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texasreptiles
at Wed Dec 16 20:33:49 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by texasreptiles ]
I recieved a pair of these snakes, (just like the one's Tom Crutchfield posted), and the feeding response of these snakes is INCREDIBLE!
While feeding a F/T 10 day old mice off forceps, these guy's grab it and hold it off the floor like Bitis does, then proceed's to constrict it just like a corn snake would!
I have NEVER witnessed this behavior in a venomous snake! They held it in their coils while still holding it in their mouths for about 5 minutes! Then proceeded eating it.
This tell's me two things, either their venom isn't really potent enough to subdue the prey item,(maybe the venom works differently on warm-bloodied prey) thus throwing coil's around the rodent to also suffocate it, or where they are found, the opportunity to eat is scarce and they are not selective to what they eat, and "wrap it up" as not to lose it.
Any thoughts?
And no, I won't "test" the potency of the venom! LOL!
Randal Berry
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 Ovophis tonkiensis - texasreptiles, Wed Dec 16 20:33:49 2009
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