{"id":31318,"date":"2020-07-21T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/researchers-find-colder-temperatures-barely-slow-down-striking-rattlers\/"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:53:00","slug":"researchers-find-colder-temperatures-barely-slow-down-striking-rattlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/researchers-find-colder-temperatures-barely-slow-down-striking-rattlers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Researchers find colder temperatures barely slow down striking rattlers."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In nature, how quickly a creature moves can mean the difference between life and death. Venomous rattlesnakes defend themselves by uncoiling and striking out when faced with predators or prey.<\/p>\n

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Most cold-blooded creatures tend to move more slowly when the temperature drops\u2014but striking rattlers app<\/a>ear to be an exception. Cold weather barely slows them down and they still strike fairly quickly.<\/p>\n

San Diego State University ecologist Rulon Clark and his students went to New Mexico last summer for several weeks to observe and collect a dozen Mojave rattlesnakes from their native habitat, and brought them back to the lab in San Diego to study, along with a dozen Western rattlers they collected locally.
\nWhen they placed the snakes in a temperature controlled container, they found that the rattlers continued to strike quickly at a balloon that played the role of an intruder, even when they lowered the temperature considerably and made the box quite cold. At most, they were about 25% slower, which goes against the logic behind dropping temperature and the impact on mobility.
\n“We expected their strike to be about half as fast for every 10 degree drop in temperature, but they’re still able to uncoil and strike fairly rapidly, even at our lowest test temperatures” Clark said.
\nTo strike, rattlesnakes must propel their head toward their target and open their mouth fast enough to pose a threat to a potential predator. <\/p>\n

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