14 DAY TRIAL // Chuck Norris might be one really cool and tough fellow, but something tells me that it will be a cryogenic day in hell before he manages to be even remotely as cool and as though as the grasshopper mouse.
As detailed in the video below, the grasshopper mouse is native to the southwestern United States. What makes it one of a kind is the fact that, in time, it has evolved to be able to hunt and feed on scorpions.
Thus, these mice not only have very quick reactions, but their anatomy also makes them pretty much immune to the venom that scorpions inject whenever they decide to sting someone that is upsetting them.
Studies have shown that, when in a grasshopper mouse's body, scorpion venom ties to sodium channels in neurons that detect pain. This keeps them from sending this particular signal to the brain.
The result is that, the more it gets stung by a scorpion, the less pain the rodent experiences, scientists who have taken the time to study this phenomenon explain.
Presently, researchers are trying to figure out whether or not it might be possible to use the grasshopper mouse's quirks to develop better pain management options for human patients.
