Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede

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Find out more Curious Creatures Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede (Drew Martin) The rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) is the rarest snake in North America, and scientists hadn't glimpsed one in the wild in more than four years. But when one of the elusive snakes recently turned up in a state park in Florida, the sighting wasn't a happy one — the snake was a corpse in a gruesome wildlife death scene. A visitor to the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park on Key Largo found the dead snake on Feb. 28; it had choked on a giant centipede that was still lodged partway down its gullet. (The centipede, which had been swallowed headfirst, was also deceased.) Full Story: Live Science (9/7)      Biology Giant viruses are infecting algae in a floating lake in the Arctic (Denis Sarrazin, Centre for Northern Studies) Giant viruses have been discovered infecting microscopic algae in a rare lake in the Arctic Ocean, a new study finds. The Milne Fiord epishelf lake is a body of fresh water that sits on top of seawater less than 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the North Pole. Researchers studying the lake found that the fresh water had a richer and more diverse range of viruses than the salt water beneath it. They also found "giant" viruses — several times larger than typical viruses — affecting microscopic algae just below the boundary between fresh water and salt water. Full Story: Live Science (9/8)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005