I heard rattlesnakes have evolved to stop rattling because it lets the hogs know where they are. Seems like a quick evolution.

Is it that some percentage of rattlers have always been rattle-less and now they are most of the ones living long enough to breed?

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Posted by greenbean

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Posted on 6/28/22 at 6:57 pm to Earnest_P

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I heard rattlesnakes have evolved to stop rattling because it lets the hogs know where they are. Seems like a quick evolution.

Is it that some percentage of rattlers have always been rattle-less and now they are most of the ones living long enough to breed?

I've read where snake "experts" had debunked that theory, but who knows?

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Posted by DMAN1968

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Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:58 pm to Earnest_P

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Seems like a quick evolution

Coincidence...evolution takes waaayyy longer.

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Posted by deeprig9

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Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:30 am to Earnest_P

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I heard rattlesnakes have evolved to stop rattling because it lets the hogs know where they are. Seems like a quick evolution.

Is it that some percentage of rattlers have always been rattle-less and now they are most of the ones living long enough to breed?

A pig's excellent sense of smell, stronger than a blood hound, and a snake's inherent muskiness, makes me think this is bogus. The pig knows where the snake is from 100 yards away.

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