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DMong
at Tue Nov 10 16:42:08 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Those particular snakes are in the genus Coluber, and Masticophis, and they generally subdue their prey either by pressing it against a stationary object, or simply hold it down with body loops and consume it alive.
It's really strange to me as to why a Black racer's scientific latin name is....Coluber constrictor, when in fact they don't constrict their prey. I haven't quite figured that one out yet..LOL!
I'm thinking your friend probably just got bitten in a more tender area by the racer. However, I DO know that Indigo's have incredibly strong jaws as opposed to many other types of snakes.
~Doug ----- "a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 
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