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Humans use a snorkel and fish have gills. Now researchers have found a sea snake which uses a complex system of blood vessels in its head to draw in extra oxygen when it dives and swims underwater.

When most people think of rattlesnakes, they think of scary creatures that bite. However, they are so much more than that. The Rattlesnake Roundup in Noxen, which continues on Sunday, is an ...