Posted by:
HerperHelmz
at Fri Sep 16 23:59:19 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HerperHelmz ]
When a regal eats... the prey becomes stiff/paralyzed whenever the venom takes full effect, which happens anywhere inbetween 2 and 10 minutes, lots of variables as to when.
When a southern eats, the prey never becomes stiff, and if there is venom, it must be extremely weak.
When those 2 pics were taken, the shorthead garter snake was struggling all the way down until the last half inch of it's tail went into the ringneck's mouth. The whole feeding took around 40 minutes, I think it's safe to say that atleast their venom has no effect on other snakes...
I've got some text from tonight's feeding trial w/ the adult regalis.
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Mike
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