Snakes and Sh!t

I always find the unique behaviors of many animals to be fascinating. No matter how much we learn about nature, it seems there’s always something else ready to amaze us.

I saw this article today about how squirrels in California were found to be using snake skin to scent themselves with to aid in avoiding rattlesnake predators.
An excerpt from the article:

Rattlesnakes often chow down on unwary squirrels, but new research shows the rodents fight back by eating, rubbing and even bathing themselves with pieces of discarded snake skin.

The reptilian musk helps California ground and rock squirrels mask their natural scent and thereby avoid detection from their slithering nemeses.

See this page for the full article http://tinyurl.com/2g4qzr

Every time I see something interesting such as this I can’t help but wonder just how much is going to go completely unknown as a result of species being driven to extinction from mankind’s relentless pursuit of “progress”.

Clay :: Dec.28.2007 :: Herp News, Random Thoughts, Reptile Related :: No Comments »

I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. May we all remember during this time just how much we as individuals and as a nation as a whole really do have to be thankful for.

We are blessed to live in the greatest country on Earth, to have plenty of food, clothing and life’s other necessities, as well as more luxuries than we could ever use.
It takes only a casual look at much of the rest of the world to make you truly thankful for the things that we all too often take for granted.

Clay :: Nov.22.2007 :: Random Thoughts :: No Comments »