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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks agoThese snakes steal poison from their preyhere's how they know they have enough
Red-necked keelback snakes possess a potent toxin derived from the toads they consume, which can cause severe harm to predators like mongooses. The snakes store these toxins in specialized nuchal glands.
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East Bay (California)
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoRare death by rattlesnake bite in Orange County highlights hidden danger on SoCal trails
A 25-year-old man died from a suspected rattlesnake bite in Irvine, prompting warnings as rattlesnake activity increases earlier than usual across Orange County trails.
Environment
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month agoThis May Be the Most Snake-infested National Park in the U.S., According to Experts
Big Bend National Park in Texas hosts close to half of all U.S. snake species, making it the snakiest national park in North America, with venomous species concentrated in southwestern desert regions.
fromHigh Country News
1 month agoCoyotes and cougars and rats, oh my! - High Country News
An unnamed tourist saw it and told Aidan Moore, who works for Alcatraz City Cruises. Moore told SFGATE that he was initially skeptical, but the guest's iPhone footage left little room for doubt. The video shows, not a sea lion or an otter, but an actual Canis latrans, doggedly dogpaddling, then clambering out of the water, noticeably shaky and struggling to settle tired paws on the craggy rocks.
California
fromArs Technica
2 months agoBringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead
The work suggested that resistance arises from a relatively large number of sites, each with relatively minor effects. For example, the sites in the genome identified by quantitative trait analysis typically boosted resistance by about 10 points on the researchers' 100-point scale. In the genome-wide analysis, 17 individual genetic differences were associated with about a quarter of the heritable resistance traits.
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