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“Baffling” New Species of Snake Discovered in Myanmar
Scitech Daily ^
| JANUARY 28, 2024
| PENSOFT PUBLISHERS
Posted on 06/18/2024 8:56:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
There are probably downsides,but some animals are resistant to snake venom
[Drabeck wasn’t surprised by these mutations, but she was surprised when she compared the honey badger’s tweaks to those found in other mammals. These tweaks had evolved independently in at least four species: honey badgers, mongooses, hedgehogs, and pigs. The hedgehog—which loves to eat venomous snakes—wasn’t a surprise. But the pig? “We were pretty excited by that,” says Drabeck. She hadn’t expected pigs to have molecular defenses against venom; biologists knew wild pigs could survive snakebites but assumed that was because their thick skin and fat acts like armor against fangs. But wild pigs, like honey badgers, have long shared the same parts of the world as venomous snakes—giving them an incentive to evolve venom resistance. And that in turn has given the snakes an incentive to evolve more toxic venom.]
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posted on
06/18/2024 10:16:56 AM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
To: Olog-hai
Sorry, I was just referring to the bitey ones.
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posted on
06/18/2024 10:18:10 AM PDT
by
READINABLUESTATE
(‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
To: Olog-hai
you must know your snakes well!
ok, heres my question obviously, theres mmore than one snake in this group, but what is it that classifies them as “ pit”? ,
ive never heard of that & would like to expand my knowledge bank🙋
To: thesligoduffyflynns
Well, pit vipers have little heat-sensing “pits” on either side of their face; on this rattlesnake, the pit is visible on the lower part of the face between the eye and the nostril. The snake uses them to detect body heat from prey or possible threats.
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posted on
06/18/2024 11:30:58 AM PDT
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Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: rlmorel
Looks like a vambu viper..
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posted on
06/18/2024 12:22:37 PM PDT
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RitchieAprile
(available monkeys looking for the change..)
To: Allegra
God made a new snek.
Film at 11.
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06/19/2024 12:49:56 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Red Badger. Apparently this viper had dodged identification until recently.
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posted on
06/19/2024 9:08:28 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/19/2024 9:29:48 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
My family was stationed in Bangkok in the early sixties. Around our house we had Russell’s Vipers, Banded Kraits and Cobras.
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posted on
06/19/2024 10:06:37 AM PDT
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ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: Red Badger
That is a beautiful snake-but I will only admire it from a distance-preferably in a zoo...
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06/19/2024 12:42:38 PM PDT
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Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: Texan5
behind thick glass.....................
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06/19/2024 12:43:25 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/30/2024 7:47:07 AM PDT
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Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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