A research librarian from the University of Utah squats in the sand all day, pointing Space Invader ray guns at rattlesnakes in the name of science.
Jeff Rice uses a lightweight parabolic microphone to capture the sounds of nearby rattlesnakes for the Western Soundscape Archive, a free encyclopedia of Western sounds!
Jeff's high-tech mic is modeled by YouTubutante Asian Wolf (left). The pic of the the Diamondback below comes from the Soundscape library where you can listen to the fruits of Jeff's labor.
Listen to a rattlesnake now if you dare:
- link:// Newser
- link:// Western Soundscape Archive
