A small, round body, a fine, pointed nose, and fluffy fur–visually, the water shrew looks quite harmless, just like a typical Central European shrew. However, it is actually one of the few venomous ...

Yep, that’s right. Stiff hairs on the feet of the northern water shrew enable it to scamper across the surface of water. What’s more, they can hunt small aquatic prey underwater using a technique ...