Does it make sense to talk of "probability" with regard to existential claims?

Does it make sense to talk of "probability" with regard to existential claims?

Does it make sense to talk of "probability" with regard to existential claims? Consider the following propositions: (1) Rolling snake eyes is improbable. (2) The existence of Big Foot is improbable. Though I can't quite finger the distinction, it seems to me that the notion of probability is being used very differently in (1) and (2).

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