Ambushing prey from a Hide, while protecting yourself from predators is the common “modus operandi” of many snakes:
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Emory’s
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Everglades
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Texans
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Traditional Corn
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But even hiders come out to eat, though these guys naturally prefer after dark.
In the day, this cage looks empty, but rustle a mouse through the aspen and the hunters appear!!

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Some prefer to hide in plain view.
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Baird’s
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Yellow Rat – Deckert’s variant
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Yellow Rat – Gulfhammock variant
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Regards, Bill McGighan

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