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Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoid striking them while defending nests

Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoid striking them while defending nestsWorldPing

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.

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