Today I learned that you are not supposed to touch a Madagascar Day Gecko. This is because their skin is so fragile and delicate that even the slightest miscalculation in handling could cause their skin to rip and for chunks to fall off. Apparently this is not unique to the Madagascar Day Gecko as there […]
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And that was completely intentional. I genuinely cannot remember the last rest day I had between moving and the new job and everything. Letting your brain rest is an important part of the learning process, lets everything sink in. I feel a million times better and ready for all the new information tomorrow may bring.
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What type of venom do Western hognose snakes have? what do the toxins in their saliva interct with? I’m struggling to find the answer here.
Many species of reptiles have a third, or parietal eye on top of their head. It is covered in skin and detects ambient light The parietal eye is present in most lizards, tuataras, frogs, salamanders, lampreys, sharks, and leather-back sea turtles. Recent research actually suggests that therapsids, the ancestors of modern mammals, also possessed parietal
