Bombs are terrifying for humans. Scientists have accidentally discovered that geckos probably find them scary too. Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/herphighlights Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/herphighlights/shop Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Dubiner S, Vardi R, Meiri S, Levin E. 2024. Stressed reptiles pay the metabolic price of war. Ecology:e4370. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4370. Species of the Bi-Week: Idiiatullina SS, Pawangkhanant P, Suwannapoom C, Tawan T, Chanhome L, Nguyen TV, David P, Vogel G, Poyarkov NA. 2024. Another new species of karst-associated pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the Isthmus of Kra, Peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy 930. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2489. Other Links/Mentions: Kidangoor A. 2024.Studying snakes without rattling them? There’s now tech for that. Available at https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/studying-snakes-without-rattling-them-theres-now-tech-for-that/ (accessed July 2, 2024). Editing and Music: Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com Podcast edited by Alex – https://www.fiverr.com/alexanderroses