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Cretaceous snake had four legs

Adam Khor · 2015-07-23 23:31:49

Was apparently a constrictor: http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2015/07/four-legged-snake-fossil-stuns-scientists-and-ignites-controversy

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Was apparently a constrictor:

http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2015/07/four-legged-snake-fossil-stuns-scientists-and-ignites-controversy

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#2 25-07-2015 1:17am

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Slightly off topic
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33625080

Scientists in the US have measured how boa constrictors end the lives of their prey.

The work has busted a myth that the snakes suffocate their victims.

Researchers took measurements - including blood pressure and heart activity - from anaesthetised rats gripped by the snakes.

This showed that the lethal grip restricted blood flow severely enough to cut off the blood flow supplying oxygen to its vital organs.

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#3 25-07-2015 1:26am

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I'm pretty sure I read about that years ago...

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