Mike Pingleton (@somuchpingle.bsky.social)

This genetic trick gives woodrats an evolutionary advantage against rattlesnake venom Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full-grown human. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-genetic-woodrats-evolutionary-advantage-rattlesnake.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter&fbclid=IwY2xjawOyKKlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFpWXFmTFNYY2VhQXBIcXZPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqottbmEhsC8THpf5LQx8nbnuwirYjNTEOeAwro8u0gAL7HLHKCgCRXs1I7j_aem_354waOQI_0XKayS5juaP-Q