Do reptiles pee liquid urine? It’s not a question I thought I’d be asking myself when I woke up this morning, but life comes at you fast. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

A new study has proven that it’s a question worth asking, however, as the answer is both unexpected and intriguing. While yes, some reptiles do pee liquid, a lot of the time, they excrete crystals instead. These pee crystals presented something of a mystery to scientists, so they decided to get a good look at what they’re made of.

That involved waiting for a lot of reptiles to pop out some crystals so they could be analyzed. The crystals themselves are known as urate, and it’s not just snakes that “pee” them out. Birds do, too. The more you know, eh?

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