Earthquake Snakes

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News How sea snakes, surrounded by salt water, quench their thirst

Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Such is the lot in life for thirsty sea snakes—and yet they’ve found a way to thrive.

Follow Video Do Catfish Cause Earthquakes? An old legend in Japan suggests the catfish causes earthquakes. But real research has gone into why catfish react so intensely before an earthquake.

News New snake species discovered in another snake’s belly

The “mysterious dinner snake” has some odd habits, including a propensity to burrow.

Follow Video Can Dogs Feel Electromagnetic Fields? This dog shows the same behaviour before an earthquake hits. Scientists put it to the test to see if stimulus effects the dog.

News How the world’s largest snake hunt hurts Southeast Asia's biggest lake

Each year millions of water snakes are pulled from Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, degrading this ecological wonder of the world.

Follow Video Can A Snake Sense An Earthquake? Snakes have an inner ear that is connected to their lower jaw, the perfect anatomy to listen to the earth's vibrations and the smallest of tremors.

News Cannibal cobras: Male snakes eat each other shockingly often

While cobras were known to eat other snakes on occasion, new research suggests the behaviour is common—and they cannibalise their own kin.

Follow Video Mass Snake Panic In China A snake farm in China witnessed a mass panic amongst its snakes four days before a 4.9 earthquake hit. What other patterns have they now identified that suggests snakes can sense an earthquake?

News These 5 New Snake Species Suck Snails Out of Their Shells

The names of the snakes were auctioned off, and funds from the event will go toward preserving some of the species.

News Decapitated Snake Head Nearly Kills Man—Here’s How

Scientists warn that rattlesnakes can remain dangerous long after they are dead.

News What You Need To Know About Recent Copperhead Bites

After a woman in Spotsylvania County, Virgina, was bitten by a copperhead inside a LongHorn Steakhouse, experts question whether interactions with the deadly snakes are on the rise.

News Watch A Snake Stuck In The Nose Of Another Snake

A snake rescuer coming to the aid of a cobra found a surprise when he freed it from between some concrete slabs.

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Can animals provide the key to unlock earthquake prediction? Destruction without warning. One moment everything is normal. Do animals know something that humans don’t and, if so, can this animal knowledge be harnessed for the good of mankind?

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