A kingsnake coils around a dead mouse that has a pressure sensor on it. Some kingsnakes exert more than twice the constriction pressure that rat snakes do.
(Image credit: David Penning/Missouri Southern State University)
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Photos: Primordial Sea Scorpion Was a Top PredatorFossils of 460-million-year-old eurypterids (sea scorpions) were uncovered underneath the flowing waters of the Upper Iowa River.
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Color Me Confused! Iridescence Helps Animals Evade Predators -
Bushfires Give Predators the AdvantageOpinion Higher chances of predation are putting native fauna at risk.
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Ancient Finned Predator Feasted on SharksDuring the early Permian, carnivores greatly outnumbered herbivores on land, so top predator Dimetrodon supplemented its diet by hunting sharks.
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Can Drone Technology Find the Nigerian Girls?U.S. Predators are operating from the border, though ground intelligence may hold the key.
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USDA Wildlife Services Should End Indiscriminate Killing (Op-Ed)Opinion Predator control from the U.S. Wildlife Services itself must be controlled.
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Megalodon Mystery: What Killed Earth's Largest Shark?Megalodon, the biggest shark that ever lived, seemed to get bigger over its evolutionary history. Its massive size may have made it more susceptible to extinction.
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Secret Lives of Baby Snakes Revealed
