Snakeskin Isnβt Just a Fashion Statement for Birds NYT > Science By: Kate Golembiewski 26 January 2025 at 19:24 A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes.
Rain-Collecting Rattlesnakes Give New Meaning to βThirst Trapβ NYT > Science By: Jason Bittel 17 January 2025 at 09:25 A new study reveals the surprising ways rattlesnakes have evolved to collect water in the desert.
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields NYT > Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli and Brian Otieno 9 January 2025 at 18:39 Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.