Ok, when I read this headline, I had to re-read it because it was just too bizarre to be true: Snakey smells help squirrels stay safe. It sounds repulsive, yet strangely intriguing, right?
So I read the article, and it's literally as strange at it sounds. Apparently, squirrels have become rather crafty, and have discovered if they chew on shedded rattlesnake skin and then lick their fur, it helps mask their "squirrel scent" and makes them "smell" like snakes! So....WEIRD!
How in the heck did that first squirrel figure this out? And what was he doing chewing on the shedded snakeskin? I mean, I know beggars can't be choosers, but I'm thinking the little guy had to have been pretty dang hungry to resort to eating DEAD SKIN! Okay, now I'm grossing myself out. I'll stop. Goo.
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