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Did we become the humans we are today because of snakes?

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Did you know that there’s a theory of human evolution that says humans and primates’ brains and visual systems developed to detect and avoid snakes? “There is new evidence to back up this unusual theory, which explains both our agile minds and our uncanny ability to sense the presence of snakes”, explains Joseph Bennington-Castro on io9.

https://gizmodo.com/are-humans-hardwired-to-detect-snakes-1453865235

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