No they do not bite, however their tails is hard and is like a spike at the tip and they push it against your hand and arm sometimes but it does not hurt or break the skin. The spike is used to pin its usual slippery prey of sirens when they feed. It is quite amazing how with 10 fingers we cannot hold a siren however the mud snake with its body and spiked tail can subdue one in seconds.



Dan

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• Mud Cal King: - Oxyrhopus, Tue Jul 12 21:13:30 2005
• That is neat!!!!!!! - Nokturnel Tom, Tue Jul 12 22:09:19 2005
• RE: That is neat!!!!!!! - Oxyrhopus, Tue Jul 12 22:55:22 2005
• Very interesting - Nokturnel Tom, Tue Jul 12 23:03:02 2005
• RE: Very interesting - Oxyrhopus, Wed Jul 13 14:45:10 2005
• RE: Mud Cal King: - statchett, Tue Jul 12 23:11:45 2005
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• RE: Mud Cal King: - Oxyrhopus, Thu Jul 14 00:00:36 2005
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