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FRoberts
at Thu May 24 12:08:29 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FRoberts ]
I remember reading that certain patterns in snakes cause a blurring effect to predators as the snake uses undulating movement during flight behavior. This mixed with the iridescent scales could very well cause what I think is termed "disruptive coloration". When the snake moves quickly, the pattern and colors of the snake actually create a blurred image to the predator, thus temporarily confusing the predator, and this gives the snake time to disappears into the environment as quickly as it was noticed.
See Link below, this is not where I read the information originally, I studied this subject in a few Herpetology Books by Pough, but the link does explain things a little more in detail then this post.
Disruptive coloration
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Thanks,
Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research
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very interesting... - FRoberts, Thu May 24 12:08:29 2007