Here's something you don't see everyday. I didn't know red racers would even feed on rattlesnakes until a friend of mine was out in Mojave riding dirt bikes and caught these two. Pretty neat.
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Red Racer eating a Mojave Green
gzgraph
Mar 27, 2009 07:53 PM
Replies (7)
reako45
Mar 28, 2009 11:34 AM
Wow! Guess you do learn something new everyday. I didn't know Coachwhips would take down Mojaves! Cool pic.
reako45
lbrat
Mar 28, 2009 11:36 AM
WOW! That's an excelent observation!
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"Upon Thy Belly Thou Shalt Go"
tokaysrnice
Mar 28, 2009 04:27 PM
I always like natural predation pics and that ones awesome!
Nate
Br8knitOFF
Mar 28, 2009 10:07 PM
Wow! Great shot!
//Todd
emysbreeder
Mar 28, 2009 10:39 PM
That shot is worth publishing,might be a first time ever recorded event.Very fine.First time I was collecting in the South West I cought one.(well both)Who new!I felt like I was on the moon for a lifetime Fl.swamp guy.I loved it.Vic Morgan.
wolfpackh
Mar 30, 2009 12:53 PM
they will eat anything. there is a pic of a red coachwhip eating a speckled rattlesnake on californiaherps.com
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markg
Mar 30, 2009 02:33 PM
Coachwhips eat just about anything they can overpower. That pic is awesome.
I saw a big adult Calif striped racer poking around a rockpile once, and in that rockpile I found a few baby helleri squeezed in crevices. I would surmise that the racer can eat them.
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Mark
