Tiger Snake (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Tiger Snake (1 of 2)

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Some tiger snake populations on Australian islands have evolved to be giants, nearly twice the size of their mainland counterparts. New research in the American Naturalist suggests that the need to have big-mouthed babies drove the evolution of these enormous elapids.

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Fabien Aubret

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