Greg Egan on Nostr: On Guam, they tried to protect nesting boxes for birds from brown tree snakes by ...
On Guam, they tried to protect nesting boxes for birds from brown tree snakes by placing them on top of smooth, slippery poles.
Snakes: We call this lasso mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjrawDTFXU
Article in Science:
https://www.science.org/content/article/guam-s-invasive-tree-snakes-loop-themselves-lassos-reach-their-feathered-prey
I heard about this on the wonderful “What the Duck” podcast:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/what-the-duck/snakes-and-ladders/104010396
Snakes: We call this lasso mode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjrawDTFXU
Article in Science:
https://www.science.org/content/article/guam-s-invasive-tree-snakes-loop-themselves-lassos-reach-their-feathered-prey
I heard about this on the wonderful “What the Duck” podcast:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/what-the-duck/snakes-and-ladders/104010396