• 215 How Snakes Tackle Scorpions

  • Dec 2 2024
  • Length: 32 mins
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215 How Snakes Tackle Scorpions

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  • Despite their boring name, ground snakes exhibit a variety of gnarly behaviours to help them take down invertebrate prey like spiders, scorpions and centipedes.

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    Main Paper References:

    Gripshover ND, Meik JM, Nicholson DJ, Cox CL. 2024. Feeding behavior varies based upon prey defenses in the ground snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Sonora episcopa). Journal of Zoology 324:71–82. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13198.

    Other Links/Mentions:

    Rana iberica call by Rafael Márquez from https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-scientific_name=Rana+iberica&rel-scientific_name=contains&include_synonymies=Yes

    Burgess J. 2024. World’s largest crocodile in captivity dies. Available at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvzyyd6l7o (accessed November 6, 2024).

    Editing and Music:

    Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

    Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

    Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com

    Intro visuals – Paul Snelling
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