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Here are some more still shots from today`s feeding. I fed her outside of her cage to photograph her, it was an interesting experience. I had to manipulate her with the hook at one point and he did not let the mouse go even then. Strong feeding response...

Before:

Running away with the price:

The fangs:

Head shot:

Spine at the end of her tail: (Acanthophis = spine snake)

Back in the cage:

I also shot a video but it is a bit dark, sorry for the quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMceojvNz2Q
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What is the spine/tail lure made of? Is it actually a bone like material? Do they actually use it as a lure?
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Cindy Steinle
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This particular snake did not use the lure yet but they use caudal luring, yes. It looks like a finger nail (keratin) type structure but I don`t know for sure. Some species have longer, very defined spines, others have very short etc.
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