Not a single Mount Lyell shrew had ever been photographed alive before ... adding that they cut off a small piece of the shrews’ tails for genetic testing. “They bite and they’re venomous. So we had ...

Food and Feeding Behavior: The neurotoxic saliva of the short-tailed shrew is a unique adaptation among North American mammals. Its poisonous bite is a result of secretions of the submaxillary glands ...

Paralysis follows within seconds, and the shrew proceeds to eat its meal alive while administering more toxic bites, just to ...

You might not think to flee at the sight of this Northern short-tailed shrew. And that would be a mistake. These tiny guys can take down prey over twice their size with a single bite. Their secret?

This grey-black to blackish-brown shrew with a pointed, down-drooping nose averages 147-157 mm (5.8-6.2 in) in length, and is the longest of the Adirondack shrews. It weighs 10-17 g (0.35-0.60 oz), ...

Not a single Mount Lyell shrew had ever been photographed alive ... piece of the shrews’ tails for genetic testing. “They bite and they’re venomous. So we had to improvise quite a bit.