Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoided striking them while defending nests
August 11, 2026
August 11, 2026
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoided striking them while defending nests
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - In a rare study of snakes as nest predators, scientists found nesting birds were loath to strike rattlesnakes even though they likely had no previous experience with vipers.
The research, published in Behavioral Ecology Link is e . . .
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Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoided striking them while defending nests
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - In a rare study of snakes as nest predators, scientists found nesting birds were loath to strike rattlesnakes even though they likely had no previous experience with vipers.
The research, published in Behavioral Ecology Link is e . . .