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As many know, a natural defense of a BP is to curl up into a ball. Is that really effective? The scales on a BP's back don't seem particularly thick (not like an armadillo, for example). We all know how easy it is for a rodent to bith through a snake's scales. Does anyone see this practice being terribly effective in te wild?
Perhaps I am missing something in the way it is used.
Could it be a method of protecting its head?? That's what I've always taken from it... They make it a point to burry their head.. Just my 2 cents
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Joe Lydon
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True, the head must be the most delicate and vulnurable (eyes, heat pits, etc). It just seems like the attacker would still be able to do a number on the body, and fending it off with bites/strikes seems like it'd work better.
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