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[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Fun fact sea snake scales are actually hydrophobic and there is a thin layer of air around it. The snake can breathe from this bubble of scale air and some pacific island claim divers can stay underwater longer by catching sea snakes and breathing from their tails, also I just made all that up.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I almost believed you. But the part of divers breathing snake ass was too much.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Well, you're supposed to make out with a puffer fish if you want to breath longer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My upvote for valuable scientific knowledge suddenly changed in the meaning in the last line.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

watch it turns out that there IS a species that does this, and you were accidentally correct

that'll be egg on your face