One of my Baby Dumerils was looking especially cute last night, so I snapped a picture. I just needed a little flag to hang from her tail 
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Paul D
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Snake Flag Pole
Paul_D
Sep 03, 2010 11:08 AM
Replies (7)
rainbowsrus
Sep 03, 2010 11:19 AM
And no, I didn't mean or imply anything rude crude or unacceptable. 
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
Paul_D
Sep 03, 2010 11:28 AM
rainbowsrus
Sep 03, 2010 12:02 PM
Wonder if that could be some kind of "lure" to get a prey item closer? When was that one last fed?
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
Paul_D
Sep 03, 2010 12:13 PM
It could be a lure. I've read that other snakes sometimes use their tail for that, but I've never seen it in Dumerils before. I fed her for the first time last Friday. I was going to wait till tonight to feed her again, but when I saw her buried in the substrate like that I decided to feed her last night. Usually Baby Dumerils bury themselves with just their heads sticking out when they're ready to eat, but I don't recall seeing one with its tail positioned like that before.
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Paul D
Jeff Clark
Sep 03, 2010 04:05 PM
Caudal luring was what I was thinking when I first saw the photo. AFAIK most of the snakes that use caudal luring have longer flexible tails and they move them some to attract attention. Most of them also position them selves so that the tail is out in front of their head within easy striking range. Dums have about the most stubby inflexible tail around. Little Dums do like to burrow a lot. I wonder if it is related to the burrowing and some different method of caudal luring.
curaniel
Sep 04, 2010 10:27 AM
That is ridiculously cute! Great shot!
waspinator421
Sep 04, 2010 01:47 PM
That is way too adorable for me. 
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Aubrey Ross
