Hey, Snake--Rattle This!(research on interactions between ground squirrels and rattlesnakes and on venom resistance in squirrels)(rattlesnakes)

Science News | October 9, 1999| | Copyright

Some furry little creatures are born to taunt rattlesnakes

Your basic hairy-chested guy who wrangles rattlers may find himself out-machoed by a half-pound of cute, wiggly-nosed fluff.

When California ground squirrels spot a rattlesnake, they get "feisty," according to Ron Swaisgood, who's observed plenty of whiskers-to-fang confrontations in the wild and in a laboratory at the University of California, Davis. The ground squirrel behavior confounds scientists. "It's not your typical predator-prey interaction," Swaisgood says.

"After a few minutes of ...

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