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NEWS ABOUT: rattlesnake

rattlesnake stories: 2 news summaries

Rattler Strikes Shopper at
Fla. Wal-Mart

Man released after poisonous bite, which may have killed a child

Jul 7, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man has been released from the hospital after being bitten in the hand by a poisonous pygmy rattlesnake while browsing in a Wal-Mart garden department, the Miami Herald reports. Though potentially deadly to a child or elderly person, the bite "wouldn't have been fatal with an adult... More »

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Hot Mommas:
Squirrels Use Heat to Scare off Snakes

Rattlers steer clear
of hot pieces of tail

Aug 14, 07 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Squirrels aren't squirreling out of their ongoing battle with snakes, but they may be turning tail. California ground squirrels are able to intimidate rattlesnakes, researchers have found, by heating their tails 3 degrees; the rattlers perceive infrared waves, and back off. Even more surprising, the squirrels are savvy enough not... More »

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