Can rattlesnakes really climb trees in California? Swim? Here's what experts say
You're enjoying the evening breeze in your California backyard when you notice something dark and scaly slithering up a tree branch.
You're enjoying the evening breeze in your California backyard when you notice something dark and scaly slithering up a tree branch.
Plants & Animals
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Ten years after one of the largest nuclear accidents in history spewed radioactive contamination over the landscape in Fukushima, Japan, a University of Georgia study has shown that radioactive contamination in the Fukushima ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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Kangaroo rats are abundant and seemingly defenseless seed-eating rodents that have to contend with a host of nasty predators, including rattlesnakes—venomous pit vipers well known for their deadly, lightning-quick strikes.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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New research suggests that a potentially fatal snake fungus found in several species in the United States and three in Europe could be global in scale. The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, shows that ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2017
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A deadly fungal infection afflicting snakes is eerily similar to the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, researchers report.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2015
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Researchers have developed a faster and more accurate way to test for infection with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, a fungus that is killing snakes in the Midwest and eastern United States. The test also allows scientists to ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2014
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Boa constrictors can sense the heartbeat of their quarry as they suffocate it, thus giving themselves the signal to know when the prey is dead, scientists say.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2012
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An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2011
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About half of all bird nests don't survive due to predators, particularly in fragmented forest areas, but why? University of Illinois researchers monitored both the prey and predator to find an answer.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2010
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