Buddy of mine sent me this link. It talks about how garters (T.sirtalis) have evolved to deal with the toxicity of newts. Really interesting. You have to go through the whole thing to get to the garter part.
Biological warfare and the coevolutionary arms race
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Thread: Garter/Newt arms race
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02-28-2008, 12:04 PM #1Brother Snake
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Garter/Newt arms race
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02-28-2008, 12:41 PM #2The Leader of the Eastern Gang
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Re: Garter/Newt arms race
That is an interesting read. Thanks for sharing!!
Anji
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