iStockphoto / Dan Rieck A tense rattlesnake encounter in San Diego was shared to TikTok and is a perfect example of snake safety We might all think we could grab a stick and go into ‘Steve Irwin Mode’ and wrangle up a snake and relocate it but this video shows why that’s best left to

Source: Neatorama they have poo to prove it. The desiccated coprolite—archaeologists’ term for ancient poop—contained the scales and bones of the snake along with remnants of a small rodent and an assortment of edible desert plants. It’s a great example of how coprolites can give archaeologist a

Author: Mike Denison / Source: Science News for Students A desert in the southwestern United States may be the lair of secret ninja masters. You know them as desert kangaroo rats. But a pair of new studies finds that these rodents can bust out complex moves to avoid deadly rattlesnake bites.

Author: Mike Denison / Source: Science News The deserts of the southwestern United States may be the lair of secret ninja masters: desert kangaroo rats. Researchers armed with high-speed cameras have captured the complex maneuvers that the rodents (Dipodomys deserti) deploy to avoid deadly bites

Source: Sunny Skyz A golden retriever who saved a woman from a rattlesnake was crowned “Milk-Bone Dog of the Year” at the 8th Annual Streamy Awards in Beverly Hills, California. At just 6 months old, Todd put himself between owner Paula Godwin and a gray-speckled, gray and white rattlesnake