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They can do this, except for when they're DRUNK on pumpkins

Posted by KELLY O | August 15, 2007 4:55 PM
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Beware their Squirrelly Wrath!

Posted by Will in Seattle | August 15, 2007 6:13 PM
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OK, but does it save them from rattlesnake attacks?

Posted by lawrence clark | August 16, 2007 4:27 AM
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I'm guessing all the heated tail waving distorts their heat signature, makes them seem larger or harder to pinpoint, or some such. Probably confuses the snake a bit and gives the little bugger a chance to escape.

Posted by Toby | August 16, 2007 11:01 AM
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@3 - I'm guessing this behavior would not have evolved if it had no survival benefit.

Posted by Levislade | August 16, 2007 11:12 AM

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