• tahoe@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

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

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        5 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

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          5 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