• @tahoe
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    46 months ago

    Cobras probably existed looong before any ape did, so that sounds unlikely!

    • @dessimbelackis
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      6 months ago

      Sure, but did cobras that spit venom exist before us stick throwing primates? Apparently not really. Spitting cobras seem to emerge in Africa when the hominin lineage emerged ~ 7 million years ago and in Asia around the same time H. Erectus moved into Asia ~2.5 million years ago

      • @tahoe
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        26 months ago

        This seems like such an oddly specific adaptation, but you’re right, especially the fact that it happened twice makes it a lot more believable