, Mr. X, does not get bit?

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Comments

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I want to know how many snakes get bitten by people. Huh? Why do they always assume the humans won't bite back? Smacks of species discrimination to me.

Though there is a story in those genetically engineered SmartSnakes...I just know there is.

[janni.livejournal.com]

And the best defense is a good offense, right?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Precisely!

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

Who'd wanna bite a poisonous snake? A knife on a stick now...