PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A research project led by biologists in the state shows that the venom a prairie rattlesnake uses to disable its prey is different in the higher elevations of the Black Hills than at lower elevations.

The Pierre Capital Journal (http://bit.ly/XRUakf ) says that the research says the difference could be because the cooler, more rugged terrain of the Black Hills requires a snake to disable its prey faster.

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