By Herp News Millions of years ago, the ancestor of modern rattlesnakes was endowed with a genetic arsenal of toxic weaponry. But in a relatively short period of evolutionary time, different types of snakes kept different types of toxin genes, and shed others. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. […]
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Sep 16
Sep 16
Herp Photo of the Day: Rattlesnake Friday!
Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Today we bring you the Central American jumping pitviper (Atropoides mexicanum), uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gaboonviper1388 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, […]
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