Friday, December 30, 2016

Stressed snakes strike first


Stressed snakes strike first

12/30/2016 02:07 PM EST

cottonmouth snake with mouth open showing signature white mouth

Whether a wild cottonmouth snake will attempt to strike in an encounter depends on its baseline stress level, according to a team of scientists led by undergraduate researcher Mark Herr.


Full story at http://news.psu.edu/story/443123/2016/12/21/stressed-snakes-strike-first

Source
The Pennsylvania State University


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