When researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso wanted to test one of herpetology’s longest-standing questions, they didn’t catch a rattlesnake. They printed one. Working with a local nonprofit ...
The robotic rattlesnake and experimental set-up. (A) Diagram of the 3D-printed robot rattlesnake. (B-D) Behavioral responses of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) during each of the three trial types.
A team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso uncovered new evidence explaining why the rattlesnake’s rattle, one of nature’s most iconic warning signals, has persisted and remained ...