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  2. 40 Facts About Animals That Might Make You Look Like The ...

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    According to the Australian Museum, this snake’s venom contains a “spread factor,” which actually helps your body to absorb it faster, so that’s awesome. And one bite contains enough venom ...

  3. Sexual selection in scaled reptiles - Wikipedia

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    The semi-aquatic black swamp snake, Seminatrix pygaea, which lives in an environment where periods of drought are very common, has shown that environmental factors have a negative effect on female snakes whose large size was selected to increase fecundity as these droughts create a unique scenario to test whether survivability or reproductive ...

  4. Rectilinear locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Rectilinear locomotion relies upon two opposing muscles, the costocutaneous inferior and superior, which are present on every rib and connect the ribs to the skin. [5] [6] Although it was originally believed that the ribs moved in a "walking" pattern during rectilinear movement, studies have shown that the ribs themselves do not move, only the muscles and the skin move to produce forward ...

  5. Snake detection theory - Wikipedia

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    The snake detection theory, [1] [2] [3] also sometimes called the snake detection hypothesis, suggests that snakes have contributed to the evolution of primates' visual system. According to the theory, predatory pressure from snakes has selected individuals who are better able to recognize them, improving their survival chances and therefore ...

  6. Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the ...

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    They found that snakes experienced a burst of innovation early in their history and have evolved at a rate perhaps three to five times faster than their lizard cousins.

  7. From chinchillas to snakes: These are the most popular pets ...

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    Here are the most popular pets that aren't cats and dogs in every state. Rover and Kitty may be loveable pets, but some opt to take on the care of more creative animals. Here are the most popular ...

  8. Eastern worm snake - Wikipedia

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    The eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) is a subspecies of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, [1] a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to the Eastern Woodlands region of North America. [2] The species' range extends from southwest Massachusetts, south to southern Alabama, west to Louisiana and north to Illinois. [ 3 ]

  9. Man used one bare hand to grab 2 large venomous snakes at ...

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    Man used one bare hand to grab 2 large venomous snakes at once, Australia video shows ... The video of McKenzie’s unusual catch had been viewed more than 110,000 times as of Oct. 20 and gotten ...