Weird News: Venomous Mammal Revealed
Sunday, January 11, 2009
It looks and sounds like something out of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands, but this overgrown shrew is truly deadly, strange, and all too real. The creature contains unique teeth capable of injecting toxin into any that rile its anger...or hunger. Fortunately, the creature seems to only exist in the murky wilds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Look for this beast to make the rounds at zoos and exhibits as soon as its behavior and numbers are better understood. Though it readily fits the bill of nature's weird today, one has to wonder how long it will take for the animal's "shock and awe" to wear off. In a couple centuries, will the poisonous solenodon merely be another run-of-the-mill critter compared with the psychic fungi worms of Alpha Centauri?
