Squirrels use snake scent

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Squirrels use shed snake skins to mask their scent from predators a UC Davis researcher has found. (Barbara ClucasUC Davis photo)
Squirrels use shed snake skins to mask their scent from predators, a UC Davis researcher has found. (Barbara Clucas/UC Davis photo)

California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis.


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