February 7, 2025

Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests

 Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests

Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests

A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes.

Kate Golembiewski