Michael Kern took worked this photo of my Micrurus diastema aglaeope biting onto a water snake. I also posted this on the Elapid Forum but thought some might not see it there. Those black bands are actually deep dark blueish.
Dan
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Central American Coral biting:
Oxyrhopus
Nov 21, 2005 10:28 AM
Replies (3)
Greg Longhurst
Nov 21, 2005 05:26 PM
It is heartening to see that a Micrurus will eat a snake that is not found in its habitat. Good animal.
~~Greg~~
joeysgreen
Nov 21, 2005 08:17 PM
Do ophiophagus snakes generally aim for behind the head like that? It seems to be a common place to attach.
Ian
Oxyrhopus
Nov 22, 2005 08:21 AM
It seems they do aim for the head region. In captivity things may be different? This coral jumps at the lid for food like a king wanting a mouse, and it often latches on midbody or the first place it encounters the food (I usually feed defrosted snakes). But it may be safe to reason that in their world, they are seeking the head to see if what they are biting is venomous or not, or a species they are capable to kill and eat? My eastern is the same and has taken to water snakes also but is a bit shy when compared to the central american.
Dan
