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Independent Eye Movement?

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Posted by: Ameron at Tue Oct 28 23:45:51 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Ameron ]  
   

My Black Rat female is the first North American snake that I've ever seen with independent eye movement.

She can have one eye looking up while the other looks sideways or down. At other times, they seem synchronized.

Her eyes are also brown; not black.

None of the published nor Internet material that I've found mentions this fact. Is my gal unusual, or is this a commonly known fact?

Ameron in Portland/Vancouver
1.0 Sonoran Black Kingsnake (23 inches)
0.1 Black Rat Snake (65 inches)

   

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